beetle slider - how do you tell its factory or aftermkt?

hi slider fans..

been wanting to know for a while how you distinguish a factory slider in a beetle from an aftermarket fit job??

looking at pre 67 (early) models if that makes a difference?

your knowledge will be appreciated.. :thumb

cheers paul



[ Edited on 29-10-2005 by h ]

Slider?? are you refering to a sunroof??
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yes please, a slider sunroof.. cheers

It would be branded "golde"

The original Golde tops will normally have Golde printed on the handle....also the rails which the assembly slides in are generally polished aluminium. Britax or other repro tops often have a black surround right around the opening. Once you've seen an original assembly it will generally be fairly easy to spot the difference.

In terms of whether an original ragtop (golde) has been grafted into a hard top bug (like mine), well if done well you shouldn't really be able to tell unless you rip out the headliner to see if there are any joins/welds. Here is my Golde top that was grafted in:

And here is an unrestored one!!

Ddin't someone once say that there was a model number difference as well? somewhere deep in the numbers/
:duh
of have I been cleaning the house to much and sniffing the fumes?????🤪

just a few aussie facts to help you...rag roof bugs were produced up to 1965 chassis no 195 [first 3 digets]was the last of them...66 on had the steel slider with a average of only 80-90 cars produced a year from the clayton factory...aussie spec....the short of it is these cars are rare..good luck in tracking one down and enjoy cheers steve

are you talking about a rag top, or a steel sliding sunroof?
sliders were only factory fitted to 1967 models.

Does anybody know if it possible to buy new tops for Britax roofs?

Original Ragtops also have the raised "Bead" in the roof in front of the ragtop. Look closely at the first photo.
Cheers
Graham.

Britax is still around Vwcool you can still purchase britax rags for beetles.
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