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Rich8
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Location: Ontario
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Dug these out of my storage, bought these from a polishing shop.
37 1/2 inches wide
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aa390392
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Location: So.Cal
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| Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 7:41 pm Post subject: Re: Are these Bug or Bus? |
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Is that the only hint?
Cheers Thomas
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Rich8
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Joined: February 08, 2004
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Location: Ontario
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| Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 8:10 pm Post subject: Re: Are these Bug or Bus? |
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| Someone here has gotta know...|o\*/o| |
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BulliBill
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Location: St Charles, MO
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| Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 6:20 am Post subject: Re: Are these Bug or Bus? |
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Those look like the optional strengthening tube for the inside of Type 1 Beetle front and rear bumper blades, but in your photos the gauge or thickness of the square tubing looks pretty thin if I remember correctly...
Bill
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Lind
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| Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 7:38 am Post subject: Re: Are these Bug or Bus? |
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bus sunroof bow perhaps? Its generally not the part that goes wrong or missing.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/pix/7309650.jpg
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dschup
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Joined: July 17, 2008
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Location: Kyle, TX
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 11:49 am Post subject: Re: Are these Bug or Bus? |
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| +1 for the bumper strengthening tube. I have one that came off a bumper and will measure it just to make sure. It looks like those, but not as pretty. |
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nlorntson
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Joined: March 13, 2004
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Location: Twin Cities, MN
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: Are these Bug or Bus? |
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| That's a part of a sunroof bow for sure. |
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zozo
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Location: South of Ol' San Antonio
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 1:03 pm Post subject: Re: Are these Bug or Bus? |
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| I'm guessing beetle sunroof bows, just because of the arc. |
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hitest
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Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 2:03 pm Post subject: Re: Are these Bug or Bus? |
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The key word in the original post: "these."
Bug bows are only about 29-1/2" wide and there's only one. 
Bumper reinforcement tubes weigh a couple pounds each, using one bumper bolt in a slot rather than drilled holes. Oddly, they're exactly 29-3/4" tip to tip.
And yes, it is sad that I know a couple things about bugs. It'll wear off I promise. 
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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'62 L390 151, '62 L469 117, '63 L380 113, '64 L87 311, '65 L512 265, '65 L31 SO-42, '66 L360 251, '68 L30k 141, '71 L12 113, '74 ORG 181
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nlorntson
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Location: Twin Cities, MN
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: Are these Bug or Bus? |
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Bug bows are only about 29-1/2" wide and there's only one.
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My 3 fold oval has two
My deluxe bus has more than one also |
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hitest
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Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 4:19 pm Post subject: Re: Are these Bug or Bus? |
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Bug bows are only about 29-1/2" wide and there's only one.
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My 3 fold oval has two
My deluxe bus has more than one also |
The OP hasn't said how many he has- but he has given us a length of 37-1/2". I can guess those are wide even for a 3 fold beetle, but as a courtesy I did visit my own garage and measured my '62 and a bug reinforcement bar to rule those out. How wide is your bus sunroof cross rail as indeed that would be helpful?
I just reread that and realize I came across a little too snappy- but I thought I'd leave it in so everyone knows why I'm apoligizin'!
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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'62 L390 151, '62 L469 117, '63 L380 113, '64 L87 311, '65 L512 265, '65 L31 SO-42, '66 L360 251, '68 L30k 141, '71 L12 113, '74 ORG 181
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