Wow Covid wave n°4 hit us hard in Belgium.
Back again to homework, facemask duty and all kind of other restrictions.

Meanwhile the world keeps spinning around and BBT… is boosting new parts.
Welcome to our weekly News….

Let’s kick off this News in Vintage style.
The early beetle and bus armrests are a wonderful world of changes.

We decided to climb into to this magical tree of different models again and add these real early armrest that fits beetles built between 1955 and 1959 and early buses built between 1955 and 1958.

Perfect quality and fit.
Exactly like original.

0553-050 Armrest – Beetle 08/55-07/59, Bus DLX 03/55-07/58

Offcourse we supply also the trim for this armrest separately.
This trim will also replace  your original trim.

0553-051 Armrest trim – Beetle 08/55-07/59

For Bay Window we add this week this spacer sleeve bushing for your brake pedal.

If you have it all apart and doubt in what order you have to mount all the small parts for your bay window pedal cluster our exploded view might help and can be found HERE.

0276-221 Brake pedal spacer sleeve – Bus 08/67-07/79

Bay window Westfalia lovers this one is for you!
After many many demands we finally found a replacement for your faucet.

We know it’s not the same, but at least it does the job.
Made in Stainless Steel it pours water trouble-free to let you enjoy brewing your own coffee “from the tap”…

Cook the water first though….:)
Comes with switch, no pump!

Perfect for all bay window Westfalia’s with sink.

6430-000 Faucet with switch Westfalia S/S

As out of popularity of our standard 12-1300 beetle eco-version steering damper we decided to bring also an eco-version steering damper for the 1302-03 Super beetle models.

In general we get really good feedback from this steering dampers so they’re Eco in price, but still a very decent quality.

The 12-1300 standard beetle “Eco” steering damper you can find  HERE
Our regular Cofap brand steering dampers for 1302-03 Super beetles you can find HERE

1313-001 Steering damper – 1302/1303 ECO

Goods In dept are bursting!
Many orders came in, and many backorders are filled in now.
A small extraction what came back in stock this week.

0127-150 Two finger front valance – Beetle 08/60-07/67 Auto Craft

0742 Taillight seal Left – Beetle 13/1500 08/67-07/72, 1302

0743 Taillight seal Right – Beetle 13/1500 08/67-07/72, 1302

2306-510 Engine lid extension – Beetle 08/67- Vintage Speed

1689 Fuel pressure regulator

All split window bus cab doors in stock now!

0159-210 Door Right – Bus 03/55-12/60 SWT

0890-596 Support frame under ribbed floor – Bus 01/60-07/67 SWT

This high quality relay is exclusively made for BBT – the wiper relay controls intermittent speeds by energising a particular circuit at a given moment depending on what speed you have your wiper switch set to.

BBT spent a very long time developing this important part to ensure a proper working wiper mech.
Manufactured exactly like the original and available off the shelve at BBT.

2447 – Intermittent wiper relay, 12 Volt –  Type 1 08/71- ,Type 2 05/79-08/92, Type 3 & 4, KG

Next up is this rubber mount for the fresh air fan.
When your beetle is due for a big service, we recommend inspecting these rubbers as over time they can wear out and eventually fail or create a rattling noise.

You’ll need 3 should you wish to replace all of them.
These are exact copies manufactured from NOS!

Sold each.

0785-50 – Rubber mount – fresh air ventilator – Type 1, 1303

For our last shout out we stay within the super Beetle assortment.
This rubber bump stop keeps the strut from bottoming out.

Installing can potentially be tough and we suggest this job is done by an experienced mechanic with adequate tools.
This one is for the post 07/73 1303 beetle, if you need pre 07/73 bump stops please use BBT ref 1314-100.

Sold each.

1314-110 – Rubber bump stop shock absorber – Type 1303, 08/73-

Ok one more highlight this week…

This rubber cap sits just above the ball joint of your tie rod end and serves the very important task to keep dirt & moist out.
Tie rod ends are always moving around and depending on your driving style they’re either used or well abused.

As such this boot can wear more quickly or if not installed properly may split which in turn will leave the joint exposed to all kinds of debris.
This will cause rapid wear and eventually the tie rod end will fail and have too much play.

These are exact copies, just like the original used on early beetles (-02/60), buses (-07/60) en ghia’s (-02/60).
Another great quality BBT part.

Sold each.

1328-104 – Tie rod end boot – Type 1, Type 2 -07/60 & KG -02/60

If you can’t find what you’re looking for or need a particular part you can always call us on +32 (0)3 633 22 22 or email info@BBT4VW.com

The BBT News team wish you a safe weekend, stay healthy and keep breathing!

We tested the outerskin of our bay window door prototype
We’re getting there, very close,only 8 more remarks send back to the factory.

BBT Peter enjoyed himself putting all images in one big frame for all of us to enjoy…

We work full force now on the toolings of the innerstructure…
We have sub toolings all over Taiwan  to machine…:)

Full force!
Stay tuned for further updates on this….

Covid is back from never away…. the 4th wave is Europe hitting bad!
Last Tuesday Germany counted most daily infections since the start of this pandemic….

Also in Belgium there’s more people in hospitals, intensive care and dying since a couple of days.
Restaurants get tons of booking annulations, Catering services been called with cancelations all the time.

Hospitals have enough capacity but too much staff infected at home….
Holland start talking about new lock down measures…

BBT stays open, as long as we can, and serve the Volkswagen community with pride!
Welcome at our Weekly News.

We start with the metal U guides in your doors.
These guides hold U channel BBT # 0351 to ensure your window rolls down smoothly.

We started from really nice used ones from the very dry “high desert” in California.
After chemical cleaning and cataphoresis painting (KTL) they just look as  new.

This model is the only correct model for 68-72 model years beetles.

0371-150 Window guide channel in door rear – Beetle 08/67-07/72 left
0371-155 Window guide channel in door rear – Beetle 08/67-07/72 right

Standard split window kombis and utilities used to have grey panels inside.
We serve most of the cab doors, headliner, kick and tailgate panels already for a longer time.

Today we enlarge that line with the inner panels for the rear cargo/passenger area for kombi and/or double cab.
All  our panels are  made in high grade ABS with the original grain and  can be found HERE

0552-130 Interior panelset rear (5-pieces) – Bus -07/67 grey

0552-140 Interior panelset rear double cab (3-pieces) – Bus -07/67 grey

Very proud we can offer extra sizes of flywheel shims for late model Type1 engines.
We used to supply 0.24 and 0.30mm longer time

We also have a complete line for 25 & 30DinHP (that’s 36SAE for our American friends) flywheel shims.
A general overview of all of our flywheel shims can be found HERE

1590-032 Flywheel shim 0.32mm
1590-034 Flywheel shim 0.34mm
1590-036 Flywheel shim 0.36mm
1590-038 Flywheel shim 0.38mm

For all T25/T3 Vanagon lovers with fuel injection we can announce our fuel injector kits are  available now!
One of the most sought after T25/T3 Vanagon parts are these very specific injectors that will fit only the WBX “wasserboxer” engines…

One kit contains 4 fuel injectors, all complete for one engine!

1687-100 Fuel injector kit – Bus 01/83-07/92 WBX (4 pc)

As a final new item this week we add the super long armrest/air duct on the inside of your Deluxe Bay window doors.
Originally made from plastic in the seventies, material hardly holds up 50 years or more.

Many times they brake a tab or have been half way gone from age.
We now offer  the trouble free perfect Wolfsburg West replacement part to assemble your door panels exactly like it should.

0553-220 Armrest / air duct left – Bus 08/69-07/79
0553-221 Armrest / air duct right – Bus 08/69-07/79

Also this week some nasty backorders appeared back on our shelves,
We give a small pic here below, but of course our catalogs show all products available now!

7514-100 Seal kit for louvred window Westfalia – Bus 08/67-07/79

3190-350 Headrest post in front seat – KG 01/69-

0463-5 Mirror right – Beetle 08/67- TQ

0523-020 Dowel pin for emergency brake cable – Bus 06/60-07/71

1724-3 “Panchito 044” heads 85,5mm (2)

8520-020 CAM-SHIELD 1 Shot Break-in / Racing 3oz (88.5ml)

2304 Engine dress up kit

0973-2 Fuel connection Ø 7.5mm

0577 Carpet kit Type1 convertible 70-72 black

BBT News Team wish you a happy fall weekend, stay safe, stay healthy keep breathing!