Headlights and bumpers

Dan the workingstiff · Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 4:29 pm Post subject: Headlights and bumpers

Will these headlights fit a 69? Also, are overriders an easy install? I know anything is possible but, I don't want to cobble anything up?

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Dake · Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: Headlights and bumpers

You will have to change the fenders for the headlights . To pre 67

windfish · Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:02 pm Post subject: Re: Headlights and bumpers

Yeah, bugs are the 'Mr Potato Head' of cars
Fenders should swap out.

The overriders in the pic are part of the earlier bumpers.

You can find latemodel bumper gaurds that imo look quite nice like this from the gallery -

There's are also these things - https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=692431

CIP and others sell the conversion brackets for mounting early bumpers to latemodel bugs - https://www2.cip1.com/searchresults.asp?Search=bumper+bracket%2C+early

Friendly neighbor gave me a pair of '67-ish bumpers and I used a set of those to mount them on my '70

hitest · Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 8:47 pm Post subject: Re: Headlights and bumpers

To talk yourself into or out of this crazy notion- there are tons of existing threads. Search: Backdating
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Dan the workingstiff · Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 3:01 am Post subject: Re: Headlights and bumpers

Great! Thanks for the help!! Didn't know the brackets existed.
I saw the more modern uprights. They don't look too bad.

andk5591 · Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 6:52 am Post subject: Re: Headlights and bumpers

As mentioned - been done a lot. Big problem I have with most is how they deal with the bumpers. Some of the converison brackets look like shit IMHO. Reall not that hard to open up slots for "proper looking" bumper brackets in early fenders. You do have to work on the mounting a bit, but it can be done very well.

That being said, I have a variety of early bumpers done on several of our cars. the 61 had over riders, but the 65 just has bumper guards on a blade. One being a backdated 69 with just a smooth blade.

The 65

69 with modified early fender

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D-Dubya Manx clone 1914. Ex wifes car.
Rosie 65 bug - My mostly stock daily driver.
Woodie 69 VW woodie (Hot VWs 7/12).
"John's car" 64 VW woodie - The first ever
Maxine 61 Cal-look bug - Ex-wifes car.
66 bug project - Real patina & Suby conversion
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Dan the workingstiff · Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 5:56 pm Post subject: Re: Headlights and bumpers

Nice work, looks great!

andk5591 · Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 5:17 pm Post subject: Re: Headlights and bumpers

I was at a show and looked at the early bumper/late car conversion brackets and that is what made me modify the fenders. I finished that car on 2011, so I dont remember if we just modified stock early brackets or made new one. The hole spacing was off at the bumpers and had to deal with that, but its not that hard to do.
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D-Dubya Manx clone 1914. Ex wifes car.
Rosie 65 bug - My mostly stock daily driver.
Woodie 69 VW woodie (Hot VWs 7/12).
"John's car" 64 VW woodie - The first ever
Maxine 61 Cal-look bug - Ex-wifes car.
66 bug project - Real patina & Suby conversion
There's more, but not keeping them...


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