Show us your bars

Thinking that one day i may change the current standard 69 bumper bars to something different.

What is available out there and where from?

Would love to see some photos of different or custom bars that are available.

I have a set these if you like the cal look ???

they look pretty good although i need a full bar to hide some irregularities in the rear guard

Paul its not irregularities there called character dents,my car has a few😂 i dont think there is any choices in bars unles you run early 60s ones ???

Peter Huckstepp's Billet bug has some nice custom bars

I think this is Wayne Penrose's convertible

This is another that has some nice bars on it

You can always go for a tubular bumper. I've seen some really nice ones on competition cars, depends on the look you're going for.





In my opinion they look best painted or powder coated in white or black, not body colour.

Paulc1964au wrote:This is another that has some nice bars on it

There early 60s ones,i was trying to find out about the ones on waynes car a while back and found nothing,and didnt peter make the ones on hes car ??? i think they would be worth a few dollars to make ??? cheers shane.

I will check with Peter but I think he brought his from USA

Be good if you can get some from the states,the ones on waynes car are from the states they give it that early look.

vwmad wrote:Be good if you can get some from the states,the ones on waynes car are from the states they give it that early look.

Yes thats what I am thinking I would like something a little customised as well.

I will check my hot VW magazines for some ideas

Cip1 have a couple of 3 rib billett bars

waveman1500 wrote:You can always go for a tubular bumper. I've seen some really nice ones on competition cars, depends on the look you're going for.
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Those styles in the pics are specifically for baja kitted beetles...
the lad would have to chop his whole front apron off just to fit it. unless you did some very serious cutting and retro fitting to have 2 inch wide wholes for the tubes to extend all the way back to the front torsion beam...

then you will have to chop the arms of the barwork to extend far enough out from the beam to the very front of the stock bug apron / guards.

vwmad wrote:

Paulc1964au wrote:This is another that has some nice bars on it

There early 60s ones,i was trying to find out about the ones on waynes car a while back and found nothing,and didnt peter make the ones on hes car ??? i think they would be worth a few dollars to make ??? cheers shane.

Made in the USA Briz aluminiun bars this compeny make bars for street rods customs etc come undrilied so you need to get mount brackets to suit your beetle ( also avalable from Briz) these are not cheap but look nice because thay look good from both sides.

they certainly look like nice bars, I do like the billet ones however by the time you buy the bars and brackets and shipping from USA it isnt going to be a cheap excercise

I have used a set of stainless steel blades on my early car .

bajachris88 wrote:Those styles in the pics are specifically for baja kitted beetles...
the lad would have to chop his whole front apron off just to fit it. unless you did some very serious cutting and retro fitting to have 2 inch wide wholes for the tubes to extend all the way back to the front torsion beam...

then you will have to chop the arms of the barwork to extend far enough out from the beam to the very front of the stock bug apron / guards.

Use some imagination! It's only round mild steel tube, very easy to make at home. I've seen plenty of them welded up at home with flat steel plates which bolt in to the bumper bracket holes for a perfect stock replacement. Those were just the only photos I could find easily. Here's a photo which I've just uploaded of a famous VW Club of SA competition car.

Paulc1964au wrote:they certainly look like nice bars, I do like the billet ones however by the time you buy the bars and brackets and shipping from USA it isnt going to be a cheap excercise

Hi Paul,
they might cost a bit, but don't compromise too much or you'll never be totally satisfied with Rosie each time you look at her. I'd say decide on the ones you really want and just do it. I love the ribbed ones you posted pics of.
Fat chicks with early bumpers look awesome (IMO) 😍

Yeah i am afraid to ask the price of them lol

I am still looking for something different to the standard bars what type of bars are fitted for cal look?

Cal-look doesn't run bumpers;
they run T-Bars, Nerf Bar (Nudge Bar) or curved T-bars, or nothing at all

sander288 wrote:Cal-look doesn't run bumpers;
they run T-Bars, Nerf Bar (Nudge Bar) or curved T-bars, or nothing at all

I wonder if t bars are legal here in NSW hmmm i do like these ribbed bars though lol might have to have my own look

Paulc1964au wrote:

sander288 wrote:Cal-look doesn't run bumpers;
they run T-Bars, Nerf Bar (Nudge Bar) or curved T-bars, or nothing at all

I wonder if t bars are legal here in NSW hmmm i do like these ribbed bars though lol might have to have my own look

Unfortuantely they are illegal. I had them on my bug for the nearly 12 months and never had a problem. All depends on who pulls you over or notices them. I recently removed them as i wanted to have the no-bumper look.

Paulc1964au wrote:

sander288 wrote:Cal-look doesn't run bumpers;
they run T-Bars, Nerf Bar (Nudge Bar) or curved T-bars, or nothing at all

I wonder if t bars are legal here in NSW hmmm i do like these ribbed bars though lol might have to have my own look

Dangerous protrusions so yes it's a defect but that doesn't stop people running them, particularly the ones getting pinkys done by mechanics who don't give a crap

I've periodically had them on my bugs and not had dramas but then I had to remove the eyebrows to avoid a defect notice for the same reason, you see people everywhere running eyebrows blissfully unaware they are an illegal dangerous protrusion.

Does anyone know why a towbar isn't classed as a dangerous protrusion? My shin has kissed a towbar hundreds of times but have never hit my t-bar or an eyebrow.

Most cars don't go fast enough backwards to chop someone in half with the towbar.

Ok well i think i wil go with the bars from CLP1 thats if I can get them shipped here.

do you have to have a front licence plate in NSW?

Hi Paul,

A car in NSW has to run the front plate.

I ran t-bars for over a year, never had defect notice or any type of trouble with the law.

As for t-bars being considered a protrusion, what is a bumper then?
Yes, the RTA considers t-bars a protrsion, but, come on ...
A pedestrian being hit by a Beetle with bumpers, is going to sustain some major injuries.

Paul, avoid those Baja style bumpers!

thanks Bryce certainly will not be installing baja bars most likely the billet bars

these look cool

here is what I received from the supplier

"The price for our 3 Rib Bumpers for your 68 Bug is as follows:



Bumpers $180.00 each

Brackets $139.00 a pair (you would need 2 pair - 1 front and 1 rear)

Bolts $7.50 each (you would need 8)



As for shipping, I am sorry but we do not ship outside the US and Canada, we can ship to a location here in the states if you have someone that can forward them to you. If you do ship to someone in the continental us the S&H would be $65.00"

Unfortunately the price is double from the ones for sale online at Cip1

Paul , I have these billet aluminium bars here as well as the billet aluminium brackets , ROD , 02-42729920 .

Rod,

You were my next point of call i'll have a look at them on Sunday when i drop in

Thanks

Keep the stock bars!! Especially if they are original and not cheapo replacements

SuperOwen wrote:Keep the stock bars!! Especially if they are original and not cheapo replacements

Yes I think they are original although one has been repaired. i will store them but am keen to change them out at this stage