Did you know....

[grubscrew]

 .....that the fiat 500 uses the vw beetle rear windscreen as its front screen. Not alot of people know that.Mike.

[Hazey-n-Marc]

Cool. We should try to get as much part share info for 500's and 126's as we can.

[Bar Vitelli]

That's actually amazing, is it fir al models or just specific ones?  I know a VW chap, I'l have to check it out...

[Seabee1978126]

Wow, very interesting! Thanks for that. It should make things a bit easier for us in the U.S. to get a new windshield if need be.

[guy2yourleft]

Brilliant! My 72 elle needs a new windshield. Among other things.

[grubscrew]

The model it comes from is the late 60`s 70`s beetle.as some while back I bought one off a fella who said it was a spare one for his 1600 Beetle and heard it fitted a 500, so in for a challenge I bought it for a tenner and it now resides in my Fiat. Same size/profile and also from an air cooled, rear engined car. Amazing stuff
Now when ever I see an old beetle I look at the rear screen thinking ...would he notice if i swapped it for another scratched  one I have..Mike.

[hudsonhenry]

Would the beetle rear screen be laminated?

Nigel

[grubscrew]

 I`m sorry I have no idea whether it is or not, but either way , if you hit it with your head it`ll hurt. I will however look somtime if it stops raining, and let you know.Mike.