Correct 54 beetle headlight glass

decked dubby Custom Title Time!

1,046 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 19 May 2009, 9:12 am

#713365

Can someone please let me know which is the correct headlight glass for a 54 beetle? What should be written on the glass?

Cheers, Damien.

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decked dubby Custom Title Time!

1,046 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 19 May 2009, 7:41 pm

#713436

Surley someone knows??

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grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 19 May 2009, 8:25 pm

#713458

From memory they were a Hella symetrical lens. i think i still have a couple floating around somewhere.

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 19 May 2009, 8:50 pm

#713467

decked dubby wrote:Can someone please let me know which is the correct headlight glass for a 54 beetle? What should be written on the glass?

Cheers, Damien.

the glass lens is fluted up and down..
there is no cutoff for low beam as on on newer lenses..

they could be VW Hella or Hassia or maybe Bosch...

here is a pic found at short notice..
they look like VW branded..
notice the glass flutes going up and down...

cheers

LEE

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vwtyp2 Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,504 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 19 May 2009, 10:33 pm

#713496

see if this works out.

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vwtyp2 Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,504 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 19 May 2009, 10:35 pm

#713497

also note the squiggly lines.

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16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 20 May 2009, 6:40 am

#713518

yep as per above and will have Made in German on the bottom

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1,698 posts · joined May 2004 · 20 May 2009, 9:29 pm

#713683

hey damo,
try this guy on the luft.
http://www.melburgluft.com/viewtopic.php?t=5449&highlight=

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decked dubby Custom Title Time!

1,046 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 21 May 2009, 2:18 pm

#713769

Excellent, thankyou all for the info.

Thanks Bob, i will be needing some.

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