Rear defrost / demist tube pictures

[Robneal]

Hi,
Does anyone have any pictures.of the fitted defrost / demist tube from a 356 b. would really appreciate if someone can share them as Google can't seem to help. Also my tube has a piece of.cloth / fabric tape down the middle of it, does anyone know if this was standard or an owner modification?

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[Ashley James]

I might be able to get a photo through the window showing the tube if that would help.

[Robneal]

yes please....also on the side with the large holes can you see any fabric through the holes?

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[simon james]

They all have the cloth in there, it covers the unwelded seam up that runs along the underside..

Ashley, I thought yours was a C? In which case it won't have the tube but two plastic stubs instead?

[Ashley James]

They all have the cloth in there, it covers the unwelded seam up that runs along the underside..

Ashley, I thought yours was a C? In which case it won't have the tube but two plastic stubs instead?

Mine is definitely a C but it seems to have old type rear window demisting.

[Robneal]

Thanks for the picture, have you also got a picture where the rubber tubes go at the end and how the tabs hook into the screen seal

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[Ashley James]

The only other I have showing the tube is this.

[simon james]

Maybe yours is an early "C" then? I'm no expert!

What I can say is that even on my scruff-bag AFN supplied T6 I find the system works really well, a nice hot breeze on the back window and the front too, keeping it clear on cold days!

I did replace the outer skin on the N/S longitudinal, and like the whole of the inner sill the pipe was painted in a brownish primer that I assume to be original, I guess if the pipes were perforated then it wouldn't be so good???
I would've loved a 356 back in the early nineties when I was a VW nut and I had to carry a de-mister pad, even in my totally rust free Californian Karmann Cabriolet....

[Ashley James]

There are earlier right hand drive cars than mine with later demisters but mine was a basic C so may have been using up old bits.

Mine demists well too unless you’re stuck in stationary/crawling traffic. Then you’re stuffed.

[356Monkey]

I've got an early UK supplied RHD c (build was started November '63) and mine has the 2 separate tubes going up to the plastic deflector covers in the bottom corners of the window. I'm 99.9% certain this is how all c's came as there was only one version of the C and one version of the SC offered with optional extra's. According to the kardex / order card from AFN mine only had 2 optional extra's 'Mitchelin tyres' and 'right hand drive' but still have the 2 tubes on the rear demister. My guess is someone has fitted the single tube in the past?

[Ashley James]

Mine is left hand drive, the chassis number is on the body and yet I doesn’t look as though it could have had the later deminster.

I’ve seen this sort of thing with many different makes especially with the lesser models.