Anyone have experience with these on late-model supers?

[beanlover]

https://www.jbugs.com/product/3552.html

My daughter's '79 vert has solid pans from the seat pedestal forward it seems. The stuff back from there is...bad. I can't tell if these are long enough to do the trick. Trying to avoid buying full pans if we don't need to but I don't want to order these just to find out they don't fit and we'll need to patch anyway.

I'd almost rather buy full pans and cut to size...but obviously would like to spend less if these will work (there are left and right versions).

Pics of the passenger side pan...haven't uncovered the driver side but I am pretty sure it's similar from looking underneath.

[AlmostHeavenWV_VW]

The best advice is to call wherever you are looking to buy from and ask them the specific brand of sheet metal part they will be shipping to you. If they 'don't know' or won't say. I'd pass.

There are decent sheet metal manufactuers and there are terrible ones. Floor pans need to be nice, thick replacements. Most are not OG thickness.

I'd advise shopping around, call jbugs, Wolfsburg west, pierside parts, cip1- ask what brand they have. See if you can get them to weight the part. Heavier = thicker = good.

Also a good comparison thread on the vast differences in thickness, stamping, and metal quality (it's on heater channels, but you get the idea)

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=503306&highlight=heater+channel
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[Tim Donahoe]

It appears that the back of that pan has previously been replaced. I just had that rear section done, and I don’t believe that the entire piece goes all the way to the back of the pedestal. Besides, certain areas around your pedestal look suspect also.

I ended up having to replace a portion of the front of the pan, also. This included having to replace the pedestal, too, because the bottom of it was showing substructure rust, as well as the area where it attached to the pan. Fortunately, Cipi1 carries Kaferland pedestals that are exactly the same as the originals. But be careful if you order one because the left side and right are different, and have different order numbers.

Eventually, I would have been better off having the entire pan replaced, but at least I can still say 30% of my pan on the right is original .

Tim
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[heimlich]

Check with whom ever you purchase them from. Ask them what gauge. There are quality replacements with the correct gauge made. Tell them you want original thickness.
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[Tim Donahoe]

I just found an ad on eBay. The rear quarter pan is 26 inches long. 22 gauge.

Tim
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[Tim Donahoe]

In case you need one, these a good German pedastals.

Tim

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[heimlich]

You can also take a full pan and just cut out the part you need.
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[H2OSB]

I, personally, like these guys for any sheet metal, pan included www.mtmfg.com. they're not the only ones, but they carry the thickest pans available on the market(wolfsburg west cries the same pans).

H2OSB
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[BIGMIKEY]

Be aware that the link in your first post is the wrong year pan. '72 and older. You need '73 and newer.

Mike T

Ah, I see you have the link that H2OSB posted. I was researching when you posted. Great.
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[Tim Donahoe]

The 20 gage is adequate for a section of a floor pan. I wouldn’t want the whole thing in 20, but a section still leaves room for the original 18 gauge.

Basically, I ended up with 20 gauge for the battery area (I mentioned previously that it was 22 gauge, but once I got to thinking about it, it was 20) Then I retained about a foot or so of the original 18 gauge, then, a section of an old (but still good OEM pan), then about a foot or so of the original.

It’s a puzzle, but the parts end up being a solid sum.

If that last pan section you showed is too short, weld in some other metal to make it up. Be certain that the pedestal is solid and on solid metal, though. Remember Fred Flintstone .

Tim
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[green1303]

Kaeferland is the only manufacturer of 18 gauge floor pan repair sections for 1973-up. I have only seen their full-length pans for sale by shops in the U.S., but Kaeferland does ship to the U.S.

https://www.kaeferland-shop.de/en/body-components/...2-on?c=563

https://www.kaeferland-shop.de/en/body-components/...2-on?c=563

https://www.kaeferland-shop.de/en/body-components/...2-on?c=563

https://www.kaeferland-shop.de/en/body-components/...2-on?c=563

See also:

http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=133701BAT

Technically, VW floor pans are not 18 gauge, they are metric, 1.2 mm.
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