John Buchtenkirch
Well-Known Member
Moved my front plate a second time. I was lucky enough to get my coupe into my shop for a few days so I moved my front plate to a more appealing location. I had already dropped it down & angled it back (first photo) but was never 100% happy with the results, when you looked at it from above you could always see the bracket thru a space between the bumper & the plate. I was already fabricating some stainless in the shop so the bracket ended up being some stainless scrap (saves on painting time <grin>). The bracket jogs up behind the bumper so the top ½” of the plate is hidden, doing that and bending the plate back makes it seem smaller……. or somehow a little less obnoxious at least to my taste.
I had already added an aftermarket body side molding to the leading edge of the center of the bumper, I feel it looks too narrow to be in proportion to the side bumper rubbers but it is better than looking at holes in the leading edge of the bumper. Someday I hope to replace it with a wider rubber from a 71-72 Super Beatle bumper but that will require a bit of reworking the center bumper and the inside openings of the bumper guards to accept the center bumper’s new profile……. another more involved project for another day.
Another thing I noticed during this Spring cleanup / shapeup is my wipers weren’t fully landing anymore even though I had already aligned the actuation crank to the linkage in the past. So I’m now wondering :confused: if the crank slipped on the motor’s driving shaft or if the motor is now stopping in a new place ?? Thoughts anyone ? ~ John Buchtenkirch
I had already added an aftermarket body side molding to the leading edge of the center of the bumper, I feel it looks too narrow to be in proportion to the side bumper rubbers but it is better than looking at holes in the leading edge of the bumper. Someday I hope to replace it with a wider rubber from a 71-72 Super Beatle bumper but that will require a bit of reworking the center bumper and the inside openings of the bumper guards to accept the center bumper’s new profile……. another more involved project for another day.
Another thing I noticed during this Spring cleanup / shapeup is my wipers weren’t fully landing anymore even though I had already aligned the actuation crank to the linkage in the past. So I’m now wondering :confused: if the crank slipped on the motor’s driving shaft or if the motor is now stopping in a new place ?? Thoughts anyone ? ~ John Buchtenkirch
