From the bench
Tech Bench
Air-cooled VW & Porsche install guides, decoder tools, videos, and fitment lookup written and filmed on our own bench in Orange, CA, using the parts we sell.
Pick your Year, Make, and Model to see only the parts that bolt up to your car — we’ll remember it as you browse.
Not seeing your vehicle? We cover 1946–1979 air-cooled VW and 1950–1989 air-cooled Porsche. Give us a call.
Made in Orange, California
Some parts you can buy anywhere, others you just have to build yourself. Washburn Original Parts is our in-house line of components designed, engineered, and manufactured by people who actually work on these cars every day. If it carries the Washburn name, it's been tested, refined, and proven on real vehicles before it ever reaches your build.
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From the bench
Air-cooled VW & Porsche install guides, decoder tools, videos, and fitment lookup written and filmed on our own bench in Orange, CA, using the parts we sell.
Best carburetor access panels on the market. Precision laser-cut for a perfect factory-style fit, our carburetor access panel gives you the largest opening available for real, unobstructed access to your engine bay with no more skinned knuckles or blind adjustments for a simple carb tune.
In-house work, not outsourced — cut, formed, and welded in Orange, CA. Not sure what you need? Bring it in for a free walk-around.
"This is a quality shop and they do top notch metal work. They are friendly and professional, and the owner is a good guy, and knows VWs. After dealing with other shops that are overpriced and deliver lack-luster work in the past, I was VERY happy to find a shop that does work correctly, even to my ocd standards, and affordably."
F.B. — VW Beetle restoration
"The level of professionalism this shop maintains is renowned and have always been more than willing and helpful with any need I have had. I will, and always will recommend this shop to anyone who is looking for honest and quality work."
N.M. — VW chassis build
"Excellent work and was efficient and communicative. I feel lucky he was willing to take on my major project. The results speak for themselves."
C.C. — Major restoration project