Re: A Post, Front Xmember and Step sill picture needed! New crossmember2.JPG (01/01)

Aug 01, 2006 0 Replies


Hi again,


> For those who missed it last time it's a 1968 type 2 bay window Kombi. >
> I now know how to repair the A post!
> I just need to know how the A post, front cross member and step sill come together.
> The reason I'm having trouble with this is that the front cross member

that I got fron GSF


seems short on the back. The front stiffener ( the back piece of the

cross member section)


is about 4 inches short of the distance to the A post. I can't tell from

the other side of the


bus because thats been repaired with patches.
> Is there supposed to be just a sheet of steel added between the A post
> and the back of the front Xmember? or does the step sill have a piece that
> goes past the A post to the back of the Xmember? I haven't got the step sill yet so I'm
> not sure what one looks like.
> I'v attached an image of the back of the Xmember so you can understand what I'm
> talking about and tell me if it is a manufacturing error or what. >
> Any help would be really appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
>

I can send you some pics from my bus and some original vw repair instructions. Discuss this with me offline


Grahame from Australia


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