| kirk knighton |
Mon Aug 10, 2015 3:39 pm |
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And now my bumper looks so...naked!
I looked on the classifieds here, but nothing. Is this something that may turn up somewhere, or is there an alternative?
I see there is one for a 1974-79 beetle - will that fit on my 412? Same bumper? |
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| Lahti411 |
Mon Aug 10, 2015 8:29 pm |
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| Beetle bumper strips are too short so they won't help. Did you loose the whole strip so you don't have anything to work with? If you still have the original rubber strip you can repair it. There is a steel belt inside the rubber strip and if it has snapped you can just replace it with something similar. |
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| kirk knighton |
Mon Aug 10, 2015 8:50 pm |
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| The whole thing is gone.... |
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| Lahti411 |
Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:47 pm |
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You could buy the strips from this car:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1687298
If you buy used bumper strips then i would recommend to replace or atleast check the steel belts. They often rust from the ends so it's just a question of time when it will snap again. I had one belt that had its spot welds rusted open from the belts ends. Otherwise it was in good condition so i just made new welds and rust proofed the belt and insalled it back. When the belt has good tension even a little bit worn rubber strip will look much better than if it was drooping or wavy. |
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| ubercrap |
Sat Aug 22, 2015 6:35 pm |
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| Thanks, I didn't know these things could be fixed! Here I am with wavy and sagging bumper strips... |
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| raygreenwood |
Sat Aug 22, 2015 9:17 pm |
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| I have been thiking of just buying Buna N 1.5" x .75 inch strip and carefully shaping the ends and edge radius and doing keyholes in the back side with a router to mount bolts and a stiffener strip. Ray |
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