So, the seat cover issue is finally resolved.  It ends up that TMI changed their templates a couple of years ago for the ’66 Beetle so that they would fit more snugly.  Two things could have happened with my issue from March 30th, 2012.  1) Wolfsburg West had some old stock on their shelves, and somehow I received it.  2) TMI started using the old templates again by accident.  It seems most likely that it would be old stock on Wolfsburg West’s shelf, but it had the new part # on the packaging.  At this point, I don’t really know.  The good news is that Wolfsburg West and TMI took care of the problem and sent me new seat covers.  Specifically, I’d like to thank Rich Morris over at Wolfsburg West for keeping on this and taking care of the issue.  I really appreciate the time he took, and all the emails updating me on the status of the situation.  I was kept in the loop every step of the way.  I want to thank Jonce Fancher over at Fanchers Upholstery for doing a nice job on the seats too.  They look great!  Here are the new seat covers, installed:

My license plate arrived yesterday, and finally got around to installing it today. I found another use for the 3M paint protection tape that I used on the door sills too.  See a previous post about my door sills by clicking here.  I used the 3M Paint Protection Paint on the back of the license plate bracket.  Figured it would help protect the paint of the engine lid since it sits right on it underneath the license plate light.  It installs just like the InvisibleShield screen protector stuff you may have installed on your mobile phones or other electronic devices. Just dunk the tape in some water with a little bit of baby shampoo added to it, put into place, and then squeegee the excess water and bubbles out from underneath. Here are some pictures:

If you look close, you’ll see the clear 3M Paint Protection Tape installed on the bracket.  Once it’s dry, just trim off the excess tape.  Click to enlarge.

Here’s a quick video showing the 3M Paint Protection Tape

Today was the day!  I took “Karl”, the name of my Beetle, on his first drive.  I worked out a couple of kinks in the process too.  When I’d turn left, the horn would beep.  LOL!  Also, 3rd and 4th gears were not reachable.  Both issues were quickly fixed once I got back.  Here are some pictures, and a video from today: