Thanks ednova and IaM-Ray!...I'll reach out to MusBJim on the length issue....I have heard that having a longer toe bar or trailer tow bar can make for better towing or backing up but I have no idea if that is true. I haven't towed anything for years now....Perhaps others in the community will offer their reasoning for lengthening from stock.
If there are no benefits to having a longer than stock beetle tow bar, shorter would be easier for me to store or easier for me to take with me in a separate vehicle in the event I break down somewhere and need to tow it home.
There sure are some great kits (tow bars - lighting arrangements, etc) that members have designed, altered, fabricated, adapted and installed...