Hey peoples,
Call me darft, but will a backseat from a 64 bug fit in a 67?
Thanks.
67Deluxe Casual Dubber
32 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Interior question
vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday
16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Yr not daft,,,, they dont fit... 64 n 65 are different to 66 67... and pre 64 is different again.
I had this problem with my 65 resto back seat. Made sure it fitted the car before i got it re trimmed.
I had this problem with my 65 resto back seat. Made sure it fitted the car before i got it re trimmed.
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409
Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l
12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
WOW .... i would have sworn it would have fitted.
The bodies are interchangeable ...yes?
So where is the difference?
The bodies are interchangeable ...yes?
So where is the difference?
Futue te ipsum!!!
Jeza Officially Full-On Dubber
353 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·
The frame I used to build a back seat for my 71 1302 I'm sure is from an early 60's beetle- But perhaps I'm mistaken.
Maybe the only way to find out is to try it (if poss) and see if it fits
Maybe the only way to find out is to try it (if poss) and see if it fits
......random gibberish for today.......
Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds
2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
I think the back seat bottoms will fit - the rail across the floor above the kick panels is the same, and the seat bottom sits on that.
However '66-'67 seat bottoms are flatter, they don't sit as high as an earlier seat.
The reason is that VW Australia also redesigned the rear seat back, also making it thinner and changing the mountings. This is so it would fold flatter.
If you unhook the rubber strap on a '64 or earlier and pull the rear seat back forward, it won't fold flat on the seat bottom. '66 and '67s will however, as the rear seat is a different design.
Yes the body shells are the same, but I think they changed the hinge points for the later seats.
However '66-'67 seat bottoms are flatter, they don't sit as high as an earlier seat.
The reason is that VW Australia also redesigned the rear seat back, also making it thinner and changing the mountings. This is so it would fold flatter.
If you unhook the rubber strap on a '64 or earlier and pull the rear seat back forward, it won't fold flat on the seat bottom. '66 and '67s will however, as the rear seat is a different design.
Yes the body shells are the same, but I think they changed the hinge points for the later seats.