The war in Ukraine keeps  filling up our newspapers.
Raised and living with moral values man can only confess this is a stain on humanity.

This should not happen anymore in 2022.
Also Covid seems to be back with lockdowns in big cities like Shanghai (26million people).

Inflation is roaring, and headlines news is not too much positive.
But unemployment is lowest in ages, in USA even the lowest since 1968!

More positive news you find here below, a lot of new products to make your Volkswagen life an easier one.

We carry the headliners for your standard beetle in white color since longer time HERE
We now extend this line also with black color headliners for standard beetle.

Standard beetles carried only a small square headliner and had the sides of your roof, B pillars and around rear and rear quarter windows uncovered but painted metal.
Very typical and so much closer to the initial idea of a basic car that a beetle should be.

BBT standard headliners  come with the cardboard flaps, exactly like original, for easy installation.
Standard headliners are a perfect finish especially for Cal Look Beetles!

Back to the basics!

2903-105 Headliner (Standard) – Beetle -07/71 black (138cm)
2903-115 Headliner(Standaard) – Beetle 08/71- black (135cm)

Bay window lovers beware!
Keep your passenger cool as well as yourself!

For 76-79 Bay window models Volkswagen replaced both fresh air control handles on your dashboard by a single handle only.
Hence they connected the left and right fresh air flap with a lousy rubber/plastic connector.

We all know seventies plastic does not live forever (except in oceans)
The original poor plastic connector tends to age, brake, crush and even pulverize.

This makes the right flap will not operate properly anymore or doesn’t open at all.
These days are over now as our brand new connector opens both of your air flaps at the same time.

Just keeps you and your passenger in the same flow, air flow that is…:)

0725-525 connector front fresh air flap – Bus 08/76-07/79

Karmann Ghia restorers attention please!

BBT now stocks  the inner part of the rear wheel arches for this most beautiful Volkswagen model.

The outer wheel arch repair panel we  stock already long time HERE
All other Karmann Ghia repair panels you can find HERE

0889-105 Wheelarch rear inner left – Karmann Ghia
0889-106 Wheelarch rear inner right – Karmann Ghia

Attention Wide Five lovers.
Attention tire, wheel and workshops alike.

Stop the problems you experience trying to balance  of a 5 x 205 lug wheel.
BBT now offers a simple adapter plate to bolt on the wheel fitting to most wheel balancers.

Or if your tire shop doesn’t carry our adapter plate buy one for yourself.
So you can take your own adapter plate to any tire shop and never suffer from impossible  balance of your cool Wide Fives anymore.

Wide Five rules!

1152-000 Adapter plate wheel balancing machine 5×205

In our VDO line we now add  the VDO vision rev counter.
0-8000rpm monitor it all!

Universal use for all 4, 6 or 8 cylinder engines.
Other VDO gauges and VDO sensors in the BBT range you can find HERE

2603-500 Revolution counter VDO “VISION” 8000RPM (52 mm)

Finally arrived back in our stocks!

This pre-heater tube is a real necessity when you drive your beloved late model air-cooled Volkswagen in colder weather.
This pre-heater tube guides the warm air of your (air) cooling system into your air cleaner, so your air/fuel mixture gets a necessary temperature to avoid your inlet manifold to freeze up.

Frozen inlet manifolds prevent your engine from proper idling and get an extra ordinary bad mileage on your gas.
The acceleration of the mixture in your inlet manifold makes cooling down the inlet manifold quite a bit, even that much it really does not have to freeze to get your manifold frozen!

So a good working original pre-heater set up is a real necessity!

All pre-heater and heater hoses and installation necessities can be found HERE

2219-100 Pre-heater pipe to aircleaner Type 1

Back on popular demand!

8950-106 Rear window – Bus 08/63-07/79 no heating – green

Stay healthy, stay safe, keep breathing and keep on Buggin’

Happy weekend from all of us here @ BBT HQ.

President Biden announced he will release 1 million barrels oil a day for a period of six months.
Flooding the market he will try to damp the crazy prices and stop speculation.

Hopefully that’s the start of a cheaper cost for daily living.
Those savings can be used very well to spend on some new BBT products we like to present you here today.

Welcome @ BBT news.

After the hidden USB chargers in the ashtray of your beetle HERE we now bring you  the same USB solution for the ashtray of your splitty bus.
Since most people don’t use the ashtray anymore, but more likely want to charge a phone or navigation system, the ashtray is the perfect place for a hidden USB connection.

Nicely out of sight when you don’t need it, and easy to pull for use.
This smarter QC0 2.0 / QC 3.0 charger works on both 6 and 12 Volts and has a maximum output power of 18 Watts.

@ 12 Volts it is even a fast charger of 3.5A if your phone supports it.
In other cases and with 6 Volts it charges with a standard strength of 1 A.

Easy to build in and  connect.
This device needs three small diameter holes to be drilled in the ashtray (Not included)

Stay charged, stay connected!

0699-250 USB charger for ashtray 6/12Volt – Bus -07/67

Nothing wrong with our German made sliding door seal for your bay window BBT 7530-500 except the price perhaps.

High quality parts  come with a price tag, as we all know.

But that doesn’t mean there are people who like to keep their bus or kombi going at a more moderate budget.
We decided to dig a second, more economical, version of the left side sliding door seal that fits the bill at a better price.

7530-400 Sliding door seal left – Bus 08/67-07/79

BBT now stocks  the shift forks for full synchronized beetle and splitty bus gearboxes.
Made from brass these are a real specialized part to make.

Hence we only trusted the OE supplier to Volkswagen for our supply.
The OE supplier guarantees perfect size, weight, finishing and fit.

From the same manufacturer as our ever popular beetle and bus synchronize rings you find HERE

1493-008 Shift fork for 1 & 2 gear – Type 1 08/60-, Bus 07/59-07/67
1493-009 Shift fork for 3 & 4 gear – Type 1 08/60-, Bus 07/59-07/67

Wiper engines are a real necessity on any car, everywhere, especially in Western Europe.
Frankly speaking, we really don’t know what weather we gonna have in an hour from now.

Therefore wiper engines are an important issue on ANY restoration.
In split window buses many times wiper engines, rods gears and shafts are totally worn out or even completely missing in abounded projects.

We’re very happy we can offer you  a complete replacement wiper unit for your 65-67 spit window bus.
Made in the highest possible quality this wiper unit features a FEBI wiper engine with 2 speed and return.

Delivered completlye assembled and included wiring.

2475-276 Wiper motor mechanism 12V complete – Bus 08/65-07/67

Back in BBT program; the chrome 009 distributor.

Perfect for Baja bugs, beach buggies, trikes or any other VW derivate with an exposed and/or detailed engine.
BBT’s chromed 009 distributor gives a nice and bright finish for only a slightly higher price as our regular 009 distributor you can find HERE

1999 Distributor 009 Chrome

We found an alternative for the 1302/1303 Super beetle  steering box.
Already filled up with grease this one is ready to plug and play.

1368-1 Steering box 1302/1303 -074

Our main supplier quit the production from these rubber sleeves, we have bought the last stocks, worldwide.
Unfortunatly they  come at a slightly higher price.
If you ever need one, buy now, because they might only get more expensive as after this last inventory we will have to switch to another manufacturer.

2147 Rubber sleeve between carburetor and air filter

Chrome wheels back in stock too!

2567 Chrome wheel, 15 x 5.5,4 lug (4×130), ET +25

Did you know BBT stocks pretty much all bolts, nuts, washers and other fixings that hold your favourite car together..
No need to run to the local hardware store for that particular screw or spring washer.

If it was originally fitted to your car BBT will have what you’re after.
Volkswagen made use of the Metric measurement system so for our overseas customers this can be particularly useful to find all these fixings in one place.

Listed with the correct measurements and DIN reference.
Hex – Square – T-head – Slotted – Phillips – Allen – head bolts.. you name it we’ve got it!

Flat – cup – spring – spindle – eccentric washers and many more..

Hex – Flange – Castle – Dome – Spindle – Lock – Wing – Weld – nuts and more to be found in our assortment..

Of course BBT stocks many more Hardware, for an overview go to the Hardware section on the webshop.
If you can’t find what you’re looking for or need a particular part you can call us on +32 (0)3 633 22 22 or email info@BBT4VW.com.

The BBT News team wishes you a wonderful weekend…

A war always has many different sides.
Before all a war is a disaster and a human tragedy.

There is also the technological revolution every war brings.
Before all a war brings emotions, reflections and a lot of food for thought, WHY?

The war between Russia and Ukraine should make us think about all other wars in the world.
Syria, Tigray, Yemeni, and many others, no headline news, but no less human tragedy.

After all the centuries of “civilization” there are still leaders that don’t get it and see power still above humanity, what a shame for the last.
Yesterday all leaders of Western countries and Japan gathered in Brussels, Nato/Otan, EU and G7 summits all in one day,  discussing the war.

Brussels was yesterday the most dangerous place in the world, military target number one, worldwide, by far.
Thanks God it didn’t happen, just imagine!

What did happen last week was another round of new additions to the BBT product range.
Reading Bob’s last trip report to Brazil with many more interesting products to come.

Welcome to our weekly news, we hope you enjoy.

Early Beetle lovers beware!

We now stock  the correct early model door stops, or door check rods, whatever you call them.

Besides our door check rod for pre 1952 beetles HERE we now stock 52-55 and also 56-61 models.

Perfect reproduction, sold by the pair.

0438-505 Door check rod – Beetle 53-55 (pair)
0438-510 Door check rod – Beetle 56-61 (pair)

Regarding what we offer on complete lock sets man can tell we don’t like too many different keys in our pockets.
One key fitting all is our aim for peace of mind and more easy motoring.

We like to share the same feeling  for the T25/T3 Vanagon owners.
We bring you 3 different locking sets for T25/T3 Vanagon covering all years to be operated with one key for all doors and gates.

That makes a total of a mere two keys, one for the ignition and one for all the rest.

All of our complete lock sets for all other models can be found HERE

0427-520 Lock set – Bus 05/79-07/83
0427-525 Lock set – Bus 08/83-07/84
0427-530 Lock set – Bus 08/84-07/92

Beside authenticity there’s also reliability.
This is only for the lovers of the earliest Volkswagens ever built.

25HP engines carry a very specific wide plain belt 13mm wide on 850mm length to be precisely as BBT 1941-050
The plain belt looks all the way and is original as can be.

But by coincidence we now  offer  also the same size as serrated belt.
This belt is remarkable better priced and safer to drive as the teeth make the belt really stronger.

Better looks or more reliable driving comfort, or maybe both…:)
Choice is all yours now.

1941-060 V-belt 25hp (13×850) cogged – Continental brand.

Massive arrivals, besides building up spring stocks we also doubled our inventory.
Let’s highlight some products now back available !

1634-100 Lifterkit hydraulic – Type4 / WBX / CT/CZ (8 pieces)

2535-100 Beauty rings ‘Flat4’ 15″ 5×205 – Beetle/KG 10/52-07/65 (4 pcs)

1680 Main bearings Type 4 STD/STD case, Mahle

9515 Mesh Air Cleaner 36-48 ‘Weber’ IDF/ ‘Dell’orto’ DRLA – ‘Flat4’

0970 Fuel hose Ø 5.5mm

9549 Emergency brake handle cover rosewood ‘Flat4’

9660 Mirror – Bus -07/67 ‘Flat4’ S/S

0616-75 Turnsignal assembly front left – Bus 08/72-07/79 OE
0616-76 Turnsignal assembly front right – Bus 08/72-07/79 OE

The BBT news wishes you a wonderful weekend, think about humanity, peace and joy, and enjoy your Volkswagen hobby.