VW beetle hood seal install and emergency brake fix
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
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Ruby, the hubby's 1962 beetle needs a hood seal and the E-brake is sprung so that needs to get fixed also...and I do that without unhooking the cables or backing them off...it CAN be done...maybe not as easily BUT definitely the fastest way, just takes a bit of patience!
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Love that you posted the string tip. It’s the only way to install a non-German seal. I only use the German seals with the long tips to avoid that problem. I have a video on my channel but will be including a link to yours as well. The seal channel shouldn’t need to be opened up unless someone has altered it. Also, WD40 is the best lubricant for this job.
I use the thread trick for lots of different applications...good thing to keep in the tool bag! I always clear the channel and open it a bit to just make the job a bit easier and remove any possible debris that might be in it...I find plain ole beeswax works well too, but WD is just as good as anything I guess...as long as the job gets done!
Silicone spray worked perfect.
So I just replaced my seal on my 1970 beetle, and needed to make an adjustment as well for closure on my hood, by increasing length of spring on the handle corrected my problem, hope this helps someone out there. Thanku for the well documented video
yes we've had to adjust this one a few times to get it just right! I also just made a plasma cut hood for this one that we swap out for "special occasions" (link below) and so it is adjusted differently...as you know with a VW always "tweaking" some bolt or another! Thanks for stopping in, I appreciate it!
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Neat trick for getting those nubs through the hood body corners.
My dad was and still is using thread to make his life easier in the shop! ha
It comes in handy from time to time!
nice trick with the string, as far as the e brake being too high, if you back off on the cables and remove those spacers that someone put in it will allow the arms inside the brake drums to relax back, then you can adjust the rear brakes much better. then you will notice that it takes much less ebrake cable up by the lever and you can adjust it to about 5 clicks, then over time as the ebrake gets higher you will know its time to adj the brakes again, also you will notice that the brake pedal will be much higher too as the wheel cylinders are all the way closed when not pressed, but when the ebrake is pulling some the wheel cylinders have to traval some too fill the gap caused by the ebrake lever. great job on the video,
Mustie1 THANKS FOR THE TIP!
Love to see a woman with tools and knows how to be handy. 😄😄😄😇😇
haha! THANKS! I do what I can! lol
be sure to check out the rotisserie I build from cable reels...my weirdo mind kind of got away from me on that one! lol
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Thanks for the tip of using string to pull the rubber through the holes.
Welcome! glad it helped!
Love that bug! Laying down on the job again eh? =) Nice fix!!!
It’s a very fun little car...yeah I’m a slacker! Lol thanks for watching!
love your 62!
This is one of the nicest cars body/pan wise we’ve ever owned...Dads oval is better but not by much! Thanks for watching!
Cool tip , thank you , and VERY sweet bug !
Thanks man! It's such a solid car, wish all of ours looked as good as this one! thanks for always watching!
Thank you very much for this video it's going to help me a lot put in my own weatherstrip this weekend👌
you are welcome! GOOD LUCK! thanks for stopping in!
Man I just got some cheap adhesive insulation strip from home depot, paid less than 10 dollars and it's lasted me longer than 3 years!
You are just smarter than me😂 actually this was only about $15 so it wasn’t too pricey!
Ruby looks great with a new seal great video excellent job BIG THUMBS UP
vwnut 1967 thanks! You get ole miss daisy a sticker?
@@marcijunebugi have only had her out for a couple of spins around town. gota make sure she is ok before i let the inspection people take a look. weather permiting next week probably
vwnut 1967 anxious to be with you on her first “official” RUclips drive then! 👍
vwnut 1967 we call it “shakin’ out the bugs” lol
@@marcijunebug vid will be up Saturday at noon
Hey you have the whole crew following you along lol. Love the patina on ruby, thought to ask you... What was your plan and what materials did you use to make her age show through. I like how its not overly glossy. I have been thinking in the future of how to bring misty to show her colors.
E-man Deluxe the main body of Ruby was all original patina...all the fenders and lower hood I did with 3 varied shades of red from walmart😂 then sanded randomly between coats and then wet sanded with 1000 grit on final coat to have control when my dark layer started coming through I could control and stop when it got to where I wanted it...then sanded several areas down to bare metal and used hydrogen peroxide mixed with salt and vinegar to rust them...we used glossy paint but then wet sanded everything at the end to get a dull look closer to the original patina. Then 3 coats of wax and buff
One thing I would recommend is maybe putting a grey primer down first...vw used grey...so then once you get down to that layer you know will blend pretty well with the original car if it is down to that...love ole Misty! Good luck! It’s gonna look great! Just pick a fender or area and play around with it!
Wonderful. I will jot that down for future notes. Thanks so much for sharing
@@EmanDeluxeVLOGS don't ever hesitate to ask, happy to help in any way I can! love when folks do their own "stunts" as I call it! lol
For sure. Project has really been fun. Hope to have it on the road 1 year since i saved her. The push has been very steady. Thanks for loving misty. She needs it...
Thanks for the string trick. I just put new gasket but not so easy. Thanks
You are most welcome! Now you have a trick up your sleeve for the next one! I use this "tool" on a lot of things actually!
I had a similar issue in my Bug with the wind freezing my hands in the winter, even with a new seal. I ended up putting black felt in the vents... but the vents are different in my dash.
yeah it's crazy how much air was coming in up there...I put a foam type insulation up by the radio speaker area and then with the hood seal I think we mostly got it...
Thank the string trick works great
welcome! my dad always uses thread etc when putting things in tight spaces...I can't take full credit, learned that trick from the master lol
Just found and subbed. Very nice job on your vids!
Thanks! and welcome to my crazy! lol
Put covers over your vent will also help keep air out
we did that....and honestly we don't drive it too much when it is really cold out due to the salt on the roads...it's all good now! thanks for the comment and appreciate you being here!
marcijunebug I’m out in Northern California and don’t have to worry about salt, thank god. Cool cars👍
lucky duck! lol
Where the seal meets in front. Do you ot glue it together ?
you CAN glue it, but you can also use a soldering iron or plastic welder and kind of melt them together. Another option and the one I used on this car is I slightly overlapped them then took a straight screw driver and hit the metal bead tight with a "divet" at the overlap spot!
Do you need to use seal adhesive?
no, not for this one
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Mel Christian and good mornin’ to you! Thanks for watching !
Did you use a German or Brazilian seal? Good tip about the string!
We ordered it from cip1.com and got the Brazilian one!
marcijunebug hows it held up, I’m trying to not justify the $20 extra for the German one LOL
DubWerks 😂I hear ya! It’s held up great and we DRIVE this car almost daily and it is NOT garaged, carport only but it gets exposed to serious weather
@@marcijunebug That's it then, getting the Brazilian one LOL Thanks!
DubWerks do it! Can’t wait to see your beetle all together! Really proud of the work you have done! Looks amazing already!
Where do you get your hood seal? I need one for a 1970 bug but it attaches to the hood not the body.
Ordered it from cip1.com
Should only come up 4 to 5 clicks
Yes, I have since fixed and that’s about what I get now! Thanks for watching Billy! 👍