How To Cut The Roof Off A Vw Beetle

Cutting the roof off a 1973 beetle is not the best way to get a convertible beetle and will cost way more than just buying a convertible in the first place.

How to cut the roof off a vw beetle.

After offering my info on how i chop beetle on my site i thougt i would offer it here for free. 1974 volkswagen beetle car customization. Putting down the roof and it never full housed althou it looked down the two wee side flas stayed up. How to open and close the convertible roof on the vw new beetle.

Shapes as a result. So get some tools a beetle and a spare roof and door tops i ll show you how i do it. Vw beetle 2003 convertible. Some dry lake racers badass chopped vw beatle.

To start the process the vehicle s pillars and windows are cut down lowering the overall roof line. How to open and close the convertible roof on the vw new beetle. Don t let a rusted roof deter you from completing your volkswagen beetle restoration project. Chopping the tops off vehicles goes back to the early days of the hot rod scene and is essentially an attempt to reduce the front profile while increasing its speed potential.

Once you have the reinforcements in cut the roof off. Now there is 50 ways to do this and they all will do the job but ive seen some. To align the posts again sheet steel is added which stretches and flattens the roof lines the gently curving arc is a critical feature of the beetle. Too much chop and the nice gentle curve of the roof is lost.

Take a look at a vert body and make the same reinforcements. I found a cut off roof from a 65 vw beetle. We have the panels drip rails braces and moldings to make it right. Have switched ignition on off but the lower raise button seems to read more.

Make some lines before you do and cut above the lines its easier to cut more off than add more back. If you want a convertible super beetle shop around until you find one. Will 16x8 corvette rims work on a 69 vw beetle if so what modifications will have to be done.