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Stainless Steel Body Hardware Kit, 1968-74 Beetle, Hex, Cheese, and Phillips Head with Hex Nuts
Stainless Steel Body Hardware Kit, 1968-74 Beetle, Hex, Cheese, and Phillips Head with Hex Nuts
Hex Head, Cheese head, and Phillips Head bolts shown, you'll all 3 kinds in this kit, using Allen Keys to tighten them.
  
Stainless Steel Body Hardware Kit, 1968-74 Beetle, Hex, Cheese, and Phillips Head with Hex Nuts is a fantastic kit with "sub kits" bagged INDIVIDUALLY so you can tackle one section of your car at a time! Door, Hood, Engine Tin, Exhaust, Fenders. This full hardware set contains the over 400 nuts and bolts needed to completely assemble your car. And since it's all stainless, you'll also be able to take it back apart again with ease! The "sub kits" that make up the complete hardware set are also sold separately.

This kit is designed for Std. Beetles, but 95% of it can be used on Super Beetles (There is no Super Beetle specific kit). The only differences between the 2 cars are from the dashboard forward. Even the fender bolts are the same! Hood mounting bolts are the same too. There may be a couple bolt difference in the floor pan to body mounting bolts, and no front strut hardware. If you buy this for a Super Beetle be prepared to deal with the slight differences.


Each body kit includes pre-sorted and bagged "Component Kit"; including the Basic Engine Kit (bolt to mount your engine components TO your long block, from the intake to the generator, NOT INCLUDING CASE NUTS AND WASHERS), Bumper (does both front and rear bumpers with polished carriage bolts), Bumper Brackets (does all 4), Deck Lid (does both hinges, latches, and light housing), Door Hinges, Door Jamb, Engine Tin, Exhaust, Fender (does all 4), Hood (does both hinges and latches), Oil Drain Plate, License Plate, Pan and Body Mount (does complete pan perimeter and body mounts), Running Boards (does both), and Shock Mounts (does both).
Price: $219.95


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Overview
 
Stainless Steel Body Hardware Kit, 1968-74 Beetle, Hex, Cheese, and Phillips Head with Hex Nuts is a fantastic kit with "sub kits" bagged INDIVIDUALLY so you can tackle one section of your car at a time! Door, Hood, Engine Tin, Exhaust, Fenders. This full hardware set contains the over 400 nuts and bolts needed to completely assemble your car. And since it's all stainless, you'll also be able to take it back apart again with ease! The "sub kits" that make up the complete hardware set are also sold separately.

This kit is designed for Std. Beetles, but 95% of it can be used on Super Beetles (There is no Super Beetle specific kit). The only differences between the 2 cars are from the dashboard forward. Even the fender bolts are the same! Hood mounting bolts are the same too. There may be a couple bolt difference in the floor pan to body mounting bolts, and no front strut hardware. If you buy this for a Super Beetle be prepared to deal with the slight differences.
Item Features
IMPORTANT about Stainless Steel. Stainless is a series of alloy steels which contain at least 12% chromium. Such steels will not rust when exposed to the weather. These parts (except lock washers) are made from various 300 series stainless steels which contain at least 18% chromium and 8% nickel. Prior to forming 300 series stainless is non-magnetic, however the forming process can induce SOME magnetism into the part.

Stainless steel is SUPERIOR to chrome plating because it won't crack or peel as it isn't a surface coating, but the very substance from which the fastener is made. However, because stainless steel is fairly soft (it only seems harder because it work-hardens in use) it TENDS TO GALL. ALWAYS use never-seize (anti-seize) or a similar product on the threads to prevent this.

These nuts and bolts are all slightly stronger than Grade 2 fasteners. Unless you have a death wish, do NOT BOLT YOUR BRAKE OR SUSPENSION SYSTEM TOGETHER WITH REGULAR STRENGTH STAINLESS STEEL FASTENERS!. Regular strength stainless is great for most automotive applications, but use common sense! If you absolutely MUST have stainless, we have a line of Grade 8 strength stainless for high strength applications! Ask us!

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