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STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#837738
chasing some mounts to buy borrow or barter so i can mount up my later bumper onto my 71
and since the repro headlights dont seem to sit right in my 911 rings looking for some sealed beam housings/lenses, happily swap stuff or buy, let me know $$$ - anywhere from here to goulburn in the next month 🙂
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STIDUB - yep its still a work in progress

Vwdcq club car racing/ and crashing while my bug isn't finished.

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Pumba Veteran Volks Folk

2,138 posts · joined Jan 2007 ·

#837740
Do the lenses have to match,i have 1 here might be able to get another they are out of a old set of rossi headlights.
cheers shane.
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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#837765
Are You using 911 headlamps as they are a different shape to the normal VW headlamps...

or the clear VW type with VW rings??

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

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#837772
Do just need the mounts for that 76 bumper?

I got some new ones you can borrow till you find some or they would be pretty easy for you to make copies of..

You coming to heritage park next sunday?

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STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#837808
911 rings, steves suggestion that the beetle screw was hideous got to me, i bought the rings, was hoping to fit clear lenses to them & my repoop early beetle insides, keen on whatever gets the stuff finished & put in my guards 🙂

ooooh joel, i owe ya something liquid/alcohol if we can arrange that 😀
Volkswagen Drivers Club of Queensland - member 🙂

STIDUB - yep its still a work in progress

Vwdcq club car racing/ and crashing while my bug isn't finished.

The above are personal views, no more, no less

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#838131
Hi Dave

Those brackets that Joel has shown you will need the holes modified, earlier supers have 3 bolts in a funny arrangement on the body, 76 bugs have 2 holes in line.

I just got my bumpers back from the chrome plater, looks like I will need to put an extension on the bumper brackets to give me an acceptable clearance between the bumper and Aeros.

On my yellow bug I cut up some old early style brackets and welded a short section onto the end of 75/76 brackets

Its a bitch that the glass doesn't fit in the 911 headlight rims, the 911 glasses fit Beetle rims OK.

Steve

STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#838135
so if i go 911 rings im stuck with 911 glass...
might just mod the early housings with clear lenses- to be a little smoother then.
brackets are going to be copied/modified to suit the application aswell, and widening the bumper 4" to match the guard width is likely, not keen on having them a mile out from the body work 👍

lucky i have a few bumpers to play with hey 😀 - dont panic, ill only be using ONE 76 bar, the donor is an early one.
Volkswagen Drivers Club of Queensland - member 🙂

STIDUB - yep its still a work in progress

Vwdcq club car racing/ and crashing while my bug isn't finished.

The above are personal views, no more, no less

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#838213
Hi

The 911 and Beetle glass should interchange.

I had stock bars on my yellow bug, they didn't need to be widened.

I have some genuine Porsche 356 clear headlight glasses I bought from a Porsche dealer, they are genuine Hella ones like the ones used on US spec lights, Im keeping them in case I still go with the Xenon.

I bought my lights from http://www.design911.co.uk. They are 206 pounds ($315Au) each with a chrome ring or 249.50 ($381Au) with black ring that needs a painted cover.

Steve