Steering damper bushing 1302/1303 super beetle
The steering damper bushing in my 1303 was worn, it had too much play in it. Here is a video of the old bushing in […]
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Speakers in the front kickpanel
In my beetle I have two speakers on the rear parcel shelf cover, which works well. Only when you’re in the car with 4 people, […]
Pedal stop adjustment
These two pages describe how to adjust the little plate behind the pedals. I mean the pedal stop that keeps the pedals from falling forward. […]
LED Daylight Driving Lights
Normally I drive with my headlights on all the time. Also during the daytime. It is proven that this improves your visibility on the road. […]
Adding a passenger-side door mirror
Because I often suffer from neck pain, I wanted to mount a passenger side mirror. I was a bit reluctant to do it, because I […]
Reducing Windnoise / Raingutter Fillers
I’ve made several trips now with my Alfa Romeo powered 1303 Beetle. Most of these were on the dutch highways on which I drive around […]
Gerrelt Roofspoiler “production”
Here are some examples of beetles equiped with the roofspoiler. Many thanks to the owners of these beetles for taking a picture and allowing me […]
Wool Tuft test
On the autospeed.com site there’s an article that was one of the reasons for developing my rear window spoiler. It’s an article about aerodynamic […]
Creating a roof spoiler
I decided to create my own roofspoiler. Roofspoilers are for sale (Remmele sells them), but these have to be glued to the roof, which I […]
Vitaloni California mirror
I would still like to reduce the wind noise even further. The rain gutter fillers help a lot already, but I want […]