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Mon Nov 01, 2004 9:21 am

will ribbed doors fit on a 56 bug? i know the door striker is diffrent but size wise will it fit? i like the look a lot more and want to put them on my 56

Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:00 am

The outside perimeter shape has never changed. All doors will fit all cars except for the striker and check strap.

Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:26 am

thanks good to know

Mon Nov 01, 2004 3:34 pm

you got to remember that if you have ribbed doors on, then the rear interior panel area will look odd, as that area isnt ribbed. Just something to think about.

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Mon Nov 01, 2004 5:10 pm

Nectar_F wrote: you got to remember that if you have ribbed doors on, then the rear interior panel area will look odd, as that area isnt ribbed. Just something to think about.

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that area is usually covered with upholstery though, is it not?

Mon Nov 01, 2004 7:37 pm

[quote="Bruce"]The outside perimeter shape has never changed. All doors will fit all cars except for the striker and check strap.[/quote]

All door sizes are approximately the same from 1938-64. Then VW changed to larger windows & slim B-posts in 1965.

Mon Nov 01, 2004 7:38 pm

[quote="Nectar_F"]you got to remember that if you have ribbed doors on, then the rear interior panel area will look odd, as that area isnt ribbed. Just something to think about.[/quote]

On sedan & sunroof models, the rear interior qtr panels were never ribbed. Only Pre '55 convertibles had the interior ribs on their inner qtr panel

Tue Nov 02, 2004 5:27 am

l227vw@yahoo.com wrote: Nectar_F wrote: you got to remember that if you have ribbed doors on, then the rear interior panel area will look odd, as that area isnt ribbed. Just something to think about.

On sedan & sunroof models, the rear interior qtr panels were never ribbed. Only Pre '55 convertibles had the interior ribs on their inner qtr panel

Yep.....For some reason I always talk about verts! :oops:

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