Bumper bar swaps

justbrett Casual Dubber

37 posts · joined Oct 2007 · 2 Nov 2007, 9:14 pm

#619377

Hi all

Noob to beetles here so please forgive what might be a simple question. I've just bought two 1970 1500's that I will be turning into one car.

Thing is, I really prefer the older rounded style bumpers. Would these bolt on?

Cheers.

Brett 🥷 (Love the ninja smiley!)

david777 Officially Full-On Dubber

307 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 2 Nov 2007, 11:54 pm

#619394

Not without modifications. There were various styles of rounded bumpers up to 1967. They had different mounting brackets.
Often people change the guards as well as the bumpers if they want to go for that early look.

justbrett Casual Dubber

37 posts · joined Oct 2007 · 3 Nov 2007, 8:05 am

#619408

OK, thanks for that 👍

BiX Veteran Volks Folk

2,499 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 20 Nov 2007, 4:28 pm

#621508

Or just fab some brackets?

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greedy53 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,062 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 4 Jan 2008, 5:45 pm

#626940

i had 64 bumpers on a 71 bug just made new brackets

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type_one Custom Title Time!

1,161 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 24 Jan 2008, 7:16 am

#629511

You can buy brackets from the states that allow you to run early bars on late cars. Check out thesamba.com or one of the bigger VW shops like CIP or Ispwest etc.

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 24 Jan 2008, 9:23 am

#629519

Hi

I'm pretty sure that you can use 75 and later bug bumper brackets for this purpose. I read it somewhere. The ones like #9 in this picture.

Steve

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 24 Jan 2008, 5:08 pm

#629564

Have a look at the next VW show You go to...

there are many of late cars with early bumpres
and also with early front guards and sloping headlamps..

Once You see how its done..
its very simple
You just need a welder... or some one with one... lol

nothing is impossible...
just a darn sight harder....

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Lee

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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 26 Jan 2008, 10:54 am

#629774

1303Steve wrote:I'm pretty sure that you can use 75 and later bug bumper brackets for this purpose. I read it somewhere. The ones like #9 in this picture.

Steve

Yep - just take the rubber block off the top and use

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