[T3] nanking tires

Keith Park topnotch at nycap.rr.com
Mon Jul 18 18:06:48 PDT 2011


Im very happy with the Kumho's I have, didn’t think I would be but they
outperform anything else Ive had.  Doubt they will last as many years as the
major brand tires Ive had before but for the price you cant beat 'em!

Keith


Top Notch Restorations
topnotch at nycap.rr.com 
http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
71 Squareback "Hothe"
65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
87 golf "Winterat"
93 RX7 "Redstur"

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From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of ken2k
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 2:33 PM
To: type3-vwtype3.org at lists.vwtype3.org
Subject: [T3] nanking tires

the tread came off my 10 year old right front tire this weekend. i want to
replace all four even though they look good and have little wear. any
thoughts on nanking tires?? or other suitable replacements for a 165x15.
thanks kk

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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: Dash Light Bulb (Bobsnotch at aol.com)
   2. Re: Dash Light Bulb (Jim Adney)


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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:12:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: Bobsnotch at aol.com
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Dash Light Bulb
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In a message dated 7/16/2011 1:03:33 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
knowonelse at sbcglobal.net writes:

It took  me more than hour to get the seven bulbs out and I have a blister 
to show for  it. Severe oxidation filled the spaces between the bulb and the

holder.

The oxidation is so severe that the phosphoric acid didn't  affect it at 
all. I was able to clean some of them up using the old-school  trick of a 
pencil eraser and while some of them cleaned up nicely, others are  just 
laughing at the eraser.

Any other  suggestions?





If you're trying to clean the bulbs bases, you can use sand paper (320 to  
400 grit). If you're trying to clean the bulb holders, a small pocket knife 
(1/4  inch wide blade) will work for scraping in the holder sides, and 
possibly  the very bottom contact. I had to do that with my T-34, since it
had 
45+ years  of "growth" on them (man were they hard to get out). Now that 
they're clean,  they work great, and slipped in and out just fine. : )  

Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
71 Notch (Krunchy)
64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:00:32 -0500
From: "Jim Adney" <jadney at vwtype3.org>
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Dash Light Bulb
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On 15 Jul 2011 at 22:03, Know One wrote:

> It took me more than hour to get the seven bulbs out and I have a
> blister to show for it. Severe oxidation filled the spaces between the
> bulb and the holder. 

Wow, I've never seen anything like that. Do you have a water problem 
in your interior? (Check the airbox water drain tubes!) Do you live 
near the ocean? Sometimes I've found a bit of small rubber hose that 
would press over the end of the bulb and grab it more easily than my 
fingers could.

> The oxidation is so severe that the phosphoric acid didn't affect it
> at all. I was able to clean some of them up using the old-school trick
> of a pencil eraser and while some of them cleaned up nicely, others
> are just laughing at the eraser. 

Try water and a dental pick. It's probably not iron oxide, so the 
phosphoric acid may not be the right combination. I could just sell 
you a clean socket assembly. I've never seen one that was bad like 
that.

I often put some grease on the bases of front turn signal bulbs, just 
because those tend to get welded in by corrosion. The grease avoids 
that, but you have to keep it off the glass or it will darken and 
reduce light output. I've never bothered with grease on any of the 
other bulbs, simply because I've never run into that problem 
elsewhere.  

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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