Putting older Bumpers/Fenders on a '74 Super

[Lobotomy]

Can I do this? I want to put '66 or older front and rear fenders and front and rear bumpers on my Super Beetle to make it look like this:

If I can't do it without modifications, can you direct me to the modifications I need?

I am also aware that the bumpers have different slots, it shouldn't be hard to replace the tubes with the thin metal that the older bumpers use.

[Glenn]

The front fenders will not fit.
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[draco24433]

You will have to change the front apron, get two new fenders and a new hood from that year. I am doing the same thing to my '74. Good luck.
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[Glenn]

It's a Super.... you can't just change the apron.

If you want a early car, sell your Super and buy a early car.
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[doc1369]

The problem would be the fact that supers have a different front suspention than a standard. By the time you make it work you could pick up a 66. If you just want to be different, hope your budget agrees.
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[dan macmillan]

Fill the holes in your existing fenders with steel. cut slots appropriate for the bumpers you want then attach the bumpers. Mods to the bumper mounting points may be needed.

Although not the same as a super, my 74 standard had the shock absorbing bumpers but I wanted the early model T bars. I can mount an early bumper on the front but the rears are too far apart for a stock bumper. This is not due to the original mount location but due to the way my engine cover has been widened.

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[breadmaster]

Hello everyone, I just got on this site because I have a 74 Super myself. This is my first post. I searched for similiar topics, and found this one. I don't mean to hi-jack, as my question is VERY similiar:

I don't want to replace my fenders, as they are fine. But I would like to buy older Bumpers and put them on my 74 super. Will I have to just drill new holes to install? The 74 super bumpers are just so..... Boring!

http://www.jcwhitney.com/bumpers-and-parts-for-volkswagen/p2004761.jcwx#
(The top two)

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[partonkevin]

I've looked into this myself. You may have some luck doing a search. I have a 74 STD. You have a Super. The rear mods would be the same. The front...not so much. I think that the big elephant foot tailights may look odd with an early bumper, so you may want to swap on 72-down rears fenders. You're front fenders and apron need to stay the same for a super as non-super fenders won't fit. You COULD cut the headlight buckets from an older fender and graft them onto your car.

The biggest thing to consider with adding older bumpers is the bumper height. Take a close look at where the bumpers land on an earlier body and where they land on yours.

I found a couple of threads for you to check out.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=407999&highlight=

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=383823&highlight=bumpers

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[Paul Windisch]

Anything is possible if you get creative, but it won't be just a bolt-on affair. Super Beetles are about 3" wider in the front than their Standard Beetle brothers. So, the mounting location won't be correct, and the width of the bumper across the front of the car likely won't be correct. But, if you are determined, you can fab up some bumper brackets that will bolt to the car on one end, and the bumper on the other. Then, you'll have to decide if you want to fill the holes in the fender where the original hydraulic brackets used to live.

Just my own opinion, but I think late model cars look better with late model bumpers.
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[Chadabear]

Creative Car Craft makes fenders for the Supers that have the old style headlight buckets made into them. They offer them in various width's also. Look them up on FB, best business you will ever deal with.

[windfish]

You really need to make drop brackets otherwise the bumpers end up too high, and a '75 with it's shock bumper mounts makes that a little harder 'cause you can't just do a slight mod to the commercially available '68 - '73 drop brackets.

Can message docswitzer, he did a nice job on his Super and has logged in recently; there's additional 'before' pictures and a couple of his first attempt brackets in his gallery, but none currently of the drop brackets.

[jarmchairpilot]

It's a lot of money and work,
I would just keep it stock, a super bug is a better driving car but uglier than a standard bug.
Add a set of aluminium tbars is what I would do and buy a nice Flat4 steering wheel with the money saved.
Remember you should be spending more time inside your Bug driving it than worrying about how it looks on the outside!
Good luck.

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