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 justbrett
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| posted on November 2nd, 2007 at 09:14 PM |
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Bumper bar swaps
Hi all
Noob to beetles here so please forgive what might be a simple question. I've just bought two 1970 1500's that I will be turning into one car.
Thing is, I really prefer the older rounded style bumpers. Would these bolt on?
Cheers.
Brett  (Love the ninja smiley!)
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david777
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| posted on November 2nd, 2007 at 11:54 PM |
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Not without modifications. There were various styles of rounded bumpers up to 1967. They had different mounting brackets.
Often people change the guards as well as the bumpers if they want to go for that early look.
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| posted on November 3rd, 2007 at 08:05 AM |
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OK, thanks for that 
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| posted on November 20th, 2007 at 04:28 PM |
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Or just fab some brackets?
I have no sympathy for my car, only the wallet that pays for it!
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| posted on January 4th, 2008 at 05:45 PM |
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i had 64 bumpers on a 71 bug just made new brackets
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| posted on January 24th, 2008 at 07:16 AM |
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You can buy brackets from the states that allow you to run early bars on late cars. Check out thesamba.com or one of the bigger VW shops like CIP or
Ispwest etc.
Blank
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| posted on January 24th, 2008 at 09:23 AM |
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Hi
I'm pretty sure that you can use 75 and later bug bumper brackets for this purpose. I read it somewhere. The ones like #9 in this picture.
Steve
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| posted on January 24th, 2008 at 05:08 PM |
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Have a look at the next VW show You go to...
there are many of late cars with early bumpres
and also with early front guards and sloping headlamps..
Once You see how its done..
its very simple
You just need a welder... or some one with one... lol
nothing is impossible...
just a darn sight harder....
http://www.superbeetles.com/home.htm
Lee
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| posted on January 26th, 2008 at 10:54 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 1303Steve
I'm pretty sure that you can use 75 and later bug bumper brackets for this purpose. I read it somewhere. The ones like #9 in this picture.
Steve
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Yep - just take the rubber block off the top and use
Futue te ipsum!!!
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