6 Karmann questions...

isky Officially Full-On Dubber

257 posts · joined May 2009 · 24 Oct 2010, 9:45 pm

#809317

hi guys i have a few KG questions i may as well put in one post rather than several...

1. Ill hopefully have my 61 kg on the road soon. I want to use the all red tail light lenses instead of the amber/red ones...any legality issues there?

2. Same with the front indicators...i want to replace the ambers with clear...legality issues? my racq bud told me i had to use an amber bulb if i did that. Didn't know you could get them.

3. is all the glass out of a 60 KG the same as that on a 61? I want to swap the glass over cause its better quality, plus i think ill do a self tint before i replace. Can you remove the glass from the rubber that holds it to the mechanism and reuse? The glass i want to use does not have the rubber.

4. did 61 kg's come with seat belt? I cant see any evidence of mine having any. Definitely no shoulder strap bolt but there are 2 holes on the pan on either side of the seat. Like a lap belt perhaps?

5. is having reverse lights on a 61 a requirement to getting your car road worthied?

6. Why are mangos so expensive this year!? $4.50! your kiddin....

my Karman looks worse than my avatar....seriously!

...but i love it more than words can say

1960 Karmann Ghia
1961 Karmann Ghia
1975 Bug
1998 Transporter LWB
1992 Nissan Maxima

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grogy Custom Title Time!

1,000 posts · joined Aug 2007 · 25 Oct 2010, 5:41 am

#809328

hi isky, apparently u need to have the aust rear lenses,but u can always put the other on and if the roadworthy guy passes it u r away. my friend has the front clear with the amber bulb and has had no probs. the glass is the same.u mean reuse the rubber if its in good shape. only lap belts in my 62. reverse lights, i dont thin mine has reverse lights,if it came out without them then its no probs. we gettin nice mangos for 1.50 on gold coast

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 25 Oct 2010, 7:29 am

#809334

i wouldnt want 2 drive a Ghia in Australia with all red taillights too many drivers would run up your back side

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 25 Oct 2010, 11:21 am

#809368

yeh they want to run up your backside with normal tailights too!!!!!!

trust me its happened to me!

1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

isky Officially Full-On Dubber

257 posts · joined May 2009 · 25 Oct 2010, 8:37 pm

#809493

thanks guys appreciate it! $1.50! Know where I'll be driving this weekend 🙂

my Karman looks worse than my avatar....seriously!

...but i love it more than words can say

1960 Karmann Ghia
1961 Karmann Ghia
1975 Bug
1998 Transporter LWB
1992 Nissan Maxima

www.iskyC96.com (awesome corsets 😉)
www.moonstarmagic.com

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 26 Oct 2010, 8:54 am

#809545

If the car didn't have factory reverse lights then its not a requirement for RWC, least not in NSW anyway

My 71 Sbug was the last of the non reverse light models, had no probs getting a bluey.

Same with the front indicators, they had clear lenses with clear bulbs originally, ofcourse it's common sense to chuck in some amber bulbs

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 26 Oct 2010, 9:34 pm

#809661

isky wrote:hi guys i have a few KG questions i may as well put in one post rather than several...

1. Ill hopefully have my 61 kg on the road soon. I want to use the all red tail light lenses instead of the amber/red ones...any legality issues there?

2. Same with the front indicators...i want to replace the ambers with clear...legality issues? my racq bud told me i had to use an amber bulb if i did that. Didn't know you could get them.

3. is all the glass out of a 60 KG the same as that on a 61? I want to swap the glass over cause its better quality, plus i think ill do a self tint before i replace. Can you remove the glass from the rubber that holds it to the mechanism and reuse? The glass i want to use does not have the rubber.

4. did 61 kg's come with seat belt? I cant see any evidence of mine having any. Definitely no shoulder strap bolt but there are 2 holes on the pan on either side of the seat. Like a lap belt perhaps?

5. is having reverse lights on a 61 a requirement to getting your car road worthied?

6. Why are mangos so expensive this year!? $4.50! your kiddin....

You can use the all red tail lamps
and use the exta ones for extra stop lights
and add a couple of hella reverse lamps with amber bulbs..

amber bulbs are just ordinary bulbs coated with clear amber paint as used on models... model paint...

Lee

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

isky Officially Full-On Dubber

257 posts · joined May 2009 · 29 Oct 2010, 8:50 pm

#810082

thanks guys...got my direction now 🙂

my Karman looks worse than my avatar....seriously!

...but i love it more than words can say

1960 Karmann Ghia
1961 Karmann Ghia
1975 Bug
1998 Transporter LWB
1992 Nissan Maxima

www.iskyC96.com (awesome corsets 😉)
www.moonstarmagic.com

bushed Wolfsburg Elder

3,541 posts · joined Dec 2006 · 19 Dec 2010, 11:11 am

#817462

mine is a 60 aus import and red lites
not on rd but this post is mkn me think put in some leds for the blinker....conversions now avail..
and
a tow bar to keep off tailgaters
fugly but sends a message!

want any vw bits old but like me, Made in Germany!!!