interior

i have a im speedster that i am begining to redo the interior. i am using german square weave carptet, rubber tunnel mats and new seat covers. i had read a post about a member who had replaced his turn signal lever with a more oginal looking one. i also was interested in possibly moving the e-brake lever to under the dash. basicaly anything that make the car look as authentic as possible, any input is greatly appreciated. thank you.

Chris,
an early VW bus signal switch will do well, Kirk at Vintage Speedsters is my source choice.

Alan

Alan's right, there's nothing closer to Porsche than the early VW blinker switches. If you want to add a sweet touch, sculpt three little narrow ribs on the top of the housing with bondo or JB Weld. The earliest Speedster's and most of the other models had something like this on them. These ribs will really pull it into the "realm of real" without dumping a fortune.

Also lose the VW knobs and go with repro Porsche items, buy genuine Porsche green numeral gauges, the hand brake is a necessity, and for a final touch, try to find one of those beautiful big ivory, stock, two banjo spoked steering wheels with the full horn ring. Nothing looks more charming or vintage.

Now you're into the world of oatmeal square weave and genuine speaker surrounds, but WHAT a difference all this makes ! ! !

Luck (and The Lottery),

TC

www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=211953513E

Try this one...finding a good used one on Samba is tough, to almost impossible. The preferred option is a Type II Bus 66-67, but NOS, if you can find one, is often over $200. You can find used ones.

The Wolfsburgwest repro is nice, although you have to use a floor dimmer. I have used lots of Wolfsburgwest parts in the past and they are good to deal with.

i have the turn sigal lever, found it on thesamba.com. i also had a gear shift lever fabricated to look like the original( bent in the right place). i pan on starting the project in abou 3 weeks. i will post pictures as i go. thanks again for your input.

Chris,

If your IM is a 1977 you might want to check with Henry as to whether the eBrake can be relocated. I suspect your early IM is a pan-based car and if so, I ran into probs trying to rearrange my eBrake... I looked at Dale's car and it looked so doable, then I looked under my car and nuttin' was the same.