rear decklid question

Granto Commited Dubber

69 posts · joined Apr 2011 · 7 May 2011, 6:18 pm

#840079

hi guys, can you tell me if aftermarket vented rear decklids are available to fit the beetle pictured? it wouldn't matter if it is fibreglass or steel, I'll post a wanted add in the right section too. just thinking ahead in case...

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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 7 May 2011, 7:02 pm

#840091

pretty sure a standard 70's lid would fit

Just get a late 4 slot lid

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 7 May 2011, 7:24 pm

#840094

Granto wrote:hi guys, can you tell me if aftermarket vented rear decklids are available to fit the beetle pictured? it wouldn't matter if it is fibreglass or steel, I'll post a wanted add in the right section too. just thinking ahead in case...

Yes
that is a 68 [circa] deck lid..

You can fit a 70> deck lid with 2 vents or later models with the 4 sets of vents...

they all fit ..
including those off supers 1302 2 vents and 1303 with 4 vents.

LEE

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Granto Commited Dubber

69 posts · joined Apr 2011 · 7 May 2011, 7:35 pm

#840096

thanks guys thats exactly what I want, Ive posted a wanted add here and I'll keep an eye on ebay any other places to watch for one?

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 7 May 2011, 8:21 pm

#840102

A vented lid will look out of place on an oval but seeing as it already has a bulgy 75 valance, late bumpers and lights it shouldn't matter much.

If you have a 1600 or bigger engine it needs the vents there so a 4 vent lid is better.

Granto Commited Dubber

69 posts · joined Apr 2011 · 7 May 2011, 10:19 pm

#840127

thanks Joel but I think it'll look a little less out of place than a whale tail? it has a 1500 motor , maybe further down the track i'll go to the trouble of changing the valance etc but not for a while. Ive seen a number of oval beetles on the net where they have vented the original decklid. I thought the vents might serve a purpose and yeh shes a hybrid but I'm happy with her, it would be a boring world if we were all the same

Joel wrote:A vented lid will look out of place on an oval but seeing as it already has a bulgy 75 valance, late bumpers and lights it shouldn't matter much.

If you have a 1600 or bigger engine it needs the vents there so a 4 vent lid is better.

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 7 May 2011, 10:28 pm

#840129

The oval convertible deck lid had vents

People use them for exrtra cooling.
Original ones are few and far between here in Oz

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