Hi all! I'm new,sorta...I've been lurking for a while now and just decided to pick a new name since I finally got an old beetle of my very own! I didn't post under my other name anyway. So here I am!
I just picked up an old beetle. 1st things 1st. I know my user name is Yellow69 but she isn't yellow right now. She's actually painted almost cyber green like a new beetle but darker. I'm planning on taking her to paint fairly soon. Also...she isnt a 69. She's a 77. 69 is my fave number (and no it's not for perverted reasons!
) I'm thinking of painting her reflex or sunflower yellow (More new beetle colors) I always thought that when I got an old beetle I would just have it resto'ed to it's original look but now I'm not so sure. I went to a couple car shows recently and I saw a few german look bugs and I was liking all of them. They were very tastefully done and nowhere near over the top.
I don't want to get too crazy with the look. I'm not going beetle cup racer with her or anything. Maybe just some snazzy wheels and a few tweaks here and there.
I was checking out the thread where everyone was giving their opinions on what "German Look" means to them and I still am a bit lost. But like I said...I do want to do the German look as far as wheels but what else can I do to her to make her look a little hotter? Subtle things that don't cost a helluva lot and are easy to do. I'm fairly mechanically inclined for a woman and I can do all the work on her engine myself so I'm good in that area. I'm not so swift when it comes to changing her cosmetically. HELP! Any ideas on wheels or anything else would be greatly appreciated!
Here is a pic of my new toy. I didnt take this pic. The previous owner gave me this. This was from when he was showing her at Englishtown in NJ about 6 years ago. The quality isnt so great since it was scanned into my computer. Her wheels are different now. She has steelies with hub caps...someone told me what they were called and I cant remember.
Also, the whitewalls are gone.
I'll try to get some more pics up soon.