Our Volkswagens are full of screws, bolts, nuts and washers, not all manufactured for a particular model, but universally used.
These parts can be identified by their reference number, which begins with the "N" of the German word Normteile, meaning "standard parts".
It may be a standard part, but that doesn't mean it's still readily available today.
The secondary bushes listed here, with an inner diameter of 3.7 mm, known in the vernacular as M3.5 bushes, are identical in size and hardness (140 HV) to those that Volkswagen used and still uses in the production of its new cars.
Below, for each VW model, we indicate what these bushes were used for, among other things, and how many parts are required in total.
VW Beetle
- upper door window trim, sedan from 8.1964, 2 pieces
- sun visor support, convertible 8.1964 to 7.1967, 2 pieces
- fuse box from 10.1952 to 7.1960, 1 piece
Karmann Ghia
- auxiliary heater intake tube from 8.1970, 1 piece
Type 3
- steering column tube cap, 2 pcs
Bay Window Bus
- glove box frame, 2 pcs
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