Hi all. Very new to this forum and also very new to the VW scene. Am just about to pick up my new beetle a 1964 model. Seems a good thing with porsche wheels, a 1920cc motor, and some real nice racing seats to match the red paint work. Whales tails? Are they are a good thing or a bad? whats other peoples opinions? It has been suggested that the back looks a little bare with out a lip of some sort.... yet to be decided.
Let me know what you all think of the idea! 😉
nah cant say i like em.......
then again if your palnning on useinf it to hel with down force thats a different story...
Founding member of the C'town Rat-Pack
i have a whale tail on mine and i have it there solely to get more air flow into the engine bay. I have cut many holes into it though.
And yes it does work, tried and tested.
will reduce oil temp
in the right setup they look ok, eg a full carrea kitted car. an id you need them for cooling why not.
I have no sympathy for my car, only the wallet that pays for it!
Go hard or go home!!!!
What ^ they said.. only for function... not form, should you use it for, grasshopper...
...and Robert's ya father's brother...
i dont like em... and find a stand-off kit does the trick for cooling
(but i like the look of the stand off kit:jesus)
Tagedeezee Heezy
on a beetle without a full kit i dont like them and i only like a few bugs that have the full kit. i would go for hood jacks if you want more cooling and they look cool but dont like the whale tail look.
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom
Mmmmmmm
bagage carier or tupperware, the orginal line is the better. I've have big engines and just stood the deck lid off not for cooling but for air to feed carbs.
have to say...don't like the whale tail look...
Heidi - 1960 White Beetle
'65 Kiwi Ghia
they look good on superbugs with the full kit
thats my plans... very german look racer type
with ur engine and by the sounds of the rest of the car sounds like you want to do the same thing
ive always liked em, but on their own and on earlier models bugs they aint the shizznat (dont ask i dont know what shizznat means either)
They CAN look good.
Have a look at Alex Holzl, Jak Rizzo car, or Jurgo's
Go to V Force web site at
www.beetleracing.com
Beside that - IF you have the mumbo they are beneficial
Futue te ipsum!!!
i love them. I took mine off my bug, but sometimes i get the urge to put it back on 😀
they look great on fully kitted cars, they give you some downforce and they make your beetle look very phat. (yes, phat) especially if youve got flared guards and wide wheels.
the downside to them is that every little pinprick riceboxer wants to race you at the lights so they can show that their tail is bigger than yours...
in the beginning, the universe was created.
this made alot of people very angry and is widely regarded as a bad move.
jak rizzo's car doesnt just have a standard one though if its a german looker and you want the race look the a big double layer wing like his looks great i was refering to the pissy little standard whale tail.
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom
Don't do it, can't stand the things.
:puke:puke:puke:puke
Fiberglass belongs on Toranas!
why do people do that...put torana tail lights on beetles?
all the ones i have seen have been S#*T
:cussing
Anthony
If your new bug has those plates on it [VW RAG], then no....a whale tail will not look good. That car was at the '88 Nationals - believe it or not I've got a pic of it somewhere. It was advertised recently I know that much. Sweet looking car in those days and I'm sure it still is. Whale tails belong on late model bugs....early bugs like yours just don't quite match the look [my opinion anyway].
Anyone else on here remember this bug? Have you got pics?
Squiz.....
Dont do it Ryan, those things look shit!!
nah, personally i dont like em'.....
embrace life🤘
Good for sitn your beer on......that's about it!
"O.S.K"
We make it happen!
Okay on a drag car or very well done German looker but shithouse on most anything else apart from a 911 !
Dan😉
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