is there a plate to fit these onto earlier beetles. shoulder and sash should be ok but door pillar fitting is what i need to have
anyone pls??

Floor mount at the base of the B pillar.. I did mine with Klippan belts and a base plate made by the supplier.. I'll find the link..

i used some out of a curved window bug and they fit perfect, the reel and the lower mount tabs go on the same bolt, and they come with a bracket that makes the reel sit at 90deg to the pillar. that may help

cheers , lookin forward to the site.
they came out of Golf so i could cut out the pillar for the reel maybe