Fibreglass front ends on beetles?

eraser Fahrvergnugen

970 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 19 Sep 2007, 9:34 pm

#612860

Howdy i came across a fiberglass frontend on ebay.

And its the perfect thing to get my beetle's front end uncrumpled after the insurance claim from hell ( 80% his fault 20% my fault but my damage was less then his car damage and they refused to pay up :| yar i wasn't insured idiot.)

But i finally got some money together and thought okies this looks perfect, i currently have a 1968 beetle semi-auto, and i was wondering;

With these fiberglass kits how to they attach to the body?

How does the kit normally secure in the down position? (so it doesn't pop open when i brake :P

Anyone had any good or bad experiences or can point me in the direction of help?

Whats the deal with installing headlights?

Just cut a whole and mount a recess or something with some more fibreglass?

Any links or comments greatly appreciated, i really miss driving this little baby of mine.

pod i`ve got to finish this thing one day

4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 19 Sep 2007, 9:55 pm

#612867

lok at westi post pimping his ride it has a fibreglass front on it:thumb

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eraser Fahrvergnugen

970 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 19 Sep 2007, 11:14 pm

#612888

Thanks for that pod (for those playing at home hes talking about this post)

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5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 19 Sep 2007, 11:31 pm

#612889

The perfect thing to get your front uncrumpled is to pay a good panel dude, not buy some plastic from Ebay

beetles are a cinch to fix

Pay your debts, CxxT

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16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 20 Sep 2007, 6:40 am

#612902

The fibreglass fronts have been made for Drag cars mainly not for the streeters so attaching is done different on a drag car

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

eraser Fahrvergnugen

970 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 20 Sep 2007, 5:06 pm

#612985

Well i have had one of these #1 pannel beaters reccomended by the vw community down here in SA and they glued the pannels on and generally did a shit job. The last few times in its history it has gone to any pannel shops it normally comes out worse for wear.

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236 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 20 Sep 2007, 9:43 pm

#613059

You should first check with some insurance companies before fitting a f'glass frontend. Insurance companies suck bigtime, but you do need them, unfortunatley. They may deny a claim - pricks.😠