hi everyone,
I know T bars are illegal to use on the road but dose anyone use them and get away with it or have you gotten defected or fined.
DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!
1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·
Dose anyone use T bars on thier bug
waltermitty Legend when my beer goggles are on
1,993 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Mate with the coppers around port I wouldnt givem the chance. AFAIK they are illegal lots run em but they are seen as a danger to pedestrians ( like headlight eyebrows) and I think In NSW if the car doesnt have its bumper on then its not legal?. Mitchell
PS wher are you in Port? M
PS wher are you in Port? M
23 windows ...8 too many!
DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!
1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·
Mitchell , Jeff and matt have been telling me bout your farm of vws. My dad has a bright yellow 74 L BUG and lives at shelly beach and my mum lives at light gouse beach. Im 13 years old. Only my dad has a vee dubb but i have parts at my mums and dads. But i hope in the next few years is to start to do up a 1500 bug. To look like this. so it will be fully done when i get my licence.
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vwtyp2 Son of Jim - Creator of Good
2,504 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·
if you wanna cal look your Beetle properly, you have to run T bars.
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Most people seem normal, till you get to know them.
beetleboyjeff Custom Title Time!
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PS wher are you in Port? M
Mitchell, I am also in Po
Mitchell, I am also in Po
From your ole' mate Jeff
eraser Fahrvergnugen
970 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·
I want to find these (LHS)
beetleboyjeff Custom Title Time!
1,790 posts · joined Feb 2009 ·
PS wher are you in Port? M
Mitchell,
I am also in Port Macquarie - in 'The Jib' at Clifton. I have the 'Hotondo Homes' franchise in Port Macquarie, and have a 75L bug with Hotondo Homes signage on it. Our office is at 174 Lake Rd, drop in and say G'day.
What VW are you running? Here is a photo of mine.
Mitchell,
I am also in Port Macquarie - in 'The Jib' at Clifton. I have the 'Hotondo Homes' franchise in Port Macquarie, and have a 75L bug with Hotondo Homes signage on it. Our office is at 174 Lake Rd, drop in and say G'day.
What VW are you running? Here is a photo of mine.
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From your ole' mate Jeff
DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!
1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·
Jeff i thorght waltermitty was howie , im sure thats what matt said in a post.
Matt Ryan Fahrvergnugen
890 posts · joined Jan 2006 ·
Not Quite so, Dylan.
However, I did mention them both in the same post. Mitchell (waltermitty) has kombies and Howie has the farm.
Here is a pic of Mitchell's latest project. It's a fleetliner, they were assembled in South Africa from Brazillian CKD kits in the 1970's, yes the 70's!!! Brazil (and by default, South Africa) were still making splitties when the rest of the world had been making bays for years.
It's a 15 window and he has removed the hippy decorations since that pic was taken. Notice the front VW emblem is not a badge but is actually embossed into the nose panel.
And Mitch, do drop in and see Jeff, he is the treasurer of Mid North Coast Dub Club and his daughter Trish (who works with him) is our club president.
Regards,
Matt.
However, I did mention them both in the same post. Mitchell (waltermitty) has kombies and Howie has the farm.
Here is a pic of Mitchell's latest project. It's a fleetliner, they were assembled in South Africa from Brazillian CKD kits in the 1970's, yes the 70's!!! Brazil (and by default, South Africa) were still making splitties when the rest of the world had been making bays for years.
It's a 15 window and he has removed the hippy decorations since that pic was taken. Notice the front VW emblem is not a badge but is actually embossed into the nose panel.
And Mitch, do drop in and see Jeff, he is the treasurer of Mid North Coast Dub Club and his daughter Trish (who works with him) is our club president.
Regards,
Matt.
waltermitty Legend when my beer goggles are on
1,993 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Hey Dylan I followed your old man today I think. I followed him from townies along pacific drive and he turned down to Shelly beach. You said he lives there is his first name Harry LOL!
Nice bugI see it a bit my daughters usually spot it first they love the fact that they can get me with a punch buggy what color and then with yellow car spotto with the one car!
Jeff I see you around all the time I recon your sweet little bug has the record for the most towing trailer mailes of any bug in Australia. I will catch up with you sometime though you dont seem to stand still much and that bug sure goes well, what has she got in her?
And yes my daughters always look out for it as we go past your office in Lake road and punch buggy me. then as we go by reece plumbing they usually get me with the purple baja there! Then if we see Dylans dad my arms are fair bruised by the time we get home. I live at Shellys also one street back from knobbies.
Mat yes its 75 that was a one year only exercise by VW to use up spare parts from Brazil Europe and South Africa. I believe they were made 75 and part 76 about 7,000 odd in total. Quite a few unique features such as Barndoor cargo doors, 1600 twinports, pressed emblem ( try stealing that one ) later dash switches blinker mec and slightly different steering wheel and lots more Being 15 -25 years newer you can be lucky like me and fine one almost rust free,She is a delight I love her even if I cannot afford to get her on the road ATM I just like having her in my garage.
Mitchell
Nice bugI see it a bit my daughters usually spot it first they love the fact that they can get me with a punch buggy what color and then with yellow car spotto with the one car!
Jeff I see you around all the time I recon your sweet little bug has the record for the most towing trailer mailes of any bug in Australia. I will catch up with you sometime though you dont seem to stand still much and that bug sure goes well, what has she got in her?
And yes my daughters always look out for it as we go past your office in Lake road and punch buggy me. then as we go by reece plumbing they usually get me with the purple baja there! Then if we see Dylans dad my arms are fair bruised by the time we get home. I live at Shellys also one street back from knobbies.
Mat yes its 75 that was a one year only exercise by VW to use up spare parts from Brazil Europe and South Africa. I believe they were made 75 and part 76 about 7,000 odd in total. Quite a few unique features such as Barndoor cargo doors, 1600 twinports, pressed emblem ( try stealing that one ) later dash switches blinker mec and slightly different steering wheel and lots more Being 15 -25 years newer you can be lucky like me and fine one almost rust free,She is a delight I love her even if I cannot afford to get her on the road ATM I just like having her in my garage.
Mitchell
23 windows ...8 too many!
DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!
1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·
Thats a great kombi , Love it , And jeffs bug has a 1916cc engine in his it goes realy well. And sorry matt i got what you said mixed up.
Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang
9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·
you only gotta look at them to understand why they're illegal
that said ive run them on my bug a couple of times over the years, never during pinkslips though, but i have been pulled over and bagged with them on and the cop didnt say anything other than gee this is a tidy old bug 😂
that said ive run them on my bug a couple of times over the years, never during pinkslips though, but i have been pulled over and bagged with them on and the cop didnt say anything other than gee this is a tidy old bug 😂
zayus Wolfsburg Wizard
437 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Yes, I run t-bars.
The car will be going for a blue slip shortly.
Will let you know the results.
The car will be going for a blue slip shortly.
Will let you know the results.
68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --
11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
You can run beetles without bumpers...DylanTheDubber wrote:hi everyone,
I know T bars are illegal to use on the road but dose anyone use them and get away with it or have you gotten defected or fined.
as New cars don't really have bumpers these days...
and hitting a pedestrian with no bumper is much better for the pedestrian if You have no bumper..
if You have T bars or headlamp eyebrows...
they can do lots of damage to a pedestrian...
Locals have used them for many years ...
but they have gone out of favour...
plus a car cannot have any protusions at the front..
legally...
cheers
LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!
1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·
Thanks lee, I know you can run no bumper and i also know they can do damage to pedestrians but if you only put em on for shows you'l be right i reccon, Heaps of people do it.
DU88EN Slammed & Awesome Dubber
75 posts · joined Apr 2009 ·
i've been running t-bars on my dub since february and drive evrywhere! haven't been pulled over but have been breahtalised and the cops had nothing to say about them, all he said was "gee i better stick some sunnies on, this bug is bright!" so i hope the colour was a distraction from the t bars!
DU88EN Slammed & Awesome Dubber
75 posts · joined Apr 2009 ·
been pulled over again and the cops said nothing about the t-bars, only to fix my speedo and remove a sticker from my p plate...