Dammit-
The beetle @Aroogah has is classed as an A5 beetle, which shares its platform (PQ35) with:
Audi A3 Mk2 (8P)
Audi TT Mk2 (8J)
Audi Q3 (8U)
SEAT León Mk2 (1P)
SEAT Toledo Mk3 (5P)
SEAT Altea (5P)
Škoda Octavia Mk2 (1Z)
Škoda Yeti (5L)
Škoda Superb (3T, 2008–2015)
Volkswagen Touran (1T)
Volkswagen Caddy (2K)
Volkswagen Golf Mk5 (1K)
Volkswagen Golf Mk6 (5K)
Volkswagen Golf Plus (5M)
Volkswagen Jetta Mk5 (1K)
Volkswagen Scirocco (13)
Volkswagen Jetta Mk6 (1K)
Volkswagen Beetle (A5) (16)
Volkswagen Eos (1F)
Volkswagen Tiguan (5N)Although, there will be part variations across those models so @Dammit could be right and you might find Golf or A3 parts also fit, particularly in the world of coilovers.
You could probably figure some of that out through the VW parts catalogue online (i use https://volkswagen.7zap.com/) as the part numbers should be the same across the two models if the parts are actually identical.
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Doesn't all the Golf stuff just bolt up? I'd assumed it was that platform, is that a mistake?
Not really. There is some cross over but not as much as you'd think.
Availability is easier in the US as the 5C/A5 Beetle shares more many more parts with the Jetta (Bora) and Jettas sell very well in the US. I had one BITD and loved it.
For the more recent models, VW only sold about 30k cars Beetles per year in the US with the same sales numbers in Europe. Jetta numbers for Europe average closer to 15k. So the size of the aftermarket is pretty small in the grand scheme of things. (numbers from Calessalesbase)
The VW Vortex site, which should have a lot of the interchangeability info is too US focused and the UK forums are pretty dead. So there may be more options, but I am struggling to find the right information.
Thanks @mcmyk for the link. I have been using this web site as the diagrams are really useful.
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Indeed. But the KWs are eye wateringly expensive and the aftermarket for this last Beetle variant is not nearly as good as the previous versions. So my choices are surprisingly limited for a VW Beetle. Plus Friday is my last day of work due to redundancy and I'd like to find a new role before spunking cash around. Shame no fucker is hiring now until Feb.