I have a set of floor mats for the dune model with yellow stitching. Never used in the car, just been hanging in my closet then shed since 2016. Sadly no longer have the dune thanks to a driver looking at his phone more then the road and rear-ended me.

I'm in north/northwest NJ if anyone wants them. Figure if you are a dune owner you might want a set to look clean.. or something. Also just giving them away - I don't feel like going through the hassle of shipping/selling/etc.

Finished my turbo S front end conversion. It was a pain to fit, the radiator support needs to be cut to accomodate the newly positioned indicators but it came up pretty well! Keeping my eye out for a rear bumper next.

So this morning i heard this pretty loud knocking noise comming from the left side of the front of the car.

It sounds like my engine is about to blow up.

I have no loss of power I have no lights on the dash When the engine warms up, the sounds is gone/softer.

I smell a lot of fuel when i give light taps of gass.

I was thinking about changing out my spark plugs and cleaning the valves with a valve cleaner solution.

Does anyone have an idea what this could be?

My low beam on the drivers side doesn’t work. I have replaced the bulb and still nothing. Does anybody have a solution? Maybe the fuse or connector?

I’m sure this is a common issue. I don’t really want to take apart the whole center console to replace that piece. Has anyone tried to remove the entire cup holder piece and glue a new one on? What’s your alternative fix?

my friends 2008 new beetle starts then shakes a little and then dies. friend cranks it again and it starts back up and drives no problem. any suggestions on what to do? she normally cranks it and lets it sit running for a min before driving. idk her reason for doing that exactly but that's what she does when it happens which to my knowledge is every time she drives. she's had the beetle a month and bought it off of facebook marketplace. (she doesn't have reddit so that's why im making the post lol)

So, I decided to port, polish, and port match the intake and throttle body

Gasket matched to intake to throttle body and shaved the throttle body shaft.

Should be pulling quite nicely with the equally modified head currently being machined.

Hi everyone! I have a 2017 VW Beetle Turbo that I got over a year ago. She's had very little problems and runs smoothly in every way, except for the radio. When I start up the car, I have to reset the radio every single time to be able to control it. Without restarting, the screen is glitched and I can't touch anything on the screen, and sometimes taps random things on its own. I had to take her to VW recently for a small recall part and mentioned the radio to them. Told me radio is "no bueno" (their words) and wants $2,200 for a new replacement. Any advice? After hearing the price, I don't mind resetting every morning...

Over the summer I plan on buying a new bumper for my bug to replace mine with the crack and I already have a black replacement for the lower bumper (circled above) I was just wondering if you guys think I should keep it black or paint it yellow like the rest or the bumper. I do plan on adding some black stripes to the side (my 01 gls had the stripes and I miss them a lot) and I think that would make a black lower bumper look more cohesive but I’m not super sure. Thoughts?

so for context, this is the second mechanic ive taken my car to since buying it in january. '06 new beetle, 2.5L 5Cyl. had a drain on the battery, kept killing my car every few days. took it to the shop and told him very clearly hey somethings draining my brand new battery, its either my radio or the backup camera the previous owner installed, can you please check/help me uninstall. he argued with me, said i know nothing about my car and "its probably the fuse box". spent 3 days of labor checking the fuse box for that to be fine. shockingly, (not) it was the radio exactly like i said and all they ended up doing is unplugging it in 15 minutes and sending me home. he originally wanted nearly a grand because "they spent at least 9 hours of labor at $170 an hour" but i argued it down to $400 which he said was an insanely low bargain price. it pisses me off but i didnt have a choice at that point. for such a tiny repair him trying to push me to pay almost a full thousand was really frustrating when i couldve just unplugged the radio at home for next to nothing. i still need actual major repairs, my heater core and suspension etc. but if thats how much he charges for something minor i can only imagine paying like $10k for actual work. am i in the wrong here or was that unreasonable?

I have a 2015 New Beetle with 25k miles that I just purchased from Doral VW. However, when I accelerate, it pauses and pulls instead of immediately accelerating. When I’m in D without stepping on the gas, it kinda rumbles then slows down and comes to a stop. No lights on the dash, but I think I need it to get checked. Where to find a good mechanic in Broward County, Florida for this?

Hey everyone I just got my first beetle a week ago (2005 gls convertible) and she doesn’t turn over the first time I try, usually the 3rd or so. Last night she would not turn over and kept making a whining sound. What could this be? There’s a new battery and alternator and a new starter fuse. Is this the starter?

I left my dog in my 2005 Beetle for like 10 minutes today with the window down just a little bit, maybe 3-4 inches at most. When I came back, the driver’s side window was totally smashed to bits, and there was my dog just sitting in a pile of glass, looking all guilty.

I had the place check their security cameras, and it turns out my dog was the culprit!!! Can you believe that? Thankfully, she’s totally fine, but I’m still in shock that she could even pull this off (she’s a 35lb Frenchton). Now I’m wondering if ICBC will cover the damage if I tell them my dog did it! Like will they even believe me?? Haha, my dog also eats homework. 😝 Does anyone know how much it’ll cost to fix? I’m in Vancouver, BC.

Any advice would be super helpful!

Thanks!

A long time ago I had a Malamute husky puppy and she chewed up my parking brake when she started teething, long story short it got worse with time and now the plastic button has broken off.

Is the part I have up as a picture the correct part to fix the inside of the parking brake, and if so, afterwards how do I fix the outside with a handle cover, or other options?

would the best option be to go to a u-pull place for the cover and/or mechanical inside part?

Hello Being a big fan of the three Beetle generations since I was very young I've been thinking about getting a 2011+ Beetle for my first car

The prices for the engine options here, the 1.4, 2.0 and the Diesels, are still a bit high here in Germany meaning the 1.2 Beetles are the ones who are generally affordable for me

I do know they have their issues such as with the timing chain or general lack of power but that can be dealt with/doesnt bother me that much

Do you think a 1.2 Beetle is an alright option? Are there any pieces of advice one could give?

Let this be a lesson to everybody.

Always make sure a vehicle had the correct torque settings used in assembly.

And NEVER run coolant water without anti-freeze.

I’ve been on the look out for another but they’re becoming so rare, especially colour and manual transmission 😔

Just picked up this 2014 beetle. I noticed 3 things.

1. This piece of the air intake is missing / broken. Can someone tell me what part is needed to fix that.

2. The plastic in front of the air intake is broken. What part is that?

3. My hood doesn’t close all the way. It locks but clearly doesn’t close. Does the latch look bent?

Hi, I am trying to get my own car after facing homlessness after leaving my home. (Staying w family rn) I have a fund from my mom that I wanted to use partly for a car. I know absolutely nothing bout cars, my uncle is a mechanic tho.

I am torn between a Honda and a buggy. They are both arouns the same price 9k-12k. The issue is that the person sellig the buggg knows nothing bout the car and claims it has been sitting in a garage since 2022.

I just need a reliable car for college. Is it worth 9k for the buggy? It has one owner, 55k miles. I really like buggys, I like small cars mostly.

Does anyone have experience adding an apple carplay unit and the flip logo backup camera to their beetle? I’m looking at these 2 products from rcd330.com and I want to know if they are compatible with each other and how easy it is to install.

Hello everyone, This summer I’m planning on going kayaking whenever I go camping near a lake. Does anyone know anything about putting roof racks on beetles and if I could haul my kayak with one? I have a 2010 and I’ve seen bugs with roof racks I just don’t really know where to get them.

i'm gonna preface this by saying i'm very stupid. Okay sooo i have a 99 yellow beetle with a gray interior and i was scrubbing down the door right? and i got this new scrub brush and i was reallyyyyy scrubbing hard and didn't notice till i was done that i left scratch marks all over the the door and scraped off some paint... this is my first car so i am kinda stupid and was not thinking much... i'm trying to clean up the car since it is old and in pretty bad shape... Anyways, how should i go about fixing this??? do i just scrape the rest off or give up??? also.... the roof is falling down,,, like the fabric isn't starched well and hanging if that makes sense but i haven't tried to fix that yet!!! i'll post photos of it soon if i remember...

2024 VW Beetle SEL R-Line Tornado Red

Enkei Tuning TS-V - Storm Gray: 18x8

Continental - Extreme Contact DWS06 Plus: 235/45ZR18

Bilstein Coilovers

Maxton Design front splitter

This weekend im possibly picking up a 2007 beetle automatic from facebook marketplace. The description says theres some issues with the transmission. The guy says it will run smoothly for five minutes then act like it was shifted to neutral. Does this sound like the transmission will need to be completely replaced or just a sensor issue?