'68 fenders on a '71 superbeetle?

[tazbo28]

hi, newbie here...

i was just wondering if it was possible to fit the 68 and later-style fenders on my 1971 superbeetle. I want the standard look, but with the strut suspension of the superbeetle. i was thinking of getting the whole front-end fiberglass or c/f.

p.s.---has anyone done this?

[beetle1303]

a front end will not work on a superbeetle (1302/1303) cos the struts mount on the inner fenders, so they have to be metal and fixed properly to the whole car to widthstand the loads of the suspension.

As for fenders ive seen the old ones (with thee slopping headlights for 1303.

Im not sure the 1302 fenders are interchangeable with the 1303. I think the aren't.

Hope i helped

Chris

[ECBug]

Rear fenders are the same but the fronts are not. You may be able to get a fiberglass front end that looks like a standard but wider for the super front end.

[oasis]

When I read the question the first time, I assumed it was about the rear fenders only. That way, one could get earlier taillights on their Super. (In the US, the taillights went larger for 1971 and 1972.) Swapping for 1968-70 rear fenders would be easy.

A 1968-specific front fender would still have the upright headlamp, so I don't see the reason for wanting it over a '71 Super front fender. The only difference -- a big difference at that -- is the '68 fender would be shorter. Even if shorter front fenders were somehow fabricated to work, the longer hood would be even more pronounced.

To get pre-1967 headlamps, Creative Car Craft makes fiberglass fenders for that. You can only get them as wider than stock, however.

[tazbo28]

ok so i just want to get things straight here. i was talking strictly about the front fenders only. i just figured that the bolt- arch that the fender bolts to might be exactly the same circumference as the '68-on standard beetle bolt arches. that way they would be a match- although the front bolts would have nothing but the apron to bolt to, at least the look could be achieved.

btw, by the "look" i mean the whole front fender in general and not just the headlamp style. i dont really like how the fender is rounded off at the bottom front end.

---i noticed that maybe with a 68--> apron the standard hood could be made to fit on the front of the car as well.

[ECBug]

I think that the super front hood is wider then a standard. I was at a junk yard today and they had a standard hood and super hood leaning against each other and there is a big difference.