mop head Posted April 13, 2008 Report Posted April 13, 2008 heya peeps i am thinking of getting an old vw beetle so that i can do it up and make it pimp for when i am 17 and can drive and was wondering what year model people think looks best and most surfy wb wid your opinions thanks Quote
kiter_ryan Posted April 13, 2008 Report Posted April 13, 2008 Personally i like the 68 cabriolet Have you seen the post from last week, about one of the guys who did there's up? It looks lush, I'll try find it if you haven't seen it I want to do the same! Will be awsume Ryan Quote
thegman89 Posted April 13, 2008 Report Posted April 13, 2008 Go for it dude My mate just finished his - can be seen here: http://s278.photobucket.com/albums/kk90/kitersteve/ Quote
gazxtreme Posted April 13, 2008 Report Posted April 13, 2008 Does'nt matter which year you get, you will get parts easy enough. Most beetles after about 1970ish look very similar so it's what you do with it that will make it surf. Buy a volksworld mag and you will see loads of ideas. Don't expect to get one cheap even without MOT. A camper would be pimper and room for kit. Quote
abba Posted April 13, 2008 Report Posted April 13, 2008 68's are most sort after... similarly with the campers You should PIMP it though... just take it back to original... the re-sale value will be far higher, especially if the work is done well Pimp My Ride ruins cars imo... have a nice original colour... they were mainly pastel shades, but beetles were a bit more extreme WTF is with the bucket seats in that one? its not a racing car... and why you need stupidly sized speakers i'l never know You could always buy a wreck and then buy a beach buggy kit, go for aroun 2.5k and will give you a really nice pimp mobile:rolleyes: like the one on the Phones 4 U advert... u know the weird guy Quote
thegman89 Posted April 13, 2008 Report Posted April 13, 2008 WTF is with the bucket seats in that one? its not a racing car... and why you need stupidly sized speakers i'l never know If he got them re-trimmed in purple I recon it'd look AWESOME. As for the speakers they're not stupidly big? A sub and a twp 6x9's? Though would have been better to move them somewhere not so close the sub for best sound quality! But in real life it is sweeeet! Quote
XRoad RunnerX Posted April 14, 2008 Report Posted April 14, 2008 you should get one of these bad boys:D http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj295/xroadrunnerx/SNC12300.jpg Quote
Sand-Yeti Posted April 14, 2008 Report Posted April 14, 2008 I owned two Beetles back in the very late 60's. They were both cr@p. If I remember rightly they had 1600 cc engines and heavy on fuel. The heater seemed to blow smelly exhaust in when the mechanical flaps were frozen up. I drove to England once from Switzerland and it was the most uncomfortable car journey I ever made. One of them also had major mechanical problems. After the 2nd Beetle I vowed never to buy another one & I didn't. I did buy a VW camper van that I drove up into the Arctic Circle from Switzerland once. That was OK. I don't know why people raved about Beetles because as far as I was concerned the were just a PIA. Quote
moonwrasse Posted April 14, 2008 Report Posted April 14, 2008 Go for a '65 or '66 if you can find one, Sway aways on the front and drop the rear one spline. Empi 5's and you sorted/ Cal' look the whole way Quote
kite geek Posted April 14, 2008 Report Posted April 14, 2008 Get a '66 or earlier beetle. A real rust bag. Make sure its safe to drive. Then get some old porsche wheels and lower it. Then get a marker pen and write "HoodRide" on it! Quote
mop head Posted April 19, 2008 Author Report Posted April 19, 2008 thanks for all your help guys sorry for late reply i forgot i posted a thread on here ha ha and yeh deffo get it lowered lol and i like the idea or buket seats tbh and i was thinking u know that dimond cut metal well having the floor covered in that lol now that would look pimp but cant do to much mayjor work as would be first car and insurance will kill me lol Quote
mop head Posted April 20, 2008 Author Report Posted April 20, 2008 seeing as most people say to get a 1966 or a1968 thats what i am going for so will keep your posted when i get it lol thanks for your help everyone Quote
craig.w1599968638 Posted April 20, 2008 Report Posted April 20, 2008 Its sounds ideal, buy an old beetle and do it up.... but i hope you or your parents have got deep pockets or own a garage with a bodyshop cause doing beetles up is and expansive game! pimping stuff aint cheap for example.... a good spray job will set ya back £1500 plus (if no bodywork needs doing)...if you want a complete coulor change or fancy colour even more! (think £3k and more) start to add up all the other things and it can get well expensive heya peeps i am thinking of getting an old vw beetle so that i can do it up and make it pimp for when i am 17 and can drive and was wondering what year model people think looks best and most surfy wb wid your opinions thanks Quote
mop head Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Posted April 23, 2008 ouch thats sounds exspensive lol from looking on ebay and seeing how much they go for in differnt conditions i may buy one in fairly good nick then do it up to my spect mainly inside as welding and paint jobs as u said will cost thousdands witch i dont have lol but still put some nice rims on it and lower it and have a rack on the top for my surf board ha ha Quote
mop head Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Posted April 23, 2008 ouch thats sounds exspensive lol from looking on ebay and seeing how much they go for in differnt conditions i may buy one in fairly good nick then do it up to my spect mainly inside as welding and paint jobs as u said will cost thousdands witch i dont have lol but still put some nice rims on it and lower it and have a rack on the top for my surf board ha ha Quote
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