Windshield gasket

[wildthings]

While I was scrounging through VW parts houses in the back streets of Puebla, Mex recently I came across a wingshield gasket for a Brazilia. Thinking that it might also fit a Type 4 I bought it for a few bucks and brought it home. I laid it out over top of my 411 windshield today and it looked real close in both size and cross section. Does Ray or anyone else know for sure if the Brazilia and the Type 4 share a windshield gasket. What about the windshield itself. I would guess that there are more Brazilia windshields floating around Mexico than there are Type 4 windshields floating around the states.

[albert]

go to see type4.org he have salers for that

[ubercrap]

Hm...interesting...somehow I doubt the windshields are exactly the same, but you never know. They might be similar enough to use a Brasilia gasket, though. revolks.net sells window gaskets for the Type 4, at least they did, I think they are the only place in the world that has/had new, correct items.

[albert]

oh, huber ,,,yes and no , cip cdn , make that to but at watt price??? i ask that at my sellers here and i forget to ask him the price from CIP ,,,

[ubercrap]

oh, huber ,,,yes and no , cip cdn , make that to but at watt price??? i ask that at my sellers here and i forget to ask him the price from CIP ,,,

Are you talking about a VW Brasilia windshield gasket?

[albert]

no it was for my 412

[albert]

do you need the body parts for vw brazilia , i have the url for the body parts for vw brazilia direct from the factory

[ubercrap]

No, I wish I had a Brasilia, that would be neat. There is at least 1 in the U.S. Wouldn't be too hard, just go down there, buy one, and drive it back up. Better like road trips though! At least there would be some hope of getting it fixed along the way in Mexico. If I went through that much, I think I'd try to find an SP-2! So another place does have 411/412 windshield gaskets? I'll be giving revolks my business if they still have them when I have the $$$. I'd like to support them because nobody believes this area is worth a damn, but look, rare parts for a cool, rare car right down in the Ozarks!

[albert]

you have good point , if you can buy at revolks it is good, for your SP2 if you do on google SP2 hi have 1-2 for sale but 10kor12k$ i see that last monts

[ubercrap]

Yeah, there is an SP-2 for sale on thesamba.com in Florida, around $12,000 USD I think. I'll stick to my 412's for now.

[albert]

we visite the same place,,,ha,ha

[ubercrap]

I figured it was the same one. Probably not too many in North America...

[MGVWfan]

You guys just answered a question I've had about a car I saw in Guatemala in 1976. It was a Brasilia! It looked like a 412 from the front, and like something from another planet from the rear (at least in 1976) . I went to the page of a Brazilian VW group, and there it was! I may even have a photo from back then of that car.

The other strange VW I saw in a later trip was something called an "Atlantico", I think...

VW de Mexico and VW do Brasil sure had some interesting cars over the years!

[albert]

you are ok mg . he have 4or5 différent brazillia model , i need to re look mi site for make shure , but it is full mix , alf type3 alf rabitt and 412 look in the front but the dimention are completly différent , rabitt look inside , same type 1 motor , i drive this car at NASSAU BAY in the year 77 bizard filling ,not bad , not 100%type3 not 412 , not type 1 or not rabitt , little bit betther type3 ,, it is différent ,,,

[albert]

oh uber go to nassau iland it is at 10 miles from your home and by mémory vw made this car in 1984 i need refer on my site for make sure and if you are lukkie you can find there and you take the boat to miami ,,,