Front beam

[Bay72]

Hi there ,

Would a early bay beam fit a crossover bay

Cheers

 

[mattp]

No

 

[Bay72]

Why's that then

Would it not fit over the chase

 

[rickyrooo1]

have you asked on the late bay site? there's a few crosdressers on there and you may find one on there?

 

[superfunkyfresh]

I know this might sound harsh but have you bothered to have a search online? The beam is made up of two tubes mounted to two plates, the end plates mount to the chassis of the vehicle. The hole spaces for the early bay beam are different to that of the late bay beam

This image shows you a custom end plate with all the dimensions, you can see the lower holes on the left hand drawing are the different mounting points for a late and early. I don't think you can get those holes drilled into an early beam to make it fit a late on a standard beam. Its only possible on this cad drawing due to the machining of the plates.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=71084&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

This thread is about narrowing a beam, but also shows you the complexities of the beam and how they are nothing like a car..