Restoration Work Summary

All body, chassis, running gear and hood restoration work by The Karmann Ghia Centre

• Replace Ghia doors, Ghia boot lid and Ghia bonnet with clean/rust-free used Californian VW Replacement Panels
• Replace all rotten metal body panels
• n/s and o/s VW Ghia door sills
• n/s and o/s VW Ghia heater channels
• n/s and o/s inside and outside VW Ghia rear quarter bottoms
• VW Ghia front valance
• minor patches to rust holes on body
• near side VW Ghia floor plan
• Respray car inside and out (Colour: Toyota Mica Garnet Red, code 3J7)
• Completely underseal chassis and underbody of car
• Refit and fully refurbish convertible Mohair roof (Colours: Black roof & black head lining)
• strip roof to bare frame and repaint frame
• refit new outer hood
• new inside head lining
• wadding/padding
• glass (plastic rear window)
• all VW hinges, VW catches, VW clips and any VW corroded/perished fittings
• Repair/replace and rechrome:
  • VW Karmann Ghia bumpers rechromed
  • VW Karmann Ghia side trim strips replaced
  • VW Karmann Ghia air intake grilles replaced
  • VW Karmann Ghia headlamp rings replaced
  • VW Karmann Ghia wiper arms rechromed
  • VW Karmann Ghia door handles and levers rechromed
  • VW Karmann Ghia front indicator holders and rear indicator trim rechromed
  • VW Karmann Ghia door window edge strips replaced
  • VW Karmann Ghia number plate light housing chrome trim replaced
  • VW Karmann Ghia windscreen trim replaced
• Replace all door, window, boot-lid and bonnet rubbers with Genuine VW Parts
• Replace rear Ghia lights with legal colours (post 1965 to have a amber indicator not red)
• Replace where required the VW Karmann Ghia badges and decals on boot, bonnet and wings
• New number plates in correct colour period format (black background white/silver lettering, front and back)
• Retain reversing lights, discard front spot lights
• Fit stock VW Karmann Ghia door mirror and remove nonstandard wing mirrors, weld up holes on front wings
• Paint dash body colour - remove damaged and unwanted wood grain effect vainer dash covering
• New battery
• Replace VW brake cylinders, VW master cylinder and brake pipes where required
• Ensure windscreen washers are working and don't leak.
• Collapsed hood cover studs to be drilled in by Bernard Newbury, retain and replace the two studs next to door pillars
• Replacement wheels and tyres supplied by me
• All interior trim, fittings, seats and other interior items removed and retained (but not refitted)
• Interior floor repainted black
• New Ghia petrol tank fitted
• Relocate battery, from engine bay to beneath rear seat. Fabricate battery box, allowing battery to sit low enough so as not to foul underside of rear seat
• Relocate wiring (revers lights etc.) within engine bay to underside of engine deck and tinware
• Prep and respray engine bay to exterior finish standard, removing all clips (voltage regulator etc.) and rust.