Larry Glick wrote this: "The owner's manual for my U.S. spec '72 Type 1 reads "Your Volkswagen is equipped with two towing eyes, one at the front and one at the rear. They are for emergency towing over short distances only." And "REAR A towing eye is attached to the left rear bumper bracket." And "FRONT On the VW111, a towing eye is welded to the right-hand side lower axle tube. The VW113 and VW Convertible have a towing eye welded to the right-hand side of the frame head." The pictures associated with the descriptions show a rather heavy-duty cable or rope attached to the towing hooks."
And "Damon and Gay" wrote that their '72 has tow hooks front and rear from the factory. I'll look at the '69 when I'm at the shop later this week, I think it has a front loop. Gerald Mike wrote: > I thought a previous post proved that someone's owner's manual > pictured loops on both front and rear bumper brackets........... > > Mike B. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "marc vellat" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" > <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 5:57 PM > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Bumper bracket with tow loop > > > I don't recall ever seeing a front bumper bracket with a tow loop - > but a loop was added to one end of the lower beam tube on later cars. > I suppose it'd be possible to take the loop from a rear bumper > bracket and graft it onto a front, but like I said I don't think it'd > be authentic. If it WAS some special M-code option it's gonna be > rare as the proverbial hen's tooth. Here's a `77 beam with the loop: > > http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v212/KaferChris/Baja/?action=view¤t=P3130018.jpg > > > > > --- Bert Knupp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Volks, >> >> I'm looking for a front bumper bracket for my '70 beetle that has >> the included towing loop. My aftermarket brackets don't. And I >> haven't seen any in any aftermarket catalogs that include the tow >> hook (okay, it's really a welded-on loop). I have a rear, but no >> front. >> >> Does anybody know any sources for them? Anybody have one they'd be >> willing to part with? (Contact me off-list.) >> >> Bert Knupp in Music City USA >> >> |__n__ (_____)º (Ô\_|_/Ô) ü ° ° ü >> >> Polizeikäfer '70 _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
