1972 was the first year for the tow loops on the LR bumper bracket and RF lower beam tube. As I said before, I've never seen a tow loop on a RF bumper bracket. If YOU have, are you 100% certain that it wasn't really a LR bracket mounted at the RF and tweaked so a front face bar would bolt up to it?
--- Bert Knupp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mike, > > Yup, they did. I'm now just looking for a front one > for my '70. They do > exist. Or did. > > Bert > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Mike > Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 6:38 PM > To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Bumper bracket with tow loop > > > 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. ____________________________________________________________________________________ No Cost - Get a month of Blockbuster Total Access now. Sweet deal for Yahoo! users and friends. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text1.com _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
