Bonnet Year · Aussieveedubbers

VDUBXTC · 11 Nov 2009, 2:51 pm

Can anyone tell me what year the 4 tab bonnets came out? 50's, 60's?

volumex · 12 Nov 2009, 9:06 pm

Oct 52 - Dec 60
The hood prop location changed in Aug 55 to mount at the front hinge bolt rather than a separate connection point.

68AutoBug · 12 Nov 2009, 10:00 pm

VDUBXTC wrote:Can anyone tell me what year the 4 tab bonnets came out? 50's, 60's?

Hi

what do You mean 4 tabs??

LEE

vw54 · 13 Nov 2009, 5:58 am

what do You mean 4 tabs??

the tabs or pins that hold the VW badge to the bonnet

VDUBXTC · 13 Nov 2009, 3:57 pm

vw54 wrote:
what do You mean 4 tabs??
the tabs or pins that hold the VW badge to the bonnet

Yeah. this is correct.
It's also flush mount on the bonnet with no raised section for the badge to sit on. and it has 3 holes on the passenger side, never seen one like this before.
Just wondering what year it was off. I found it at the tip in good condition.

I'm guessing it's off an oval because of the other bits there with it. But my old 56 models bonnet didn't look like this one so i can't be sure.

Thanks
Jace

Joel · 13 Nov 2009, 6:37 pm

😉

VDUBXTC · 13 Nov 2009, 11:18 pm

Yup. Thats what it looks like at the top Joel.
Any idea on which years they came out on?

Matt Ryan · 14 Nov 2009, 9:41 am

volumex wrote:Oct 52 - Dec 60
The hood prop location changed in Aug 55 to mount at the front hinge bolt rather than a separate connection point.

You've already been told Oct 1952 to Dec 1960

There was a change in the hood prop location so that should narrow your found one down to after 1955.

If your old 56 doesn't have one like this, then it probably has the wrong (incorrect for year) bonnet on it and you have just found the correct one - lucky you.

Regards,

Matt.😀

VDUBXTC · 14 Nov 2009, 4:22 pm

Matt Ryan wrote:
volumex wrote:Oct 52 - Dec 60
The hood prop location changed in Aug 55 to mount at the front hinge bolt rather than a separate connection point.

You've already been told Oct 1952 to Dec 1960

There was a change in the hood prop location so that should narrow your found one down to after 1955.

If your old 56 doesn't have one like this, then it probably has the wrong (incorrect for year) bonnet on it and you have just found the correct one - lucky you.

Regards,

Matt.😀

Fair enough then. Must of missed that🤪

Thanks everyone for your replies.
Looks like i've been told what year it suits.