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Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:39 pm

There are two types of shock absorbers for pre 50 beetles.

I belive that later one is the one with a metal dust cover as this one:

and earlier ones are with rubber dust cover as this:

I would like to know which one would be correct for my vw from 1948, when did they change?

Which one do you have on your pre 50 vw´s?

Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:48 pm

1945 shows the dust cover.

Don't know what is correct for '48...

Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:25 pm

My '47 came with the rubber dust covers. Here's a shot of them before restoration:

Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:42 am

Thank Johnshenry and RareAir.

So now we know that the rubber dust cover shocks are correct for a beetle from 1947 and older. I have read somewhere on the samba that the metal dust cover is correct for 1949 beetle.

Is there anyone that has a vw from 1948 and would loke to tell us what kind of shocks they have?

Thank you for the information

Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:59 am

I have a very bad november -48, it has the older style, and another Swedish -48 also has them.

There is a third style, it looks like the older but has a small container in the downside end, when was that used?? I have been told that it is a -49 style but no proof.
I dont have any pic but now but I can fix that in a few days.

Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:15 am

Erich Kircher ("Genrich" here on thesamba) has a '48 that is fairly original, you might PM him and ask....

Sun Nov 02, 2008 4:41 am

Here is a pic of the 3rd style of the shocks.
They are not showen in any technical drawing.
I found this NOS one at Wolfsburg swap market. It was only used for technical teaching.

I have put it in peaces, look here:
http://www.pixum.de/slide/1234815

Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:52 pm

Thanks beetlekey for posting that pic.
Anybody have any fact about this style??

Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:41 pm

One of those odd shocks with a "rudder" was for sale from Poland a year or so ago on the samba if I remember correctly. Have no other info on it.

Eric

Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:24 pm

Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:58 pm

My '60 SC had a steering damper shock that had that reservior on the end. Very strange.