hi peeps
just about finished the work on my pan
and just wanted to know what year seats will fit
the original rails are 69 that i have to weld on
but what year seat will fit these?
as i don't have any seats atm
thanks
Bizarre ·
pretty sure you are talking 68 to early 74
67 and earlier were slightly different and late 74 they changed to 3 point
Joel ·
like barry said volkswagen australia used twin rail runners till 11/74
but there is a slight design change:
in late 70 they made the 5mm wide runners to 20mm and put a plastic bushing over it
u can fit 70-74 seats on the pre 70s runners if u fit the plastic bush so they dont wobble but the pre 70 seats wont fit 70-74s
i've attached a pics of my 70 and 74 bugs so u can see the difference
hth
Joel
Joel ·
70-74 sytle
RISKY^VW ·
hey that help heaps
thanks 🙂
68AutoBug ·
If I were You I would wait until I got some seats before welding the rails in.....
Many people fit non VW seats, as You can get late model ones very cheaply, whereas VW ones will probably need covering etc... plus VW seats were never the most comfortable seats anyway...[from memory]
Many people fit Honda seats but most can be fitted....
so long as they come from a two door car....
Lee
RISKY^VW ·
yeah i was thinking other seats but wanted low backs
not sure what to do
but just picked up a t3 wagon
and it has the 3 point setup
so it must me late right?
Joel ·
i dont know bout early type3 but i know the later ones with 3 point runners are nothing like beetle 3 point set up