Missing floor pan bolts?

It depends on the year and model of your car.

Moby5153 said:

It depends on the year and model of your car.

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It's a 1972 GT Beetle.

No, you don't need them, but there's nothing to stop you fitting them if you really want to, along with the correct rubber spacer.

To follow what Moby has said, these mounting points were used on Bugs until the end of the 1966 model year. From then on, they were only used on convertibles. That is why you still see the theaded/bolt holes on later saloon Bugs.

Thanks for the info chaps, it has put my mind at ease.
I wonder why VW decided they did not need them anymore?

Pike

Pike said:

Thanks for the info chaps, it has put my mind at ease.
I wonder why VW decided they did not need them anymore?

Pike

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Saloon Bodyshell is rigid enough without them, every bolt washer and rubber pad not fitted, saved VW a few pennies on every car, and when you are building thousands, it all adds up to a tidy saving.

I generally agree with Laurence. I think it had something to do with the fact that there was a time when Bugs did not have the rear shock tower and so the shell was originally designed to be mounted at the rear cross panel. I also have a feeling the rear cross panel was modified to include a webbing that made the connection between the rear cross and the rear side panel more rigid. The other thing to remember, too, is that the less physical links between the shell and chassis would also mean less vibration and noise amplified by the shell.