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When I bought my bug it came with an old towel rack but wasn't fitted on it.
I hated the look of it.
Been driving around for a while with no bumper bar on ...quite a different look too.
Now just bought a shiny single bar to be fitted on the weekend....
then it will be a real looker.
I like the stock look, with the over-riders. Aussie-made VWs had US-spec bumpers from 1962-67, so that's good enough for me. Single-blades look fine on earlier VWs, but to me they look weird on later cars. British-spec mid '60s Beetles, with single-blade euro bumpers and small uprights, look like they're missing something.
Same dilemma! At the moment Im leaning towards keeping them, but I have a 63 that came with them. With Oval taillights thought I would have a single blade, but either way it will look cool! Good luck!
I think it is more about the look you are going with with ya Dub..
See JIMGOW for example, had heaps of accessories and shit hanging of it, so the more chrome and bits, the better, so they suited the car.
Similar story with the Notch as far as accessories, but the towel rail saga isn't a factor for the Notch unless I wanna pay a fortune.. However, I am about to go from a Type 3 'blade' to adding NOS overriders to the bumper, so Glen, I guess it depends on the look you're after!!
Craig Torrens6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
LOL... I appreciate and Really Enjoyed your replies.
Flanders, you had me on the floor 😀
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I'm over 30 but way young at heart.
(maybe a midlife crises.)
I've started to change the Look of my ride.
I'll have to make up my mind.
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I too like both options, but the lighter one may win out, power to weight mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
oh as far as Tail rail visibility, this is down at bumper height. It only gets better as you get higher.
At an angle one may get obscurred, but not from normal following driver height.
😀 Go Baja! design and build your own bumper/bullbar and make it look how you want! I say make it look like something off a Mad Max buggy!😀:thumb Yeee Haaa!
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Towel rails suit 60s beetles ,On a oval I would go with a blade and overriders,mad look on any oval,But I would rip all the bumpers offf and go for t,bars love that Calook,My bug is a 64 with towel rails I went through a stage when I hated em but now I luv em.specialy with amber spots.good luck dude.
Very true Bronze. I agree completely except for one point. nudge bars are too wussey looking, as soon as i can i'm going for something more robust like a truck bull bar!😀
THe MC Bat Commander's motto: "Never do now, what you could do for 24 hours straight, all night, the night before."
