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[Kombi5]

  Hi everyone My name is Natalie I am from Australia and happy to say i own a 1976 baywindow pop top camper. At the moment it is completely striped and undergoing rust repairs. While i sit back and wait i am exploring all the different and exciting things i may be able to do to my kombi. My topic today is the bumper bars. As you may be aware the 76 bay window has the square bumpers. I am just wondering if i am able to swap these with an earlier model. The one i want is a 72 i think, they are the bars that wrap around with a step on either side, the low light kombi's have this type. Does anyone know if i can use these on my kombi hassel free? or will there be a little bit of mods? I've attached pictures. The first one is my kombi, thats the best shot i have of the front bar. The second one is the type of bar i'd like to have.
Cheers guys

[GostaBerling]

Natalie. 

I believe that you will need to switch the complete nose of the bus to do this. The late bays have a built in raised area behind the bumper.

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The early bays don't have this.

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So, in the end it may be cheaper to just find an early bay.

[Kombi5]

Aaaah, thanks mate! I totally didn't know there wasn't a raised section on the earlier models. I still have alot to learn about the kombi family! Ah wells i'll just stick to my original plan of chroming the original bumpers.
Thanks again!

[GostaBerling]

No problem. The later bay bumpers are supposed to sustain less damage in a 5mph crash the early bays. So there may be a small plus side...But I, like you, like the early bay bumper style better. 

[cwebster]

I agree that the early one looks better and I am determined to move forward and attempt installing them on my 78 westy.  The early style might still fit over the later model molded nose metal.  I will let you know as mine comes together.  Likely the other post is correct but I just have to try.

[holmsen]

http://www.vwnorge.no/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1633.0;attach=17037;image
just campers in uk sell these,,,