Aussieveedubbers · Paint and Body

Quick fender question

https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/76113/quick-fender-question

alien8 ·

Are the front guards from a 1970 standard Beetle the same as a 72 S Beetle? Will they interchange?

Joel ·

nah your outta luck there brad
S bug and Lbug are the same but standards are different

shame your not closer i have a pair of Sbug fronts
theyre rust free but both have been bumped in that spot next to the headligts where they all seem to get hit

alien8 ·

Damn, what about the rears?

68AutoBug ·

alien8 wrote:Are the front guards from a 1970 standard Beetle the same as a 72 S Beetle? Will they interchange?
Only the rear guards are the same

basically, all beetles are the same from the door hinges back...
1968> 1976

Only difference in rears, is the tail lamp holes...

LEE

alien8 ·

Thanks Joel, Lee.
That helps me heaps.

Joel ·

just to elaborate abit more on lees comments

68 to early 73 rears are identical regardless of what they come off and 73 on are all the same the only difference is the they have mounts for elephants feet tail lights instead
but the bolt pattern on the body is the same tho

if u really wanted to make something ugly u could put Lbug rears on a splitty 🤪
altho someone in forsale section has an early 60s bug with them....... a rear end only a mother could love 😂