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Title: Looking for 60 and up rear single cab bumper
Post by: steveo_32 on October 06, 2011, 10:19:32 PM

Looking for a blade style single cab rear bumper, decent shape prefered. if anyone has one let me know
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Title: Re: Looking for 60 and up rear single cab bumper
Post by: BUSDADDY on October 07, 2011, 07:25:12 AM

You know that mid 60-67 trucks use a common bus bumper, right? ;)

Title: Re: Looking for 60 and up rear single cab bumper
Post by: steveo_32 on October 07, 2011, 07:30:59 AM

its a 58 single cab, the std rear bumper does not fit correct?

Title: Re: Looking for 60 and up rear single cab bumper
Post by: BUSDADDY on October 07, 2011, 09:00:02 AM

Not if it's still got 58 lower corners on it, VW changed the shape of the corners a little in mid 60 to use a single bumper style, if they've been replaced a later one may fit. Early rounded (59-mid60) bumpers were ground out by VW in the corners to clear IIRC.

So are you looking for the correct pressed bumper or the 59 up rounded style?

Title: Re: Looking for 60 and up rear single cab bumper
Post by: pete-stevers on October 07, 2011, 05:29:08 PM

its a 59

Title: Re: Looking for 60 and up rear single cab bumper
Post by: steveo_32 on October 07, 2011, 05:40:11 PM

looking for a bumper that wont cost a fortune, so thinking a blade style wound be cheaper than ribbed, was maybe looking into fiberglass but i like metal better.

Title: Re: Looking for 60 and up rear single cab bumper
Post by: BUSDADDY on October 07, 2011, 10:34:04 PM

A 59 should have a blade bumper like this: http://www.cip1.ca/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VWC%2D211%2D707%2D305%2DA

Here's some reading: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=89545

Title: Re: Looking for 60 and up rear single cab bumper
Post by: vwboop on October 08, 2011, 10:57:31 AM

 more reading http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=330403&sid=af3e5b91b992bab15897145b4c65afb0 (corner differences)

Title: Re: Looking for 60 and up rear single cab bumper
Post by: Chris on October 08, 2011, 11:14:32 AM

Just get one of these, then you wont have to worry about the corners, no one will be able to see them

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eccocustommetalfabrication.com%2Fimages%2FAuto-Truck%2Ftruck%2520bumper%25201.jpg&hash=3d1c2d8973e508ccac3055a738569583e1422c64)

Title: Re: Looking for 60 and up rear single cab bumper
Post by: notchback on October 09, 2011, 11:48:50 AM

Busdaddy so your aware the single cab bumpers aren't universal with bus from 60 up as my 61 was single cab only with squared corners

Title: Re: Looking for 60 and up rear single cab bumper
Post by: BUSDADDY on October 09, 2011, 12:41:27 PM

News to me but anythings possible, could have been VW using up extra stock. Shure the truck was actually built for 61?, I've got a late 60 that's been registered as a 62 from day one, maybe it was a dealer truck or demo, don't know.
I do know that VW changed the corners to accomodate the bus bumper in mid 60, what they or a PO bolted on after is anyones guess. There was a time when wrecking yards were infested with those things and a primo bumper off an earlier donor would have been just the ticket before Dad got home and found out you were driving his new truck and bent the bumper ;)