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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
Looks like a ton of fun - and just in time for summer! I like the paint job!
My experience with FLAPS (NAPA) is that you need to look up the part you want on line and call and see if they have it. They charge shipping if it isn't in stock at the local warehouse. I wanted shock absorbers for my '65 and NAPA has some "will fit" gas shocks for $30 each plus $18 shipping to the store.
Wolfsburg West had OE type shocks for less money and less shipping.
There seem to be four levels of parts quality out there, so you have to be careful.
OG (original German) is the gold standard
Brazilian made OE parts are the next best
US aftermarket manufacturers can be good or terrible so be careful
Chinese parts are all over the place and they are junk.
If you can rebuild, restore, or otherwise salvage a used OG part you are better of that with any of the others.
Spend some - no A LOT - of time reading threads on The Samba to find out what is good and what is junk. Even well respected suppliers like WW can ship you poor quality parts if you aren't careful.
The suppliers I've used are Wolfsburg West - great parts, good customer service
Jbugs - VERY uneven parts quality. Some good stuff at great prices and some cheap trash. Buy with caution.
FLAPS - uneven fit and quality, expensive.
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Check out California Import Parts. They stock pretty much everything for old bugs. Same warnings on part quality, but with careful reading of reviews I got good stuff.
Congrats on the bug! Such fun little cars! I miss mine!