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Fri May 03, 2013 5:00 am

I decided to give the stainless bumpers a try, given the cost of chrome bumpers here. A year on and they still look great. The rear of the bumper blades came painted light grey instead of black, but it looks better than I thought it would be

Fri May 03, 2013 9:01 am

zoofish wrote: I decided to give the stainless bumpers a try, given the cost of chrome bumpers here. A year on and they still look great. The rear of the bumper blades came painted light grey instead of black, but it looks better than I thought it would be

The backs of the bumpers were painted silver from the factory.

Fri May 03, 2013 4:01 pm

Thanks Keith. The ad for the bumpers when I bought them had pictures of the back of the bumpers in black. So I was very happy that they weren't when they arrived.

Fri May 03, 2013 7:45 pm

zoofish wrote: Thanks Keith. The ad for the bumpers when I bought them had pictures of the back of the bumpers in black. So I was very happy that they weren't when they arrived.

Mine were black.

Sat May 04, 2013 10:32 pm

Who's the manufacturer of those blades???

Mon May 06, 2013 7:17 pm

DHMaher wrote: Maybe WW could make SS bumpers... Million dollar idea! They could, but chances are they'd never have them in stock, just like every other WW part I ever need. :?

Mon May 06, 2013 7:35 pm

Zoofizsh, those SS euro blades do look nice! How about a shot or two of the rear? They beat the US spec bumpers by a long shot, but I just hate towel bars...I mean overriders. :oops:

Mon May 06, 2013 8:01 pm

Those look very nice, that is exactly what I want on my 63.

Wed May 08, 2013 10:14 pm

'69Custom wrote: Zoofizsh, those SS euro blades do look nice! How about a shot or two of the rear? They beat the US spec bumpers by a long shot, but I just hate towel bars...I mean overriders. :oops:

As requested, a shot of the rear bumper

Thu May 09, 2013 9:49 am

Thanks!

Wed Aug 06, 2014 5:43 pm

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Wed Aug 27, 2014 9:25 am

Hi, I bought the Vietnam bumpers on Ebay and finally got to install them.
They fit GREAT, no modifications at all needed. The guy's email is
[email protected]
You can contact him directly and can use my name (Ilana Holloway).
See some photos:

Back bumper

Front bumper

Overrider

Towel bar to bumper

Wed Aug 27, 2014 9:32 am

Those do look really nice, Ilana! Do you happen to know if they are available without towel bars? I've never liked the overrider look.

Now get those babies polished! ;)

Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:04 am

Yeah those look pretty good..

How do they feel?
Flimsy.. or sturdy?

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Wed Aug 27, 2014 11:14 am

I like the way the pieces fit together, but then they put those elongated holes for the bumper bolts. I would not be able to get over that.

Wed Aug 27, 2014 3:38 pm

Todd66 wrote: I like the way the pieces fit together, but then they put those elongated holes for the bumper bolts. I would not be able to get over that.

Yeah I wouldn't either , look at mine , they are not elongated at all , but I did have to do allot of work to make them go together correctly .. I guess since these are hand made , the guys who do the work just do whatever they want and if the make a mistake , they just say fu*k it ??

Wed Feb 18, 2015 5:29 pm

zoofish wrote: I decided to give the stainless bumpers a try, given the cost of chrome bumpers here. A year on and they still look great. The rear of the bumper blades came painted light grey instead of black, but it looks better than I thought it would be

where did you order these bumpers from?

Tue Jul 14, 2015 5:28 pm

Two thumbs-up from us! Price, quality, fit & finish.

We received our stainless-steel Beetle bumpers today. Took us less than an hour to get them upwrapped, fitted, tightened, & installed into our 1964. Cost $500 shipped to San Diego California, paid with PayPal, and delivered within a week. Could not be happier with the fit, finish, & transaction with the online seller.

Here's their ad: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1169450.

Tue Jul 14, 2015 6:03 pm

Lee Hedges wrote: Two thumbs-up from us! Price, quality, fit & finish.

We received our stainless-steel Beetle bumpers today. Took us less than an hour to get them upwrapped, fitted, tightened, & installed into our 1964. Cost $500 shipped to San Diego California, paid with PayPal, and delivered within a week. Could not be happier with the fit, finish, & transaction with the online seller.

Can you open and close your deck lid without it touching the bumper? Had issues with mine. Also, you are missing the reinforcement plates ( http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=111707121 ) between the bumper and the brackets. Might get you a little extra clearance if it's a bit too close.