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Beetle As A Convertible One


BAnuradha

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hi...........

I want to make Volkswagen beetle as a convertible one. ( 5 sri car) I mean the hood. Is it possible ton do and where can I do it. If anybody knows please let mo know some contact details. I need to be done a decent job.

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Previously Autolanka's West Coast Customs (now Shehan___) tried it some time ago... he got a earful from everyone... you might be able to look up the old thread..

But in short you shouldnt do it... it really isnt as easy as you make it sound. Mainly the structure of your vehicle is gonna be compromised very badly. And secondly, it will look really really bad. So proceed with caution..

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Those B pillars and roof are there for a reason,Unless you strenghthen the chassis somewhat the car will flop about in the corners and at high speeds.

We have a white convertible here right?

There are 2 or 3 here AFAIK... one of which belongs to the Akbarally's at Bolgoda(pictured below)...

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Technically it's possible... but you will need to significantly strengthen the body if you hope to keep the car from flopping about.

Instead, why not simply do a full length sunroof conversion? Much easier, with most of the benefits of a full convertible.

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Those B pillars and roof are there for a reason,Unless you strenghthen the chassis somewhat the car will flop about in the corners and at high speeds.

There are 2 or 3 here AFAIK... one of which belongs to the Akbarally's at Bolgoda(pictured below)...

LXDeu.jpg

Saw this drive past me in the Fort area, last month.

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There's a shop in panchikawatta towards tower hall end on the R.Premadasa stadium side. Mostly popular for vintage car parts esp Morris. They had white walls you can buy seperately and use with normal tires.

Haven't tried as you have to insert this between the rim and the edge of the tyre. Not healthy nor bullet proof for tubeless tires.

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Previously Autolanka's West Coast Customs (now Shehan___) tried it some time ago... he got a earful from everyone... you might be able to look up the old thread..

But in short you shouldnt do it... it really isnt as easy as you make it sound. Mainly the structure of your vehicle is gonna be compromised very badly. And secondly, it will look really really bad. So proceed with caution..

Well we did a chop top conversion for a VW 1300.It wasn't a convertible but it was seen on many tv shows where other parties took credit for it ,after the car was sold .

Basically we chopped the roof and eventually the doors had to go too,then used very strong Metal tubes to built a roll cage-similar structure to complete the frame and Make sure that the chassis and body were strong as before .

It turned out great and the car was seen parked outside a dental clinic or something in polhengoda next to P$tco .It took us close to 2 months and the cost was over 250,000 a few years back .

There were several issues we had to face .The canopy was simply built with "U" hooks to hold in .There weren't any leaks but since the doors were gone it wasn't that safe.

The best part is that the car wasn't built on a plan .Just 2 friends did what they felt was rite.So basically the Frame was built from a simple metal crushing and bending machine in kottawa .The paint and alteration by a normal paint bas and a small bodykit .

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