Will S-bug guards bolt onto my L-bug???

colonel mustard · 26 Mar 2009, 1:08 pm

I know it seems like a silly question, but are they straight bolt on???

thanks

barls · 26 Mar 2009, 3:21 pm

rears should be not sure about the fronts though.

colonel mustard · 26 Mar 2009, 3:41 pm

Rears is all Im concerned about, going to use the same for the front 🙂

Joel · 26 Mar 2009, 4:38 pm

fronts bolt up aswell if u need

colonel mustard · 26 Mar 2009, 6:10 pm

Thanks Joel, I trust you on this! You are always a great help!!! 🙂 cheers!~!

Bizarre · 26 Mar 2009, 6:37 pm

What - you dont trust Barls??

colonel mustard · 26 Mar 2009, 6:41 pm

I do, however he was unsure about the fronts. Sorry Barls, Repect you.

barls · 26 Mar 2009, 8:28 pm

Bizarre wrote:What - you dont trust Barls??

i wouldnt trust me ether, just ask kel where it got her.

68AutoBug · 26 Mar 2009, 9:07 pm

colonel mustard wrote:I know it seems like a silly question, but are they straight bolt on???

thanks

Rears from 1968> all bolt on....

Not sure of the fronts...
I always thought that they were different...???

LEE

But then I have a 1302S front bumper and NOS 1302S rear guards on My 68 beetle ...lol..
Nothings impossible... lol

colonel mustard · 26 Mar 2009, 9:10 pm

But then I have a 1302S front bumper and NOS 1302S rear guards on My 68 beetle ...lol..
Nothings impossible... lol

Did you have to modify them to do this??

68AutoBug · 26 Mar 2009, 9:25 pm

colonel mustard wrote:
But then I have a 1302S front bumper and NOS 1302S rear guards on My 68 beetle ...lol..
Nothings impossible... lol
Did you have to modify them to do this??

The guards just bolted on...

I had to drill new holes to mount the bumper onto the car
I also used the 1302S bumper brackets...

LEE

I do have a photo of the brackets bolted to the body
I'll see if I can find it.... Lee

1303Steve · 26 Mar 2009, 11:19 pm

Hi

What colour are your bumper brackets Lee?

Actually all rear bug guards are interchangeable.

Steve

Joel · 27 Mar 2009, 2:50 pm

awww now i feel special

would u trust someone whose native american name is drunk crawling?? 😂

i only know cos 15 years of owning several S and Lbugs and swapping bits around proved it fits

same with the front and rear bumpers too
with the exception of the late75-76 front bumper all others are the same
they just have 2 lots of mounting holes one for supers and other for standards

the front bumper on my Lbug at the moment is the original one off my red 75 standard

vw54 · 27 Mar 2009, 3:15 pm

"" i only know cos 15 years of owning several S and Lbugs and swapping bits around proved it ""

Joel thats way to many years driving on Springs LOL

Joel · 29 Mar 2009, 9:41 am

i spend enough time driving on tractor front ends at work

i'll stick to my 'pherso front ends, same as most of the manufactures have been doing for the last 20-30 years

my Lbug still outhandled my black 1500 bug despite only having less than half the money spent on the front end

colonel mustard · 29 Mar 2009, 9:57 am

Love the supers.

And No, I probably wouldnt trust anyone with the name drunk crawling.