Here is the Deal

So I emailed the guy and he said send one back, he thinks he has a right laying around... It better be in good shape cause thats what I paid for. So I couldn't decide which one to keep because the one that the electrical workings looked good had some small defects in the chrome, but the one with the ugly looking electrical stuff had really nice chrome on the outside. I settled this by hooking them up to a battery. The results being that the one that I thought would work with the really nice electrical set up, did not work. So that one is going back. Glad I am not stuck with one that doesn't work.

Today I am going to take a fender off and try to start patching the hole of the old turn signal. This is going to be interesting. 

Dumb

So I received the OG turn assemblies in the mail today and I took them out to take a look. I then realized that this guy sold me two signals for the same side. Perfect, since I never turn right! So now I don't know what to do. I sent him a check and he has responded to my email. Granted he usually takes two days to respond to emails. I am not pleased.

Waiting

So I am waiting on my new turn signals to come. It's been like 3 weeks almost since I sent the check. I feel like this is taking forever and I wish they would just come. Once they arrive I will place the order for all my new rubber and interior and a few other things. I am going to order from Jbugs. I am worried that I will forget something. But hopefully I can get a bunch of it on friday given that my signals show up in the next two days, and then once its all painted and I start putting everything back together I determine what else needs to be replaced. I just want to drive it around again.

Playlist

I will be honest. I am so excited and looking forward to getting my car done and my stereo in that I have already created numerous playlists specifically for cruising in my volkswagen. Depending on my mood I will determine what I want to listen to. I have five playlists. Just can't wait.  

Caps of Hubs

So today I was sitting around and thinking, I should do something with my car. I started sanding the interior and was quickly bored of it seeing how I just finished the sanding on the exterior. I looked around and realized that I have two cans of paint that I should play with. I painted the inside of the door and the underneath area of the back seat. I was pretty excited about it. I then felt my nearly empty can and realized that I should save some for my rims. My brother and I a while back thought about painting the VW on the hub cap with the white and blue colors of the body paint. So from there I went with it cause I was on a roll. I first sanded it a bit so the paint would stick to the chrome, then painted it white, didn't wait long enough, taped the white off, painted the blue, and then took the tape off along with some white paint (oh well, it is just practice). Thats that. I like the way it looks. I figure I will take a bit more time and try a bit harder and do my 4 nice hub caps for a finishing touch. What do you think?

Battery Pan

The battery pan was rusty. Probably the worst on the car, but that isn't saying much seeing how there is practically no rust. It wasn't rusted through or anything. I just took a grinder to it and painted it. A few months ago I bough a sealed battery so I don't see myself having any more rust issues. As long as I stay in Arizona that is. 

New Colour

I am 95% sure that this will be my new color combo. L-282 Lotus White, which was used on classic type-1s and type-2s, and L-50A Bahia Blue. Now this color I am not as sure about. At Sherwin-Williams it was on an old book, they had the paint chip on an old VW/Audi page. Maybe it was more of an Audi color but I haven't been able to find it online. I don't care too much. I had two cans of paint mixed up to make sure these are the colors I want. My original color was L-50B Diamond Blue, so they are fairly close. Bahia is a bit darker which I think fits better with the late, "fatty" body style such as mine. So here is a little sample I sprayed on a piece of wood. Tell me your thoughts. I am thinking about maybe just going with the original two tone paint scheme, instead of bringing it down lower. I don't know, but I will figure it out soon. At least I have the colors picked. Sorry the picture is a little dark, I took a picture in the sun but it was just shinny and you couldn't see any colors, it just blinded the observer.