Beetle dog box size
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Beetle dog box size
Has anyone got the size of the bottom area of the dog box /rear luggage area in a beetle I want to draw up a shallow subwoofer box while I'm on lockdown since i cant work on the baja because it's at my moms house or does anyone have a drawing or spec for a shallow depth sub box
- John Alves
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Re: Beetle dog box size
920mm at rear
960mm ar front
390 between
remember that this measured at the bottom so the 390 will decrease as you move up as the rear seat is at an angle
960mm ar front
390 between
remember that this measured at the bottom so the 390 will decrease as you move up as the rear seat is at an angle
No sense being pessimistic. It wouldn't work anyway.
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Re: Beetle dog box size
Thanks JohnJohn Alves wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 12:13 pm 920mm at rear
960mm ar front
390 between
remember that this measured at the bottom so the 390 will decrease as you move up as the rear seat is at an angle
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Re: Beetle dog box size
John can you pls measure the gap from the top of the back seat to the back of the dog box so I can work out the angleJohn Alves wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 12:13 pm 920mm at rear
960mm ar front
390 between
remember that this measured at the bottom so the 390 will decrease as you move up as the rear seat is at an angle
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Re: Beetle dog box size
gap at top = 300mm
heigh of seat = 340mm
heigh of seat = 340mm
No sense being pessimistic. It wouldn't work anyway.
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Re: Beetle dog box size
Are you referring to this piece ?
I have one like this that came off the 59/60 beetle, if you want it its yours.

I have one like this that came off the 59/60 beetle, if you want it its yours.

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