I prefer it on the front as it frees up loads of room and with the right cover looks better than the white badge I think. Bracket was less than £20 new but never needed to use it yet (touchwood)
I think they look cool on the front. I know this is not how VW did it but it looks traditional now. Ever seen a tea towel/tee-shirt pic without the wheel on the front?
This westfalia type of mount that JK sell takes some of the weight of the spare off the front panel. Less chance of it bending the front panel. http://www.justkampers.com/spare-wh...lts-free-wheel-cover-for-vw-t2-1972-1979.html
Good Pic! Didn't realise these bolted to the bumper as well. thought you had to fit them to the "bulge"
I suppose it could be fitted to the deformation panel if a couple of rivnuts were put in. Atleast you'd be able to remove the bumper on its own.
I'm still planning on making one of these for ours when I get onto it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I hated mine on the front panel. I never had to remove the bolts to get it off though, they had rotted through.
Think I've seen them on eBay for about forty quid You would probably want to weld in some captive nuts in where it mounts to the bumper Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Mine is on the front attached to a small bracket in the middle where it is staying. There is a mains inverter where the spare wheel used to go. If the spare wheel bracket had any direct attachment to the deformation panel, the deformation panel would probably drop off, especially with water running down the bracket and into the panel.
Is that a bit of an ask. To put a heavy vehicle on a little rubber band and expect it not to pop off ?
Depends where you sit on the looks/practicality axis. Ours has always been on the front and I've not given it thought. It's not in the way of anything except the wind. Would like to lose the cover and if I ever get the wheels done I will. We don't have a spare in our family car but don't get me started on that... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
