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whatnow Custom Title Time!

1,000 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#925707
the side trims will fit but the later bonnet strip will be too long.

to be anal about it the correct '59 trim are bright dipped aluminium where as the later ones are stainless steel (an australian only thing 🙂 ) you can tell the early strips by the colour (more silver vs a blue tint), plus the bonnet strip is +/- 2" shorter and has a notch at one end to fit over the bonnet badge baseplate.

do you need just the door trims or the whole lot?

tristanm Seriously Crusin Dubber

104 posts · joined Sep 2012 ·

#925836
Ummm i sorta wanted the door trims and the bonnet because i want to attach this to the bonnet part.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/VW-Aircooled-Beetle-T1-T2-Bonnet-Biflector-Green-Bug-Air-Wind-Deflector-Hotrod-/160817039192?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2571714758

Altough saying that i know my rear lid has been changed to a later model one so maybe my front bonnet isnt original.
ill add i pic below.

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#925839
it looks like an early bonnet..
early bonnet handle..

RH wipers too?
early door handles too.. 59ish..
would have had wide stainless steel strips on Australian beetles..

it will match the badge at the bottom..
up to >1968

has 1968>on front guards

LEE

Car looks good..
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tristanm Seriously Crusin Dubber

104 posts · joined Sep 2012 ·

#925840
So the question remains can i get repo's of the trims for the early model or do i have to find standard ones someone is selling ?

Thanks for the info lee! I have a few things coming new interior trims and sunvisor should look even better then!

Also does anyone know if its possible to run eyelids and keep the grills on the headlights?

tristanm Seriously Crusin Dubber

104 posts · joined Sep 2012 ·

#925843
85$ shipping >_< harsh

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#925845
tristanm wrote:So the question remains can i get repo's of the trims for the early model or do i have to find standard ones someone is selling ?

Thanks for the info lee! I have a few things coming new interior trims and sunvisor should look even better then!

Also does anyone know if its possible to run eyelids and keep the grills on the headlights?
Can't say I've ever seen the two together unless the mesh had a hinge at the top and the bottom had a piece to go under the bottom screw..

You should be able to find all the stainless steel wide strips off someone on here..

for a beetle up to >1968 so there are lots of them out there
and stainless steel is quite tough ....
all beetles excepting the standards had them...

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

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#925846
they say in that add that they fit up to 1963 which had the bonnet badges...

I have seen the wolfsburg crest badge on later cars so I don't know if the bonnet strip is actually shorter???

and whether the longer bonnet strip can be shortened..

I know nothing is impossible...lol just a darn sight harder..lol

maybe the longer strip still fits??? someone will know..
or cut it..

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

tristanm Seriously Crusin Dubber

104 posts · joined Sep 2012 ·

#925847
Yea i havnt seen it before either thats why i want to do it 😀 , think ill just get some and make it work !
Will keep an eye out for some stips iam sure i could just trim it somehow haha

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7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#925857
I have a complete trim set for early beetle I can part with
pm me 🙂
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Pumba Veteran Volks Folk

2,138 posts · joined Jan 2007 ·

#925933
Also does anyone know if its possible to run eyelids and keep the grills on the headlights? [/quote]

I dont think you can,i have a set of eye lids if your interested.
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tristanm Seriously Crusin Dubber

104 posts · joined Sep 2012 ·

#925984
Thanks all probably the go the other bloke wanted 150 for his OG ones... When i get the $$ ill order some from you!

tristanm Seriously Crusin Dubber

104 posts · joined Sep 2012 ·

#926075
Iam also looking for a nice set of roof racks if anyone has anything?

smithy68 Wolfsburg Wizard

419 posts · joined Oct 2010 ·

#926490
I have just the bonnet trim new from wolfsburgwest if you still need it