September 1st, is a crucial date when you’re a Belgian youngster as school restarts after a 2 month long summer recess.
Study is very important, after 35 years of BBT and over 250 years combined years of Volkswagen parts experience we still  learn every day.

Too many cool stuff to know, too many nice parts to handle.
Every week we try to share what we learned and turned into new products for you.
This week is no other, welcome to the BBT news.

Thing lovers beware!

Thing, Kubel, Trekker and many other for as many countries nicknamed the Volkswagen Type 181.
Initially made as a light army vehicle in Germany turned into a production of a 100% leisure vehicle in Mexico.

Distributed all over the world, one country more than  another, we find Things in the most unexpected places, the demand for parts along.
Of course many mechanical parts are shared with other Volkswagen derivates but body wise most parts are unique.

We started up production of several 181 parts and like to present some fresh harvest.
Front windshield for a 181 or THING is the same than a Volkswagen ILTIS and we make a longer time already HERE

After too much demand for an affordable front window seal along we searched for solutions.
After a long time of searching we finally could tool up from an absolute NOS sample and make these rubbers available now.

Same time we made the rubbers between the front window frame and the body used also between the front window frame and the roof.
We deliver these rubbers in a correct length of 1450mm.

More rubber parts for your beloved Type 181 are expected to dock soon, stay tuned.

7300-000 Seal front window – Type181, Iltis

7300-100 Seal between windshieldframe and body/roof – Type 181

Bend, misformed, dirty or simply missing, many bay windows need new bows when installing a headliner.
Our new 9 bow set including end caps will finish your headliner job perfectly.

Other headliner bow kits and necessities can be found HERE

2926-200 Headliner bows – Bus 08/67-07/79 (9st)

We add this week also this 12Volts 40A relay.

This relay was originally introduced as the relay for the dual horns for Karmann Ghia models in 1966.
From there it was used for optional front fog lights on almost all Volkswagen models in the early seventies.

Also T25/T3/Vanagon use this relay for numerous accessories.
Besides the original applications it’s a very universal relay that can be used for numerous applications.
Accessory driving or fog lights, horns, pumps or ventilators will happily switch with this relay.

BBT has several different high beam and flasher relay. You can find them HERE

0681-405  Relay 12V 40A

Do you tow yet?
Vintage trailers are hyper cool behind our beloved Volkswagens.

We now offer  this cool and very strong tow hitch with removable ball.
The ball is one piece forged with a tube that connects with two bolts to its frame below the car.

This keeps the looks of a period original one piece tow hitch.
Our tow hitches  come with TUV approval and all hardware.

Serious price reduction make these affordable again.
Our other tow hitches can be found HERE

4850-100 Tow hitch – Beelte, KG (with TÜV)

The BBT News team wishes you a blessed weekend, and happy study,
We, @ BBT, will keep studying Volkswagen parts till all our fingers have grown same length.

Natural gas price keeps on moving up in Europe, but not so in the rest of the world.
One of the reasons for that seems the fact you can’t transport gas that easy in necessary volumes.

Well we can transport Classic Volkswagen parts in any quantity you desire as that’s what we’re set up to.
Let us show you what’s new so you can include in same transport….

It’s Friday, welcome to the BBT news.

Bay window and T25/T3/Vanagon bus brake calipers are held with two bolts to your spindles.
What looks like “just two bolts” are very specific designed solutions for this application.
Upper and lower bolts are different to start with.

As we couldn’t find what we needed, we tracked down the original manufacturer and struck a deal for a brand new production.
Huge quantities but finally back available at a decent price.
Made to factory specs, Metric class 10.9 what corresponds with Imperial Grade 8 for necessary strength required.

Finally we can mount bay window bus brake calipers back as it should.
Check our quantity pricing!

Our full range of bay window and T25/T3/Vanagon bus brake calipers you can find HERE

1248-096 Bolt for Brake caliper upper – Bus 08/72-06/85
1248-097 Bolt for Brake caliper lower – Bus 08/72-06/85

Since August of 1950 the Volkswagen factory offered a ragtop as an option on any new beetle sold.
For deluxe models Ragtops have been available till July 1963. VW changed over to a steel sliding roof from August 1963 on.

Standard models had ragtops as an option till 1967. In a standard you could never get a steel sliding roof.
Ragtops had specific rails made out of highly polished extruded aluminum to let glide your rollers to open your canvas.

As a major “VWSunroofs” brand distributor BBT now offers  their high quality sunroof rails for all different model year ragtops.
Three different models of rails for beetles, and two for bus, depending your model year, you can chose HERE

Are your rails being bend, corroded or simply missing? BBT has now the perfect solution

All “Sunroof” parts for VW ragtops you can find HERE

0385-650 Aluminium sunroofrails – Beetle 08/55-07/67 (set)

Early taillights  suffer many times malfunctioning because  worn out, corroded over used bulb holders.
After years of special ordering we finally decided we would follow these bulb holders in order to develop the rest of the taillights.

Knowing BBT we upgraded all early bulb holders in order to hold dual filament bulbs.
Easy to make indicator or brake light inside your original taillight.

Your safety doesn’t need to compromise with the correct looks anymore.
We stocked bulb holders for 56-60 beetle taillights already longer time HERE

We now add up to 1952 for split window beetles, 52-55 for heart taillights and also the very unique 54-55 US spec only “egg” model taillight brackets.

0626-310 Taillight bulb holder – Beetle -10/52 (pair)

 0626-410 Taillight bulb holder – Beetle 52-55 (pair)

 0626-450 Taillight bulb holder – Beetle USA only 54-55 (pair)

VW engines up to 1960 (and standard models up to 1965) had a very specific oil pressure sender.
It is kind a big for what it is and dominates part of your correct engine compartment looks.

Nothing correct available for years we supplied just a regular oil pressure switch with a screw terminal.
This has now changed  as one of Bob’s lockdown projects gave birth to this 100% correct early oil pressure switch.

Finally a perfect solution to replace that wrongly looking late model oil pressure switch peaking in your eyes every time you open your engine lid, these days are over!
Perfect reproduction developed and manufactured through reverse engineering from absolute NOS models by a  highly specialized high end pressure sender factory.

Oil pressure switch and derivate for later model rear engine Volkswagens you find HERE

1817-050 Oil pressure sender Screw on connector leads -’60

Massive amounts of “ENGLE” camshafts arrived last week.
Long time very limited available because of raw material shortness at the casting plant.

BBT is the largest ENGLE camshaft distributor outside the USA.
Discover our full range ENGLE camshafts HERE

The BBT team wishes you a well-deserved relaxing weekend. Part of our team will be at the VW show in Lier, some other @ Hangaarz or Chateaux D’Oex (Switzerland) step up and say hi when you see one of us, we might buy you a beer!

As the world keeps on turning and the gas keeps on flowing (only the prices go up) we try to keep up with all new parts arriving weekly.
We got the news from receiving that some larger product lines and some new fine productions did arrive and being sorted now in order to publish you in the upcoming weeks.

Purchasing is continuing on their pricing schedules, this week more down as up they said, what’s a trend we like to see more!
BBT’s main focus is not price but quality off course, and usability before anything else.
We will never change that commitment even though we got plenty of chances to buy cheaper inferior products.
It’s good to compare prices, but it’s better to compare product Bob always says.

As said before we will enlarge our Type 3 product line and do so this week with some extra rubber & trim.
Also for the Type 4 engine aficionados we off er an extra crankshaft now to make your VW a real “zoef” machine…

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We enlarge our Type 3 window rubber and trim line.

BBT do offer Type 3 window seals in smooth Cal-look style or grooved as well for either aluminum or late model plastic trim.
In general aluminum window trim is used up to 1971 and plastic window trim used for 1972 and later models, or at least originally that was.

We add now rear window seal and aluminum trim for Notchback and Squareback models the BBT Type 3 window seal program.

Before1963 Volkswagen used another window and aluminum trim profile.
The early trim do not fit a later rubber or an early rubber cannot be dressed with a later model aluminum trim.
However both together are perfect replaceable through all by us offered window rubber and aluminum trim.
Size and fitting is 100% the same.

The complete BBT line of Type 3 window rubber & trim you can find HERE
Plastic window trim can be found HERE

7830-110 Rear window seal ‘Deluxe’ – Type3 Notchback 08/63- (alu trim)

7832-110 Rear window seal ‘Deluxe’ – Type3 Squareback 08/63- (alu trim)

7801-230 Window molding for rear window ‘Deluxe’ – Type3 Notchback 08/63- (alu trim)

7801-220 Window molding for rear window ‘Deluxe’ – Type3 Squareback 08/63- (alu trim)

Too mild or too wild?

Does a standard stroke of 71mm feel too little and our 82mm stroke looks like overdose for your Type 4 2.0litre engine?
We offer now a happy medium with our brand new state of the art 78mm stroke crankshaft.
Larger stroke gives more torque.

Made of high quality 4340 Chrome Moly for durability and strength.
Finished with molded-in counterweights for smooth rotation and less vibration.

All of our Type 4 crankshafts you can find HERE.
BBT Type 4 engine parts make your Type 4 engine “Go”!

1600-422 Crankshaft with counterweight 78mm, Type4 2000cc – 4340 Chromium Molybdenum

Some product that arrived back in stock this week.

2529 Wheel spacer 25mm – 4×130 (steel wheel) – pair

7503 Front window seal ‘Deluxe’ – Bus 08/67-07/79 (plastic trim)

0419 Air vent grill rear 1303

7417 Side Window seal fixed – Bus -07/67

0438-31 Door centerwedge Beetle -01/53, Bus -12/63 (pair)

And many more…
Our receiving department stays very busy with 2 to 3 containers arriving weekly from all over the globe.

Stay tuned for more in the upcoming weeks.
The BBT news team wish you a splendid weekend!