To remove the front bumper from a 1973 VW Super Beetle, start by unscrewing the two bolts on each side that secure the bumper to the body. These bolts are typically located behind the rubber bumper guards. Once the bolts are removed, carefully slide the bumper off the mounting brackets. Ensure to disconnect any wiring for lights if applicable before completely detaching the bumper.
If you look at the front suspension of any beetle you can tell if it is a super or non-super beetle. If there is a McPherson front suspension then it is a super beetle. If there is a torsion bar front suspension then it is a non-super beetle.
Open the front hood/trunk, remove the wiring cover. If you look closely there are nutsholding the dashboard on.
There are two versions of the Super Beetle, one made in 1971 and 1972, the other in 1973, 1974 and 1975. All of them have a louvered front apron (the piece of sheetmetal below the trunk lid, behind the front bumper) and the spare tire lays flat in the trunk. All Standard Beetles had the front tire standing up in front of the gas tank. The 1973-75 Supers also have a curved windshield.
The super beetle has a different front end, having Macpherson struts. The apron, fenders and hood are styled different. The standard beetle has the torsion bar front end.
The Super Beetle has a slightly longer body (front end) and more modern McPherson front suspension instead of the torsion tube type.
Pull lever at the front of the seat up and pull the entire seat forward. It will come straight off the runners.
1974 was the first year of energy absorbing Beetle bumpers. You can't use earlier bumpers on 1974s.
Well...it depends. A Regular Beetle (flat windshield, no slots in the apron under the front bumper, spare tire upright, steel dashboard) has no springs in either end of the suspension. A Super Beetle (curved windshield, slots in the front apron, spare tire lying flat, plastic dashboard) has McPherson Strut front suspension with springs around the shocks, but no springs in the rear suspension.
Yes. Look at the first three digits: 114: Standard Beetle 134: Super Beetle There are five other ways to tell. a. Windshield. Flat windshield: Standard Beetle Curved windshield: Super Beetle b. Dashboard. Dashboard made of steel, flat and straight up-and-down below the windshield: Standard Beetle Padded dashboard that looks a little like one from a modern car: Super Beetle c. Front shocks. Just the shock: Standard Beetle Shock inside huge coil spring: Super Beetle d. Front apron - the piece of sheet metal below the front lip of the trunk lid No vent slots: Standard Beetle Vent slots: Super Beetle (Having said that, when Supers were still being made, some of the aftermarket body-parts companies made slot-free Super Beetle aprons. Since the slots don't do anything anyway, why not?) e. Spare tire Spare tire standing up in the trunk: Standard Beetle Spare tire lying flat in a tire well: Super Beetle
very little. tad longer, and has McPherson struts up front on the SB.
It's the front (front of the engine is front of the car) piston on the right side of the engine.
A Super Beetle, specifically the Volkswagen Super Beetle, typically measures about 13.5 feet (approximately 4.1 meters) in length. This model, produced from the late 1960s to the early 1980s, features a slightly extended body compared to the standard Beetle, providing more trunk space and a larger front area.