Ahh.. gives me a chance to show off mine.. hehe. pics taken at Beach Buggin August 2015 - excellent show that day, well done all.
How's it done?
I made this myself.
Using the original VW (beetle) rear side window 'pop out' alloy frames (I have these windows also fitted too)- straightening the frame out and then bending/cutting them to fit round the original front screen. Just to mention - in the previous posts, the beetle screen up to 1964 is indeed 'flat' - but 1965 on has a curve to it (which mine uses), but the frames are easy enough to bend with care and a lot of time. The frames are originally clear anodised which fractures with the new bending, so I used oven cleaner to strip this and then later polished the alloy frames to a mirror finish - looks better than the original finish, so I also did this the the rear sides too.
I used a stainless 'piano' type hinge to mount the top and made up, in alloy, some side brackets that not only hold the two pieces of the top and bottom frames together but also mount to the side opening 'sliders' (these being VW 'safari' opening window Split Bus parts, to keep in with the 'VW' looking theme, rather than look maybe home made), along with lower locks too.
The windscreen now closes onto a 'clip on' rubber seal - this is typically used as a replacement on the bonnet/engine lid, this mounted on the bodywork where the original rubber screen seal would fit onto.
How's it done?
I made this myself.
Using the original VW (beetle) rear side window 'pop out' alloy frames (I have these windows also fitted too)- straightening the frame out and then bending/cutting them to fit round the original front screen. Just to mention - in the previous posts, the beetle screen up to 1964 is indeed 'flat' - but 1965 on has a curve to it (which mine uses), but the frames are easy enough to bend with care and a lot of time. The frames are originally clear anodised which fractures with the new bending, so I used oven cleaner to strip this and then later polished the alloy frames to a mirror finish - looks better than the original finish, so I also did this the the rear sides too.
I used a stainless 'piano' type hinge to mount the top and made up, in alloy, some side brackets that not only hold the two pieces of the top and bottom frames together but also mount to the side opening 'sliders' (these being VW 'safari' opening window Split Bus parts, to keep in with the 'VW' looking theme, rather than look maybe home made), along with lower locks too.
The windscreen now closes onto a 'clip on' rubber seal - this is typically used as a replacement on the bonnet/engine lid, this mounted on the bodywork where the original rubber screen seal would fit onto.