Product update

Corona is here to stay, and if you still know ignition points you might be in the high risk group and better stay home… two phrases that passed last week social media….
It might be through though, we will not be going back to normal ever.

The virus is here to stay and how much a world war changed the world, also this virus will have its share in global for ever lasting changes.
How big of a change will be, depends how long the virus will stay.

How long the virus (and measures) will  stay ,depends on us. Politicians and experts will take decisions on progress.
Progress is made with how we fulfill the measures.

In the end it’s simple, the better you  execute the governmental measures the less it will change and the “new normal” will be closer to the “old normal”…
But the old normal will never come back, we just turned a page of history 5 weeks ago….

Excited to be part of it, right?

We’re excited as well to present you our new “catch of the week”, or what’s new under BBT’s sun and what we put in the spotlight for you…

BBT stepped up and brings you the complete frame under your loading bed for your single cab splittie pick up truck.
Yep, that’s right, all complete and pre-assembled…

But we also supply  all parts separately to build your own and save on shipping costs…
Choices are yours, either complete and pre-assembled to get correct measures or as a kit to build yourselves…

We stock all panels to restore your single cab splittie to perfection! All of our Silver Weld Through metal is…

0890-597 Support frame under loadingbed Pick-up -07/67

We also extended  our line of engine lids for our beloved buses.

With this we reveal the 65-67 model, before unavailable on the markets we stepped up, tooled up and just made it!

Other engine lids for bus can be  found; Click Here

0157-440 Engine lid TQ Bus 08/65-07/67

We bundled all of our Silver Weld Through Sheet Metal into one handy PDF catalog…

Feel free to check it out on THIS LINK (just click)

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Next we have the rear wheel bearing spacer for the big nut split window bus reduction box.
This spacer sits against your bearing and runs into the rear wheel oil seal.

Needless to say that after 50 or more service years most of them have been out of tolerances, totally worn and/or lived out.
To prevent oil leaks it’s  best  to replace these every time you change your wheel bearings.

Sold each.

1410-515 Bushing rear axle seal – Bus 08/63-07/67

Same time we decided to offer the rear wheel bearing spacer out of high quality rear wheel bearing gasket set  BBT # 1410-1 for your beloved late model beetle separately as well.

100% correct dimensions made in correct material. This is a product easy comparable with what Volkswagen used new in your car back in the day.

1410-510 Bushing rear axle seal – Beetle/KG, Bus -07/63, Type3, Type181

Product update!!

BBT 0636-050 is back!

These accessory switches are now Hella brand.
They all come individually with 3 different color lenses, for you to choose from.

All switches feature an idiot light for easy check if “on” or “off”
Perfect switch for fog lights, front or rear, driving lights and all other kind of accessories.

We even do them a little cheaper now!

0636-050 Hella on-off switch green, red or yellow

Various items have been removed from stock to make room for new ones.
For some items there is only 1 left in stock.
So be quick, because GONE = GONE Prices excl. VAT

It seems that Corona times are here to stay for a while … time to change things that probably should have been changed a long time ago… this always reminds us what  curious creature a human being really is…

Well the good news is that the statistics of most countries are going down, or at least are stabilizing…. sad things are people still die every day which shouldn’t be so…

Here in Western Europe we now start discussing face masks , while very common on the streets in Asia, in Europe only this pandemy give us some face masks on the street… but now goverments start talking that we should wear them more… for most people it will be a big mental change…

The only conclusion is that you wont’ have to wear a facemask to protect yourself, but not to infect somebody else…. it will be a courtesy, nothing more nothing less….

Really I wonder how many people will “adapt” to the face masks now… weird stories….:)

Meanwhile you do not need a face mask to check our cool new products and our highlights this week…. enjoy “your” BBT News, we made it for you….:)

We add the little repair panels for the Bay window D posts, D posts are actually the posts along rear tail gate and engine lid.

D posts seem to rust and rot frequently down below. Partially we could write it off to the engineering, as a lot of dirt can be saved up there and can’t go anywhere. But also battery acid is frequently the “killer” of your lower D posts…

We have both models for early and for late Bay window bus, make sure to choose the right ones and make a complete and very nice repair with a minimum on cost.

Give your bus the original looks again, also at her D posts…

0891-042 D-post bottom repair (25cm) – Bus 08/67-07/71 Left

0891-043 D-post bottom repair (25cm) – Bus 08/67-07/71 right

0891-046 D-post bottom repair (15cm) – Bus 08/71-07/79 Left

0891-047 D-post bottom repair (15cm) – Bus 08/71-07/79 right

We add this last set of locks to our complete line up of complete handle and lock sets for your Bay window.
This set is for 1968 Baywindow bus only, with the one year only round push button door handle.

As all our high quality lock sets we made, all the lock cylinders fitted with one Key.
This set contains all the locks except for the ignition lock.

All lock sets for other Bay Windows you can find clicking HERE

0427-500 Lock set – Bus 08/67-07/68

This week we’re putting a spotlight on perhaps one of the sexiest cars ever made – the beloved Karmann Ghia..
Our attention goes to one of the little details often missing or looked over being the bumper bracket covers. With
any mild or serious restoration these covers will need replacing. Look no further because we’ve got you covered!
Below you’ll find 2 different types for the front – EU and US/Export (over rider) each in a right/left hand version.
As well as the rear covers, again each in a left & right hand version. Please note the rear only features one type.

0014-500 – Karmann Ghia -07/71 – Bumper bracket cover front Left

0014-501 – Karmann Ghia -07/71 – Bumper bracket cover front Right

0014-505 – Karmann Ghia -07/71 – Bumper bracket cover front Left (export USA)

0014-506 – Karmann Ghia -07/71 – Bumper bracket cover front Right (export USA)

0015-500 – Karmann Ghia -07/71 –  Bumper brackets cover rear left

0015-501 – Karmann Ghia -07/71 –  Bumper brackets cover rear right

When you’ve replaced your bracket covers we would also recommend replacing the rubber seal that offers protection for
the gap between the covers and the body. Without these rubber strips, chances are the bracket cover may damage the
paintwork. These are always sold as a pair.

0085-190 – Karmann Ghia -07/71 – Seal bumper bracket cover

The BBT News Team wishes you a relaxed weekend with nowhere to go unfortunately, but hey, check on that car in your garage, VW’s are always fun to tickle around, and if you need anything, just give us a call!

It’s nice to see how people are adapting to situations, some do it fast, some do it normal, some don’t…

We’re all effected by the Covid-19 virus in one way or another, but we shall live to learn from it, in a kind a way worse than a world war, because now there are  no “neutral” countries….

It will not be the most intelligent neither the strongest, but only the one who’s able to adapt, he will survive, nothing less can be said from the current situation today….

Even on a small-scale we,the  BBT News team, have to adapt. All in a sudden working from different locations was something we never experienced before, just yell to the other desk in the last minutes before publication was all at a sudden no part of it anymore… But I think we found a way around it, we’re a kind of “adapted” and ready for our new future, only nobody can predict how we will wake up from this….:)

Besides all this we got also the extra task for a “Wednesday Thank You day” Blog  which makes our lifes even more interesting…. and graceful we should be, don’t we all realise that  now….

For this week we have some new products for the Brazilian Kombi models. These parts are not really made for European models unless different specified.

Let’s start with the cargo doors for Brazilian Kombi.

Many of the Brazilian buses are imported in a rather”sorry’ kind a shape.
We, @ BBT, try to help and will build up our line of spare parts for the Brazilian made Kombi starting with the cargo doors.

Practically the same as European Barndoor buses up to 1955 they’re a way different like a normal made European Kombi 1955-1967.
So we  stock these for Brazilian Kombi only and for the brave who want  to adapt them into their barndoor bus….
Quality of this part is Brazilian aftermarket and has nothing to do with our Silver Weld Through program for European buses.

0890-282-1 Loading door front right / rear left – Bus Brasil -75

0890-293-1 Loading door rear right / front left – Bus Brasil -75

We also have the repair pieces for the lower A-pillar for your Brazilian Kombi available now.
We got so many inquiries for this part,that  we decided to make it a part number. Over 75% of imported Brazilian Kombi’s need this part.
This  part will make your welding job so much easier….
Quality of this part is Brazilian aftermarket and has nothing to see with our Silver Weld Through program for European buses.

0890-185-1 A-post bottom repair up to hinge – Bus -07/67 Left

0890-186-1 A-post bottom repair up to hinge – Bus -07/67 Right

Next is for the real vintage lovers among us.

Engine oil pressure switch up to 1960 used a screwed terminal to connect the electric wire.

With this new product we didn’t succeed the exact form of the Original VW part from those years, but …we made at least something that prevents you from messing up your original wire loom in order to get an oil pressure switch working.

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

Last but not least this week is this cam shaft for VW Type 4 engines.
Original used in VW Porsche 914 engines with hydraulic lifters.
This state of the art camshafts enlarge our inventory of Type 4 camshafts, which you can find by clicking HERE

All of our Type 4 camshafts are made by Webcam, in the USA.

1629-71 Camshaft T4 914 std. Hydraulic

Various items are being removed from stock to make room for new ones.
Of some items there is only 1 left in stock. So be quick, because GONE = GONE

Prices excl. VAT

The complete new BBT News remote edition is a fact… we’re here to stay, so  from now on we will be back each Friday with news and goodies as it used to be..

In the meantime, be safe, stay home, keep distance and wash hands… together we beat the virus!

What kind of time are we living in? Who had thought this could be possible in such a short time? We all stay at home, the half of the world is closed, big and important companies can’t move or say a thing, look at the airlines for  example….wow!

BBT News also has been off for a couple of weeks, with several team members working from home we lost pedals and had to reorganise. Thanks to several digital platforms we hooked up to each other again and hey, we’re back! Back to stay…. as there’ are a lot of new products in our pipelines, but this week we start up slowly, one new product and some parts that we like to remind you  which we still have….

Besides all that, our hearts go especially out to all infected people and  families, people who are taking care of a world in lock down mode and all people and their families that are economically effected by this crisis… a crisis that all started with one man who had one bite from one exotic animal…. imagine!

The BBT News team will make every Wednesday an appearance on this Blog to thank all people who are taking care of us! Wednesday is thank you day…

As a new product in our program we like to present you this metal heater tube for your T2b late bay window bus for all model years 1973 and up.
It guides your warm air from the engine’s heat exchangers all the way to the front to heat the drivers cabin and defrost your windows.
Up to 1972 model year we already  supply  under BBT ref 1097-650 , for 1973 and later model years is the diameter larger  featurung a real “dent” at the top…
Original the 1976 and later models have a card board tube, but these metal pipe replace the cardboard tube perfectly, they are stronger and last longer

1097-660 Heating tube central – Bus 08/72-07/79

Do you know BBT still stocks all chrome engine tin at very competitive  prices?

 This is often bent, missing or you may just fancy some bling bling.

Just to give you the heads up, there’s front & rear tin ware. Front is towards the front of the vehicle (ie the tin ware closest to your gearbox) and rear towards the back end (ie Tin ware closest to the rear bumper)

Our first call out is the # 2212 Chromed engine tin that sits in front of the motor.. Available for all models 13/15/1600cc

Of course, once you have the above sorted out there’s no stopping and should you want to complete the chrome finish, you may need some of the below parts.

# 2210 Twin port cylinder tin (shrouds) – Available for all models 13/15/1600cc
# 2210-2 Single port cylinder tin (shrouds) – Available for all models 13/15/1600cc

# 2216 Under tin – Chrome fit’s below your cylinders and is an essential part for the Volkswagen cooling system, it also protects your push rods from debris whilst driving) – Available for all models 13/15/1600cc

# 2211 Engine pulley tin – Chrome – Available for all models 13/15/1600cc

As for fan shrouds we have several models available:

# 2202 Chrome Fan shroud without heater hook up tubes for straight “in house” oil cooler (No Dog house).
#2204 Chrome Fan shroud with heater hook up tubes for straight “in house” oil cooler (No Dog house).
#2206 Chrome Fan shroud with heater hook up tubes for Dog House style oil cooler.
# 2207 Chrome Fan shroud without heater hook up tubes for Dog House style oil cooler.

Of course we stock many more engine tin and obviously we have all of these available in the standard black as per how it came out of the factory. You can find all of this on our webshop and to make it easier : look at the references between #2200 and #2300. Should you have any problems finding what you’re looking for, don’t hesitate and contact our sales team info@bbt4vw.com