{"id":49,"date":"2023-11-16T15:49:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T15:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/?p=49"},"modified":"2023-11-16T15:49:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T15:49:27","slug":"replacing-1966-beetle-door-handles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/index.php\/2023\/11\/16\/replacing-1966-beetle-door-handles\/","title":{"rendered":"Replacing 1966 Beetle Door Handles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"http:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7132-edited-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7132-edited-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7132-edited-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7132-edited-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7132-edited-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7132-edited-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7132-edited-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I bought my beetle it did not come with keys for the door. A 1966 is a transition year and apparently getting the right handles is a crap shoot. These handles from Wolfsburg West. I also got door seals from JBugs that sort of fit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"http:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7133-edited-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7133-edited-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7133-edited-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7133-edited-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7133-edited-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7133-edited-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7133-edited-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a fiddly job, you&#8217;ll push aside the rubber door seall and unscrew two screws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8569-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8569-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8569-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8569-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8569-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8569-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the those screws out, just slide the handle forward and it comes out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7135-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7135-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7135-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7135-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7135-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7135-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep your window rolled down and make tiny little adjustments until everything locks and unlocks like butter. A good spray of WD40 might help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8567-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8567-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8567-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8567-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8567-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8567-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Handle set:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolfsburgwest.com\/cart\/DetailsList.cfm?ID=113898016\">https:\/\/www.wolfsburgwest.com\/cart\/DetailsList.cfm?ID=113898016<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seal set: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jbugs.com\/product\/111-209A.html\">https:\/\/www.jbugs.com\/product\/111-209A.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I bought my beetle it did not come with keys for the door. A 1966 is a transition year and apparently getting the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60,"href":"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49\/revisions\/60"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}