CAN SOME ONE TELL ME WHAT THESE ARE

HARDWORK Slammed & Awesome Dubber

89 posts · joined Apr 2011 · 13 Apr 2011, 7:53 am

#835495

Hi all,
can someone please tell me what this grill thingy on the front apron is called. Are these prefabricated or would this be a "home job".?

I want one for my bug.

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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 13 Apr 2011, 7:57 am

#835498

They are the late s/bug apron, a factory part that is available from Volksconversions on the Gold Coast

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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 13 Apr 2011, 9:21 am

#835513

I think fermans has them as well

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HARDWORK Slammed & Awesome Dubber

89 posts · joined Apr 2011 · 13 Apr 2011, 9:31 am

#835516

wow, just found them on the classicveedub website, no price but.

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9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 13 Apr 2011, 10:26 am

#835526

If you can handle a drill and an angle grinder you can remove it yourself.

Those are factory aprons on all American delivered Super beetles.

The grille is the intake for A/C condenser.
A/C was a very common option in the US so all supers were sold with them there.

Craig S Wolfsburg Wizard

635 posts · joined May 2008 · 13 Apr 2011, 10:27 am

#835528

The other question is, why do you want a vented front apron?

As I understand it, they were standard for Beetles with air conditioning, but are otherwise unnecessary. These days some of the Subaru conversion people use them (or something similar) to get air to their radiators, or in some cases people put their oil coolers behind there, or of course, as originally intended, for air con.

I would think that having a vented apron without any of those things would be a waste of money??

Just my 2c.

Look forward to seeing some photos of the car

Craig

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 13 Apr 2011, 10:30 am

#835529

HARDWORK wrote:Hi all,
can someone please tell me what this grill thingy on the front apron is called. Are these prefabricated or would this be a "home job".?

I want one for my bug.

back in the 70s I bought a used SuperBug 1302 and the one next to it had that air con front apron on it...
first time I had seen one...
also good for mounting an oil cooler...

LEE

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