I haven't been on the forums much the past few months and just saw this . . . If I'm not mistaken, there are some brackets available somewhere that bolt on the stock position on the late Beetles, but loop down under the fenders and back up so no cutting or welding is needed to put old style bumpers on late Beetles. I have no idea where to get them, but they are out there somewhere . . . I've seen more than one pair of them.