Rims 'n' Rust - New alloys for Beryl the Beetle
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ส.ค. 2024
- Beryl the 2005 VW New Beetle keeps getting better, and perhaps the biggest update is sorting out a new set of wheels, and with that done taking care of the surface rust on the bodywork...easy right?
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Got to say definitely looks a lot nicer with the alloys, and good luck with the paint.
You need to prise the roof gutter strips out to sort that rust properly. Prise them out from the boot end with the boot open.
The rust starts from under those gutter strips. Plus you wouldn't have had to paint the aluminium gutter strips then either.
Once you've sorted the rust in the gutters, fill them with dinitrol then push the gutter strips back in.
Thanks, assumed they were fixed parts
@furiousdriving no, get a flat screwdriver, wrap it in tape, open the boot and you'll see the end of the gutter strip, prise it up from there and gently pull it out moving from back to front, be careful as it bends easily. You might need to remove some of the paint you've applied as that's probably stuck them in.
Looks much better! Nice to see another car that nobody cares about being given some love!
I think the previous owner spent money on mechanicals rather than cosmetics.
@@adrianrowden8266 I agree! Should be one of the best out there when it's all done!
The rust on that door corner will be coming from the inside, I’d get some neutraliser/rust inhibiting wax in there to extend its life a bit.
Matt, those roof gutter trims will be hiding the majority of the rust up there. The bits you’ve treated have crept up from in the channel- common on a few VWs of the era! Pop em off and get busy with the death wheel again👍
agreed
Always had a soft spot for the new (and old) beetle , flawed but quirky .
Hope you give her a new lease of life .
Date code is on the outside of the tyre Matt. I have a knack for buying cars which come with the "original" spare. My Volvo S70 came with a Continental tyre which didn't look familiar, until I checked out the date code, which was late 1998... Oh well, it still holds air and is for emergency use anyway 😅
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Well done Matt. If i've ever done any rust repairs or outdoor paintwork it always starts to rain just as i've applied the first coat of primer. You clearly have a better run of luck.
Lovely Jubbly video Mat, leave paint to settle a few days before a top coat due to the temperature and humidity at this time of year.
That car keeps getting better. I like your idea of using some filler. Never had much luck with high fill primers. For painting small areas such as the rust on the doors I have had very good results using an air brush. Even with 2K clearcoat (slightly thinned) the results can be really good for areas of a few square inches.
The wheels look great, you might end up wanting to respray all the wheels to make sure the colour is a match. Also if the budget allows for a few quid extra, get some VW wheel bolt covers, they're black plastic caps that go on each bolt and make it look more tidy and OEM.
Excellent stuff as always. Looks so much better with alloys vs those hubcaps, will be money well spent come sale day!
While you were under there the fuel tank strap looked like it was on its way to rustville... Might be worth a look or might just be gunky.
The modern beetle has really grown on me style wise since it came out... I think at this point anything that stands out on the road from a sea of compact SUVs brings a smile on the commute
Use the steelwheels for winter tyres! :)
That's what I done with my car over the winter, have a set of alloys and use the standard steels in the winter.
I have a VW with them wheel bolts, check them an re check them again, notorious for coming loose after being torqued up. You could keep the steel rims and get a set of winter studded tyres. I swap steel and alloys with the same wheel bolts. I live in Newfoundland Canada so winters are a necessity!
Boy are we going to miss Beryl so much. Hopefully we will see a road trip exhibiting the motorway virtues of an early 2000s diesel engine, even a mildly powerful one, before she moves on to brighten the life yet another loving Custodian.
Matt you always seem to have a broad smile when you discuss Beryl.
For rubbing down filler. 40, 80, 120 then 240 grit :)
Looking good, Matt. This tiresize is luckily very affordable, I wouldn't take any risks with them.
Yes, they are pretty common fortunately
I guess you have a few cans of clear for the wheels and painted bits. It might be an idea to put some clear on your two good wheels too as it make them all look alike.
Good find with the alloys Matt - they really lift the old girl up!
I recall a trip in one of my previous cars (55 plate BMW Mini One D) to Newcastle to collect a set of five BMW Mini “Fin” alloys with tyres - they all went in the back of the car after some juggling and hugely improved the look and stance of the car when fitted.
Keep up the good work!
I have never understood why people fit unknown/cheap brands of tyre when those four patches of rubber are all that stand between you and oblivion.
And for common sizes the difference can be as little £20 each to the good branded tyres. Tyres and brakes always get the best, no arguments. Like Matt I have a Rover P6. Classics get all sorts of crap fitted to them, M+S tyres etc. I found ContiPremiumContact 5s that fit (they are 70 rather than 80 profile) which is a seriously premium tyre. And they actually cost less than most of the garbage in this size with an H rating.
The alloys have totally transformed Beryl, know what you mean about mismatched tyres, my car has 4 different brand of tyres lol 😂 and these were fitted by the dealer that sold me the car..... I use them as my winter wheels. Summer wheels are my alloys and a decent brand of tyre.
Might have to use that rust preventer, is there a link for it ? I need to do the inside of the door in the Cactus (common problem and a recall issue if you have a full Citroen service history and paint check) which mine does not have!
Great video as always Matt.
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@@furiousdriving cheers will have a little look.
Those “lava” wheels (Paint and Rust Removal) are £1-85 in Wilkinsons 👍
'unavailable' according to their website
Really looking Swish with the new wheels which compliment that lovely blue paintwork. You've taken ten years off it. Nice!
Looking good. Wheels make such a difference.
Looking good matt quick tip if filling a small area and only need small amount use a Stanley blade feathers the filler to the original paint better less sanding really enjoying the beetle resto all the best donny
good tip! Less sanding is good!
@@furiousdriving it is sanding down is the devil's work
I'd get the wheel alignment done as well mate...🤔
with new tyres
@@furiousdriving Well of course Mathew 😉
I'm sure someone else had said it but checking the "outer" side of the tire might help you to find DOT code 👀
lovely video
I could be wrong, Matt, but the front flex hose on the drivers side looked like it had a rubbing mark on it - and there looks like is a bracket on the damper, I wonder if it should be clipped up?
I love the new wheels mate.
Il have to look again, can see the open clip there, and the dark mark but not sure what it would have rubbed on in that spot..Ill have to have a good look at it
Things you should never cheap out on: brake components and tires. Your brakes are good, but you should invest in four new tires. You should never compromise on safety. You can buy midrange level tires that will do the work perfectly and have great performance for the price. Example Toyo, Uniroyal, Kumho, Nexen and other know midrange brands will be more than enough. Then you will be safe when driving the car and you can sleep calmly at night. Especially when you sell the car to the next owner. You will know that the car was safe when you handed it over.
For future reference, 2 things.
1. The age of the tyre is usually on the outside of the tyre as part of the DOT code (the exceptions I have seen are on accelera tyres and rotational tyres)
2. Generally speaking for the general public putting new tyres on the rear axle is better as it promotes understeer which is easier to control. If new tyres are mounted on the front you're going to loose the back end before the front.
Hopes this helps someone
I've lost count of the times people have told me you put the good tyres on the driven axle (which is obviously right for a RWD car) or "where the steering is" which is always wrong.
@@peterbroad1772 Depends, really. No answer that fits all drivers and condition, so dont know how you can say "where steering is, is always wrong"?
Personally I prefer the best tires always in the front, for a multitude of reasons. Even on RWD cars. Best tires *always* in the rear seems like a somewhat outdated historical holdover for a reasonable driver in a modern car, if you ask me.
You are not necessarily going to loose the rear before the front, just because the reat got worse tires, it depends on a whole slew of factors. Its hard to say categorically which is best, almost impossible in fact.
Great video! I always messed it up when it comes to rust treatment, filler and spray 😫. I always wanted instant results, but as you know you can't rush these things!
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My car is almost the same colour (not a vw)…looks very nice when clean. But doesn’t take many miles to end up looking like it did before being cleaned. I also find it difficult to clean properly…every mark shows up.
Looking sooo much better with those alloys compared to those hideous wheel trims. Wishing you luck with the rattle canning as it always makes me nervous 😮
For filling small rust blemishes you might wish to try stopper' Gives a great finish and doesn't need much in the way of snading.
Something about when you said "I have been down to Kent Paints" Set an earworm off in my head. Now completely unrelated I have a thirty year old advert for "Bar Billiards (Kent)" running through my head.
Sadly, it's probably just me that remembers that now. 😢
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Those wheels look so much better, they really finish off the lovely Beetle ❤
Good tip Matt when you need a warmer place to paint 🤔 I get my Mrs to huff and puff on the metal first and it heats up a treat even on coldness day and she doesn’t mind because she has copious HOT AIR to spare 👌🏻.
OEM alloys look great
Good luck with the paint, I used to mess it up....
The alloys looks infinitely better! Amazing how they can transform a car's looks!
Its incredible the change, its like a different car!
Looking loads better with those alloy wheels on.
That wheel you got to remove the paint in the trade is called a whippy wheel!!!...😁
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Looks a lot better with the alloys and I do like the colour, had a SAAB, similar colour with cream interior. The cream was so the wrong choice, didn't learn tho', the 2nd one was same combo, it looked good, what can I say.
Wonder if those discs would be any good for cleaning rust from under car, job I got coming this year.
Lo Matt, Car lookn good. Question for you. Changing over wheels to Alloys does it invalidate your insurance? No i havn't lost the plot. My son had a wee bump on his car 2 years ago. Engineer came to check and look at the damage. Noted his car had alloy wheels and said they were not stock from the factory. His car was over 15 years old and the alloys were on the car when purchased. Apparently when you are declaring that the has not been modified this is one of the things they can get you with. My son pleaded the 5th amendment and the engineer let him off with it. Worth Knowing.👍
I always understood that if they are OEM to the model theres no need to tell them but if you go non standard you should let them know
I too can't stand odd tyres on a car. The new rims look really good 👍
Looking good with the alloys👌🏽Those wheel bolts are compatible for both alloys and steelies, same bolts for all stock wheels on the mk4 platform - and pretty much all VAG stuff across most models and years.
I thought as much, VW don’t like to make multiple of the same things
1 month that rust will be back with vengence poor gullible next owner never ever seen just a crap rust repair in my life shocking
Yep , what a bodge
This is why I made point of saying what I was using. This is industrial rust killer and primer in one. Oil rigs dont go rusty and neither will this
When you got the can of spray paint out , I thought of the professional job you did on the tomcat, and had a little cry to myself
all DOT codes inc dates are on the outside tyre wall so you can see them without removing the tyre unless it's a directional tread tyre eg winter tyre
Matt, tyres.... Unless you know the person you bought them off and they can show you a receipt, then in the bin they go regardless of what they look like. Not worth the risk, especially with a family... Good brand tyres in common sizes like these aren't expensive. This comes from someone who had a legal tyre delaminate.....
You should have used finish or stopper filler
I must admit I'm not really a fan of the beetle but those wheels have completely transformed that car crazy what a set of nice alloys can do
Liking this series almost as much as the mondeo series,
I really enjoy this channel
A lot of people seem to dislike these Beatle's I think there cool! A bit of tuning here and there could make a fun car
There’s just something about this car I love. The original bug is a classic but I’ve always preferred the design of this particular one.
Second tire brand is Zeetex. They are australian and absolut rubbish. I had a full set put on my 2017 Focus by the dealer I bought it from and it was undrivable with them. Had him take them back and change for Falken ones. 👍🏻
I like Falkens, they drive really well
Those steel wheels with a nice off white colour would look lovely. Then add a roof rack.
Wheels make a car that’s always been true. Nice work buddy 👍
Thanks!
On my 95 Polo the wheel bolts were the same when I bought alloy wheels for it.
Great episode as always.
Pushes upwards on the wheel wrench instead of downwards.
Transformed the look! Nicely done.
Thats what i thought you was going to do when you removed the wheel trims ,alloys really make it stand out better .....
Any update on the black p6 ? Beetle looking good, good luck with the top coat - I hate doing paint repairs.
waiting on the garage
Luckily the paint work won't show up on camera how grim it will be
DOT codes are VERY rarely stamped on the inside of a tyre
At least in the states… the faux dog dish wheels were aluminum alloy with chrome caps.
Still, I’d prefer.
Great video! I'm surprised that in the UK it is allowed to drive around with four different tyres on the wheels. Here in Belgium you have to put on the same brand of tyres for each axle. So same brand on the front wheels and same brand on the rear wheels, for safety reasons. Otherwise good road handling can be compromised!
Qurstionable real world benefit of that though, I am pretty sure. Perhaps in the old days it was more important.
Same in Spain.
It's important not to mix radial and crossply tyres but mixing brands is not a problem.
The ride will probably be better in the car too after they've balanced especially with more tread insulation between you and the road.
Yeah remember folks have an extension bar in the car with your wheel changing kit to help remove wheel bolts, believe a small gas canister blowlamp to heat and loosen nuts doesn't normally damage wheel paint.
i think they should need alloy wheel studs
You can buy a tool that you screw into the hub and slide the wheel on, I bought one for my first Fabia way back in 2008, it's a great little tool.
@@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain Wheel hanger! Very worthwhile investment for VAG cars and their wheel bolts. A fiver well spent. Not sure if you need different wheel studs. I've got alloys on my bora but the spare is a steel wheel. Don't recall any problems fitting the spare. Wheel cap covers are a good investment though.
Turns out VW use the same on both!
Kumho Ecsta are very good tyres. They're not considered a premium brand but I found them to be fantastically grippy in the wet. I got Cooper tyres this time, which are also very good.
Thanks Matt, watching this now , Sunday morning at work in a local bar , having a quiet moment watching FD Yay!. Nice Alloys always lift most cars IMHO and I fit them to all mine,
Always like OEM wheels, nicely done! Good luck with the rest of the car, can't wait for the next video about Beryl the Beetle.
In Germany it's not alowed to put different tyres on the same axle. Is it legal in the UK?
It’s not but it should be! As long as there is at least 1.6mm of tread they are legal
IN Spain neither .
Yes it is legal. Cant mix radial and crossply though, but as no one sells crossply any more it's not an issue.
Looks so much better. :)
Ok, I admit it, even though ive been championing the old wheeltrims this is a great improvement .
I was sure these were going to make a big difference!
brill matt hope that beetle turns out ok towards paint wise. best to do that at ur barn indoors so it dries better.
Lancaster is crap i rang they quoted me £978.00 fully comp on my 1999 728i .footman james quoted me £677 ,And then Adrian flux they rock £501 fully comp And i have no noclaims .And its my Daily driver .
Don't Adrian Flux expect and quote a cheaper price if member of a classic car club ?
Some insurance quotes can be cheaper if your not wanting it for a few weeks i.e not straight away.
Ooh, '99 facelift e38, one of my favourites, one classy car! Might be an idea to check and waxoyl the fuel tank though. £600 for a replacement!
Perhaps you might engage us further if you tell us how old you are, where you live and how many points you have as these seem rather high compared to my 1998 SL320 at £250 fully comp
every driver is rated differently so you might not fit their parameters for some reason
You need to stop touching areas that are primed..... You're transferring sweat/grease from your fingers which can affect the top coat adhesion when applied.
Good tyres on back.
Matt you'd be much better off putting 4 budget tyres on the Beatle, for peace of mind if not anything else...
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@@marklittler784 Your not really supposed have different tyres on the same axle!
@@In_memory_of_Dad Now I get it and really should all be same tread type unless carrying two spares.
@@marklittler784 You got it buddy 👍
All VWs use radius seat bolts for both steel wheels and alloy wheels, so you can use the same bolts for both.
Brilliant, thanks
Hi Matt You mention Lanoguard have u much experience with it? agree full with mis matched tyres!
Wonderful with the alloys Matty Beryl looking good👍👍👍
Thats a noisy jacket
Car looks good
getting there. tank straps looked rotten or was it just the light?
Steel wheel bolts are fine, as long as they are original equipment wheels....no problems
Cool, I thought they looked the same as the alloy ones Id seen
Great work👍
Money well spent, those new wheels look great! That roof rust is weird, do Beetles have a weak spot there?
Very nice car for some very lucky person
Your better of fitting the new tyres on the rear
Just bin the lot. Never, ever worth the risk. Besides with old worn tyres you'll never get the car to feel it's best in terms of ride, handling and even noise levels.
Beryl is coming along very well, I am liking it very much.👍
Well Matt, I have to say those alloys look Wheelie Wheelie nice....😁
Slowly the jigsaw comes together nice one crack on
How about 3 new tyres either Bridgestone or Continetal throw the cheap one in the bin and keep the other good tyre as a spare. That way you have 4 of the same tyres on the car.
My concerns are the rust on the roof and the doors. In my experience, that does not bode well. I have never seen either of that corrosion on a beetle. I wish you the best of luck with your sale, but unfortunately they are an unloved car. I hope you prove me wrong.
Hey Matt! I said getting VW alloys would look fantastic and yes they do!! Looking forward to the next video update!!
As usual a defo 👌👌 from me mate
It would have been better to rather have removed all of the used & mismatched tyres (all with different date codes, tread depth & dubious condition) from the alloys, had them refurbished & only then fitted a matching set of 4 brand-new tyres of the same make & appropriate size size to them (some cars have different sizes specified for the front & rear sets), as well as getting the wheel balancing done & tracking alignment checked & re-adjusted - this would make it MoT legal & also provide for a safer & much more comfortable driving experience.
The two items you should NEVER neglect or cut corners with (literally, figuratively or financially) are tyres & brake components, as these are both essential driving, steering & handling components that ensure your safety on the road, especially when you are confronted with an emergency situation & have to take sudden evasive action to prevent an imminent collision or accident.
If I was keeping it Id have sent the wheels for returb but thats £50 each + VAT and this has to break even
While what you say is common sense, there is no requirement in the MOT to have your wheels balanced or tyres of the same brand