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skintsaint Commited Dubber

66 posts · joined Jul 2007 ·

#677655
hey all,

someone took a bite outta my beetle and left some damage to the front before driving off. 😬

The bumper is bent away from the body of the car and I cant bend it back using my own strength or by pushing the bumper against a wall and using the car to bend it back.

So basically is this going to cost a lot to replace/repair?

Any help/advice much appriecated. 😎

Owner at last of a 1974 L VW Beetle! 😍

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#677657

Futue te ipsum!!!

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#677661
for what it is worth

I repaired this


to this


With not much more than a spanner and hammer


You probably wont be able to repair the bracket but i reckon you could belt the bumper into a "looks good from 10 feet" type of bumper

Looks like an original German bumper so worth having a go
Futue te ipsum!!!

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#677674
Bumper looks too rusted for a German one...
although the chrome would be rusted if it was a brazillian one.. must be German

You could get all the bits you need from a swap meet...

If You use longer bolts - Cuphead - on the bumper
You can probably pull the bracket into line
if its not too far out of shape..

You are lucky the thing that hit You was going past your car and NOT the other way...

remember - You can drive without the bumper and brackets .. just screw the number plate to the body...

the brackets are easy to come by - Left & Right are different-

You would need to replace the Guard - fender -
just unbolts... although it looks like you live near the coast
lot of rust there...
so the nuts u that hold the fender/guard on will be difficult to take off.. throw the old nuts away...
use zinc plated new nuts.. cheap..

You may be able to find used White Guard -

the Left hand bracket may be bent too...
but can probably be straightened out...
those brackets are pretty tough..
You can get later brackets which are thinner...
looks like your beetle is a 1302S Superbug... 1971-72

cheers

Lee
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

trickysimon 100km/h is only 9 seconds away

1,473 posts · joined Dec 2007 ·

#677679
😬
Hope all ends up well and you get it fixed
Simon

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#677706
68AutoBug wrote:Bumper looks too rusted for a German one...
although the chrome would be rusted if it was a brazillian one.. must be German
Lee
Have a look at mine

They are German
A wire brush and a coat of Hammertone and they have lived outside for 3 years

As for repairing them, all you need is
1) a decent hammer. I have a big ball pein. Even a small sledge
2) some hard wood blocks roughly the shape of the bar.

Put these inside and whack away 😂
Futue te ipsum!!!

skintsaint Commited Dubber

66 posts · joined Jul 2007 ·

#678044
cheers for the advice guys.

Will get the bumper off to get it back on the road at least.

p.s sorry for the supersized pic!! 😂
Owner at last of a 1974 L VW Beetle! 😍