Door sizes across beetle years

KKV270 · Post by **KKV270** » Sun Jul 26, 2015 3:01 am

Hi.
Im gearing up for my full body restoration. On assessment, my doors seem well rusted at the bottom. Im weighing between doing a pannel restore or just get replacements. Kindly advice, are the door sizes standard? If not, up to what year doors would fit a '67 bugthanks.

darzoom · Post by **darzoom** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:07 am

Yours is an interesting question. I see that for US models the fit from 64 to 66 is the same in most sheet metal replacement vendors. Seems for US models 67 was a bit different. What I can find for the US model is the exterior handle was different and there was a change of the hinges mid year. Seems 68 and up will fit all models to 73 or 74 for standard beetles. I know that does not help.

The major challenge here is your location as Germany shipped to countries with different parts in the 60's and I can't make a definite call on Africa as to what is there. If I were to make a guess I would think the 64 and up door would fit. Again, your location makes it a bit of a guess.

KKV270 · Post by **KKV270** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:26 am

Thanks darzoom.
I will try things the hardock way...measure dimensions and shop around.
My challenge this end, we don't have dealers but yards with wreckages...and fewer guys who might know about this cars. Well.....
Cheers.

Blue Baron · Post by **Blue Baron** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 11:00 pm

KKV270, I don't remember your car being a '67, especially since this is a 1966 page!

1967 was a censored year with many one-year-only parts. Volkswagen changed the door striker to a safety design that year.

The only proper door for a '67 is from another a '67, though '68 and later doors will work if you don't mind having a different outside door handle.

Question: Is your inside door release a chrome handle or a pull lever? Is there a inside push button to lock the doors? (Pictures would be a big help.) Also, is your fuse box 8 or 10 fuses?