Sources & Secrets

T34 Restoration Sources & Secrets

Restoring a T34 is an arduous adventure and not one for the faint-hearted or budget-minded owner. It takes dedication, persistence, gobs of money, international contacts, and the drive to get things done. It's NOT a Beetle, a Squareback, or a Type 14 KG, and that's part of the T34s mystique.

T34 Registry members have worked for over 15 years to find sources for the parts needed to restore a T34 properly. Sharing these sources & secrets is one of the benefits of membership in the T34 Registry. And Registry membership is now FREE ... and worth every penny!

Here is a list of the parts & services that are currently available to T34 Registry members (through different international vendors, as the Registry does not sell these parts).

RUBBER SEALS:
- Windshield seals (front & rear)
- Door window seals (all)
- Vent window seals
- Luggage comparment seals (front & rear)
- Outer window scrapers & trim
- Engine trapdoor seal
- Gauge seals
- Bumper guard seals
- Bumper bracket seals (front & rear)
- Quarter window latch seals
- Door seals
- Door alignment wedges
- Outer door handle seals
- Tail light base seals
- Headlight ring seals
- Front turn signal base seals
- Side marker light base seals 
- Fan shroud-Heater elbow seals
- Windshield wipers (NOS original style)

To find out where you can get some of these seals, or find equivalent items take at look at this article

BODY PARTS:
- Wheel arch sheetmetal
- Rocker panel sheetmetal
- Front wheel well dogleg sheetmetal
- Rear wheel well dogleg sheetmetal
- Front nose emblem
- Rear VOLKSWAGEN emblem
- Rear 1500 emblem
- KG decklid script 
- Aluminum wheel trim rings (early, mid, & late model styles)
- Door handles (inner & outer)
- Door locks
- Rear decklid locks
- Door hinges
- Turn signal levers
- Bumper blades & guards
- Headlight & foglight trim rings
- Tail light bases
- Fog light assemblies
- Front turn signal bases
- Side marker bases
- Side mirrors (early, mid, & late styles)
- Rear view mirrors (early, mid, & late styles)

LENSES:
- Front turn signal lenses (amber, clear)
- Side marker light lenses (amber, clear, red&clear, red)
- Rear light lenses (amber&red, solid red)
- Foglight glass lenses

ACCESSORIES:
- Blaupunkt AM/FM radio (with faceplate & knobs)
- Under-dash parcel tray
- Hirschmann antenna
- Louvre aluminum trim (front & rear)
- Tachometer (repro)
- Roof rack (wood slat style)
- Chromed exhaust tip
- Coco mats
- Original seat belts (many colors)

ELECTRICAL PARTS:
- Ignition switches (early & late styles)
- Headlight & wiper switches
- Choke elements (6V & 12V)
- Oil pressure switches
- Turn signal relays
- Fog light relays

SERVICES:
- Door hinge rebuilding
- Gauge restoration
- Upholstery restoration (all)
- Carpet kits
- Headliner
- Luggage compartment lining kits (front & rear)
- Original paint codes & source for paint
- Factory "birth certificate" info

TOYS & LITERATURE:
- Ichiko & Shimazaki large-scale tins
- Corgi models (all colors)
- Siku models
- HO-scale models (FM2, Praline, & Busch)
- Sales brochures
- Price lists
- Postcards
- Wiring diagrams (color)
- Owners manuals
- Workshop manuals
- Parts List books

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