Where do I buy Tar Boards

[Capgun_Slim]

I would like to know a good place to get new tar boards for my ghia? I'm about ready to start stripping the interior, and I'm sure the tarboards won't come out in perfect shape, so I know I'm gonna need new ones. Preferably a place with a good price as well. Also if anyone knows where I can get new seat back, and bottom padding would be cool too. I've got new front and rear seat opholstery ready to go in too, thanks...

[cruzr]

Karmann Ghia Parts and Restorations sells them.

[4ghias]

From my favorites in my Web Browser a partial listing of URL?s but a very useful list.

I posted this before but what the hay, some of the venders will ship you out a real nice catalog if you request and the catalogs from places like REALSOURCE (800luvbugg.com) ,Karmannghia.com and cip1.com are awesome and a have loads of info for us so called restorers of Ghia?s and VW's of all makes and models. Remember the Web sites usually have only a fraction of what that vender offers...call them or e-mail them for your requested info remember they want your business.

http://www.bustedvw.com/
http://www.cbperformance.com/default.asp
http://www.dashesdirect.com/
http://www.donscofuncar.com/index.htm
http://www.iceac.com/
http://www.importmotor.com/
http://www.jcwhitney.com/catlevel1.jhtml
http://www.karmannghia.com/shopping/sho ... gories.asp
http://www.vwrestore.com/ghia.html
http://www.mofoco.com/cgi-bin/webstore.cgi
http://www.nateswaterart.com/vw/engine_build/
http://peninsulaautomotive.com/
http://members.aol.com/planetghia/cert.html
http://www.busdepot.com/index.jsp
http://www.type-14.com/
http://www.800luvbugg.com/index.html
http://www.shoptalkforums.com/
http://thesamba.com/vw/index.mv
http://www.uniquesupply.com/
http://www.vwswap.com/vw.htm
http://platinumeuroparts.safeshopper.com/index.htm?115
http://www.cip1.com/
http://www.glass-action.com/
http://www.magmaweb.com/vwmarketplace/vendors/
http://www.aircooled.net/
http://www.chirco.com/cgi-bin/chirco.storefront
http://www.vwparts.net/
http://www.vwtrendsweb.com/
http://www.turbocity.com/VWTurboKit.htm
http://www.bugzone.net/
http://www.vwispwest.com/3.html
http://www.revolks.com/index.html
http://www.techlinecoatings.com/index.htm
http://www.wolfgangint.com/html/W_BaseFrameSet.html
http://www.westcoastmetric.com/
http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/index.html
http://www.bugauto.com/
http://www.bugmevideo.com/
http://www.gex.com/mainframe.htm
http://mooreparts.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc
http://www.geocities.com/aussiebug1970/
http://www.lowbugget.com/main_page.html
http://1800vw.bizhosting.com/index.htm
http://www.actionimport.com/
http://www.bergmannvw.com/
http://www.markvfiberglass.com/
http://www.socalautoparts.com/index.html

[nreslifer01]

If you need Ghia parts check them out,been getting parts from them
for awhile now.They almost always have it,have just about any part,prices
are decent.I always get them in a timely manner,tried House of Ghia too
but the place is run very chaotic.Took me a year to get a deck emblem
from them! Enjoy vendor areas at shows too,but can't always get to as
many as I like.And for engine parts aircooled net is great too deal with.
Got one of their SVDA distrubutors recently,sweet!

[Capgun_Slim]

Thanks a lot guys, I'm going through some of those sites now...

[john wiman]

I haven't found any real ones for ghias so I buy 2 sets of bug tar boards and use the old ghia tar boards as a template. I trim the second set to fill in the gaps.Once the carpet goes down, only your hair dresser will know!
Perhaps as important: when you remove your old tar boards it's likely you'll discover scale and lite rust on the inside of the pans. This is why most aircool VW's become Flintstone mobiles. Wire wheel off the rust and seal with a good coat or two of black Rustoleim (If your adventurous you can go with an epoxy paint)
At the factory, those frugal Germans used only enough liquid tar to adhere the tar boards to the pan. That area between the pans and tar boards collects moisture over time.
My sloution has been to apply a 1/4" of asphalt based roofers cement to the entire pan area using the tar boards as an outline. I then place the tar boards in, press them down to remove any air pockets and then evenly place bricks,blocks,etc on them. I leave it for 1-2 days untill the tar has set up and then I put the carpet back in. It's my belief that without the area for air (and moisture) to build up, you effectively eliminate the opportunity for pans to rust. Don't forget to undercoat bi-annually as well.
JW

[angelo]

is there a trick to getting the tarboards up.....the onesto the rear of the seats came up super easy.....i started the front passenger side and managed to only lift up a few inches......the german dude working that day must have felt very very generous with the tar.....any ideas on how to go about it would be appreciated