Super Beetle Diet Plan

[yetibone]

Fiberglass rear fenders weigh a little less than stock steel ones.
I would imagine a greater weight savings would be gained in installing fiberglass front fenders, as the headlight buckets add a
lot of weight. I'm not sure if fiberglass front fenders come with fiberglass headlight buckets though (those with experience, speak up)

I saw in the galeries that a lot of GL's in Europe have bumper brackets with cut-outs for weight savings.

Aluminum rear control arms from a 951, or 952 will save a few ounces too, I think. (there again, speak up if you know)

If you choose to run bumpers on your Bug, and can't afford carbon fibre, the cheap Brazilian made bumpers are A LOT lighter than the original German made ones.

Weight reduction is a collective thing, a few ounces here, a pound or two there will only offset the added weight of disk brakes, large wheels and tires, Type IV engine, 5-sp gearbox, etc..

I figured that Cup3's, 17x7.5 and 17x9 (Speedline, not Porsche) and 944 NA brakes adds at least 15 lbs to a Bug, and a Type IV may be 40 Lbs heavier than a Type I, so every little bit helps.


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