Beetle Convertible Doors ID Help

[VW Addict]

I bought these doors in a parts lot, from a 70's Bug. Question is... I am not sure if they are from a regular beetle... or super. Is the super and regular beetle doors interchangeable? If not... what is the difference and how can I tell?

36" Wide. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

[bnam]

Doors are the same.
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1971 1302LS Convertible (RHD) owned since '74
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1965 Karmann Ghia Coupe - under restoration
1966 Fiat 1500 Cabrio (with 1600 Twin cam)
1952 Citroen TA 11BL

[volksworld]

judging by vent window pivots these doors are 72 or earlier.. bug or flat sheild super....they should also have the bracket that the strap behind the arm rest slides onto...there is a point in time where the location of the chrome strip moved higher on the door but i dont remember exactly when that was maybe soeone else can chime in...curved shield supers used a different vent window assembly

[Murmsk]

They look the same as the doors on my 70 vert. I’ll send some pictures tonight.

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1970 Convertible
1972 super
1946 Willys Jeep

[Murmsk]

Doors are 27.5x37

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1970 Convertible
1972 super
1946 Willys Jeep

[Murmsk]

Measured again. 37in from just under the top hinge to under the handle

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1970 Convertible
1972 super
1946 Willys Jeep

[Nessy]

[Cusser]

[74Shovel]

I have a ‘78 convertible, and I just took my phone out to compare the photos to my doors. The most obvious difference I see is the top of the vent window frame is longer on your doors than mine by at least an inch.

It would be nice to see a shot of the hinge edge of the door to see if there are any differences there.

I really love posts like this because it helps educate people about the subtle differences between the cars through the years. I’m always surfing Craigslist looking for good OEM parts to stock pile in anticipation of the dark day when my bug is damaged in a traffic accident. While I still don’t know what year doors will fit my bug, I now know there are differences I should look for before I do buy.
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'78 Super Convertible

[wayne1230cars]

Your pics look like my ‘70. My 1970 does not have the small chrome lever. I think they only used that for a few years. My 1974 did not have it either.

If I am understanding this parts list correctly, convertible doors were interchangeable 1968 - 1970. Window winder handles differed but looks like the doors were the same.

http://oacdp.org/type1part/8085.png
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1960 beetle
1970 beetle convertible

[Murmsk]

My 70 doors are an inch wider that the ops doors. Maybe we measured at a diff place.
Also I think the op wanted to know if there are differences between std beetle door and super beetle doors.
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1970 Convertible
1972 super
1946 Willys Jeep

[wayne1230cars]

The super beetle was introduced in the 1971 model year. You could still get a standard beetle but all convertibles from ‘71 on were supers. Based on the link to the parts list above, those doors would not be interchangeable with the super beetle. Again, this is assuming they are the 68-70 doors.
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1960 beetle
1970 beetle convertible

[Nessy]

[daveswoodcraft]

These look identical to the doors on my 70 bug convertible

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[volksworld]

yup you guys are right about the different locking mechanism....but for someone who doesnt care about the car remaining 100% original those doors will bolt on and work....i'm also pretty certain the late curved sheild super vent assemblies will bolt into those doors but i'm not prepared to swear to it