> In response to the above posting, some time back Arnold Hite was kind
enough
> to share the following parts through Amphicar.net's 'Universal Parts
Listing
> Questionnaire' at
http://www.amphicar.net/partstips.html :
About using the VW Bus Sunvisors: I've been to several VW car shows
searching for Amphicar parts. I spotted these sun on 1960's style VW Buses.
They were the same style and just a bit longer. I thought the only problem
to be that the mounting holes were a little different. There are so many
old Vows that you can find any part you need from several vendors. I think
I ordered from West Coast Metric. When I posted that substitution to the
parts substitution data base, I hadn't installed the sun visors yet. The
problem I have since discovered is that the VW sun aren't stiff enough at
the hinge. Since the steel framing around the window tilts back a little on
the Amphicar compared to the VW bus, the sun visor has a tendency to swing
back in your face. Obviously I doubt anyone would be happy with my
suggested parts substitution. Since I've already installed them I plan to
fix the problem with a small patch of Velcro.
Sorry,
Arnold Hite
66 Blue and 64White