If you have a European Beetle from 8/1974 or a Combi T3 and the bumpers are fitted with a bumper rubber, then these are fixing clips that clamp the bumper rubber to the bumper.
Attention : For the VW Vanagon, two different models are used, the plastic clips in case the VW Bus is equipped with bumper rubber and the metal clips in case they are fitted later. Volkswagen made a modification in between, the plastic clips were not strong enough but they are not interchangeable with the metal clips, the bumper rubber has to be adapted for this. When you order new rubbers, the clips for the Volkswagen Beetle are included, while they always have to be ordered extra for the VW Vanagon.
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