Super bug bumpers

How can I tell 73 superbug front and back bumpers from 74's? I need to
replace the rubber impact strips and want to get the right ones. My bug
was rebuilt by th p/o so I'm not sure what year bumpers he used.

Thanks!

>How can I tell 73 superbug front and back bumpers from 74's? I need to
>replace the rubber impact strips and want to get the right ones. My bug
>was rebuilt by th p/o so I'm not sure what year bumpers he used.

One of the easiest ways to tell, the 74 bumpers use a shock mount system while
the 73 used blade mount brackets.
The 74 bumpers also had plastic end caps.

the 74 bunpers are much heavier and have about a 2 cm lip on the back top and
bottom, the 73 were flat across top and bottom.

Hope this Helps
Mario
Vintage Werks restorations

If the mounting holes into the body are round vs thin, then you've got a
1974 Super Beetle style bumper setup.

Geoffe Elias
'74 Super Beetle


On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 19:29:09 -0500, sprbug > wrote:

> How can I tell 73 superbug front and back bumpers from 74's? I need to
> replace the rubber impact strips and want to get the right ones. My bug
> was rebuilt by th p/o so I'm not sure what year bumpers he used.
>
> Thanks!
>



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