Volkswagen Luxury Buses and Volkswagen Beetles are recognizable by the headliners, which not only covers the roof but extends to the sides. In the case of a Volkswagen Bus, this was the case for the versions intended for passenger transport, and in the case of the Volkswagen Beetle, it was the more expensive versions covered by Volkswagen codes 113 and 114.
These finishing edges are made of soft PVC and the rounded edge is hollow on the inside as it was originally.
On the Volkswagen Bus, they are located between the roof part and the side parts to finish the seam between them. This finish has a length of about 695 cm, which is sufficient for the complete VW Bus.
In the case of the Volkswagen Beetle, they are intended for the edge against the B-pillar (lock side). If you install a new headliner, these finishing edges are sewn onto the headliner as standard, but until 7/1967 this was not standard, the edge was separated from the headliner.
These beadings are therefore intended for the perfectionists among us or anyone whose original needs to be replaced.
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