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clinker42 Officially Full-On Dubber

381 posts · joined Aug 2008 ·

#768634
Hey Guys

When did the flat screen finnish or the curved screen start or vice versa.

Went to order a screen today and they said my car was a curved screen but its a flat screen.

This is the body number

132753617 - So that makes it a 72 correct. So should it be a curved or flat screen.

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#768637
A windscreen for a 72 is slightly curved even though it looks flat. If you put a straight edge over it you will see a slight curve An L bug is heavily curved and I think it was 67 that the screens that were actually flat finished.

Yogie

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#768649
all 68 on windscreens are the same except Lbugs which are built between 73 and 75

the body tag your looking at is pretty much meaningless, its the chassis number under the backseat and on the compliance tag that gives the car build date and indentity

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#768707
clinker42 wrote:Hey Guys

When did the flat screen finnish or the curved screen start or vice versa.

Went to order a screen today and they said my car was a curved screen but its a flat screen.

This is the body number

132753617 - So that makes it a 72 correct. So should it be a curved or flat screen.


Hi

they aren't really flat.... they only go in one way...
they are slightly convex.... [or concave inside view.. lol.]

the early windscreens were made from flat glass... up to 1968 in Australia... just Flat Glass...

from 1968> they do have a curve in them but most people still think they are flat....

so the windscreen people probably had the correct windscreen for Your car... after 1968>
and NOT a SUPER which has coil springs under the front mud guards --

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

clinker42 Officially Full-On Dubber

381 posts · joined Aug 2008 ·

#768787
That is the number from under the back seat stamped on to tunnely near the inspection plate. Also, I suppose the year can be different as someone could grab a body and stick on any floor pan, correct?

So what is an L Bug

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#768792
clinker42 wrote:So what is an L Bug
Easy - the BEST beetle 😂



An L is a 1303
1973 to 1975

VIN should be 133XXXXXXX to 135XXXXXXX
Futue te ipsum!!!

clinker42 Officially Full-On Dubber

381 posts · joined Aug 2008 ·

#768807
So now that L Beetle definately has a curved screen, it curves around the sides,

Does anyone have a pic of a car with a Flat screen?

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#768849
clinker42 wrote:This is the body number

132753617 - So that makes it a 72 correct. So should it be a curved or flat screen.
clinker42 wrote:That is the number from under the back seat stamped on to tunnely near the inspection plate.
if thats the number from under the rear seat double check it, cos that wont exist

its 1 number short and 3 being the 2nd digit means Lbug and they didnt start till feb 73 plus your bug is a swing axle 1300 so its not an S or L bug

if the number hasnt been messed with it'll be 112 x xxx xxx but then again it wouldnt be the first bug out there to have some sort of ID swap

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#768892
clinker42 wrote:So now that L Beetle definately has a curved screen, it curves around the sides,

Does anyone have a pic of a car with a Flat screen?
1966 BEETLE - IN FRONT - FLAT Glass Windscreen

1968 BEETLE - Silver - curved windscreen - NOT FLAT GLASS

1956 Beetle - FLAT glass windscreen - FLAT GLASS

LEE

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#768896
Hi again,
here is a pic of a 1303S Karmann cabriolet with the wrap around curved windscreen.. [called the L beetle in Australia..]

this is usually called the curved windscreen beetle....
probably what the windscreen people meant..

the 1968> beetles [Non Supers] have a slightly convex Windscreen with a curve in it....
many people think its also flat glass...

cheers

LEE

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