I forgot to mention, it's a 66. Thanks for all the responses folks. -pete 66vert 67dlx 707CA --- Bert Knupp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Peter, > > You didn't mention which year your bug is. You got > another reply for the curved-profile bumpers up > through 1967 and it's correct. > > If yours is later: Hella makes/made a Foglight > Installation Kit specifically for the VW box-beam > bumpers of 1968-72 that has cadmium-plated brackets > that mount with the bumper bracket, using overlength > bumper bolts. It also comes with a cable harness > and a matching VW dash knob containing a green pilot > light, per German requirements. Instructions in > about 8 languages, of course. I found one on German > eBay, and I've seen them crop up occasionally on US > eBay. I paid 50 euros plus about 20 euros postage > for the whole kit, and it looks great. With the > weak dollar they'd be pricier nowadays. > > If you use www.ebay.de you can search on > Nebelscheinwerfer-Einbausatz. You can punch in for > a rough English translation, I believe. > > THEN ... if all else fails, write me back. I'll > make you a good sketch of my brackets so you can > fabricate your own counterfeits, if you'd like. > > Bert Knupp in Music City USA > > > >I like the look of vintage fog/driving lights on > the > >front bumper but also want them to be functional. > So > >i'm looking at the hella 500s. So is the only way > to > >mount these is by drilling a hole in the bumper? > >Thanks. > >-Pete > >707CA > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
