Volkswagen Beetle · 1951-2019
Used VW Beetle Spares & Parts
Two very different cars under one badge. Air-cooled Type 1 Beetles were built in Uitenhage for decades and still run here; the New Beetle and A5 are Golf-based moderns. Parts demand splits neatly between the two, and the two are sourced from completely different yards.
VW Beetle parts in South Africa
Ask for Beetle spares in South Africa and the first question back is always: air-cooled or water-cooled? The classic Type 1 was assembled at Uitenhage from the early fifties and there is still a live restoration scene around it — 1600 twin-port engine cases, gearboxes, king-and-link-pin and ball-joint front beams, running boards, bumper irons and the 6V and 12V electrics. Original steel panels are the hard bit; floor pans, heater channels and fenders come out of donor shells rather than off a shelf. The New Beetle 9C, sold here from 1999 on Golf Mk4 underpinnings, is a completely different job: AZJ and AQY 2.0 engines, APH 1.8 turbos, ignition coil packs, window regulators that fail almost universally, and the headlamp units. The later A5 Beetle brings 1.2 and 1.4 TSI engines and DSG boxes into play. Tell us the year and whether it is air-cooled — that single detail routes your enquiry to completely different yards.
Generations we strip
Type 1 (air-cooled) · New Beetle (9C) · Beetle (A5)
Common engines
1600 Type 1 twin-port · 1300 Type 1 · AQY 2.0 · AZJ 2.0 · APH 1.8T · ALH 1.9 TDI · CBZB 1.2 TSI · CAVD 1.4 TSI
Popular Beetle parts
Tell us the part and your VIN and we’ll come back with what we have and what it costs.
Gearboxes
Category browse view for VW manual gearboxes — the full buying page is at /gearboxes-for-sale/. 02J, 02T, 0A4 and MQ200 boxes off Golf, Polo, Jetta and Caddy. A good used box selects cleanly into every gear cold and shows no play in the input shaft.
Headlights
Halogen and LED headlight units, left and right. We check the lens for hazing and the mounting tabs for cracks before quoting, because a lamp with broken lugs will never sit flush no matter how good the glass looks in the photo.
Bumpers
Browse every VW bumper we hold, front and rear, with brackets, grilles and reinforcement bars. Fitment changes at each facelift and higher trims carry extra sensor cut-outs, so send us the VIN rather than just the model and year.
Doors
Browse all VW doors in stock, shells and complete units. A complete door with glass, regulator, lock and trim already inside is usually the cheaper route once you price those parts separately, and we list the colour code on every shell.
Alternators
Alternators from 90A to 180A output, including the regulated units on start-stop models. A battery light with a low charging voltage is normally the regulator rather than the whole alternator, but a tested used unit gets the car back on the road same day.
Starters
Starter motors for petrol and diesel VWs, including the heavier units diesels need and the reinforced starters fitted to start-stop cars. A single loud click with a healthy battery is nearly always the solenoid, which comes as part of the assembly.
Engines, gearboxes and other big items
Used VW Differentials For Sale in South Africa
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Used VW Alternators and Starters For Sale in South Africa
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Used VW Aircon Compressors For Sale in South Africa
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Used VW Engines For Sale in South Africa
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Used VW Gearbox Prices in South Africa
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DSG Gearbox Prices in South Africa
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Beetle spares delivered nationwide
We’re based at 666 Cromwell Street, Lenasia South, Ext 1 in Johannesburg and courier parts across South Africa. Collection is welcome during business hours.
Looking for a Beetle part?
Send us the part and your VIN. We’ll check what we have and come back to you with a price.