[NYBugman1972]

Indeed I di borrow from our thirsty cousin (read: water-cooled). New Beetle side markers, antenna with Honda S2000 mast or Beetle whip mast, and a 3rd brake light. The brake light was interesting to do. I made a template and did some measuring, and cut it out very carefully with a grinder/cutting disk combo. The problem is that the light and the lid have a slightly different curve to them, so I built up the curve with a little bondo and I put a slight bend in the decklid to make it all work. I still need to do some cleaner wiring under the lid, but it works great, looks great, and is definitley a big improvement in saftey, especially when half the vehicles on the road are SUV's and my car being low.

Since you're saying you have an early beetle, so I assume we're dealing with the long decklids. I personally wouldn't do it to one of those lids. I don't think the lines would agree. However, you can always try. Get a spare lid at a show for cheap and experiment.

In any case, I do recommend the addition of some sort of 3rd brake light for safety.