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peter87 Officially Full-On Dubber

259 posts · joined Mar 2012 ·

#896620
Hey guys after tail light base and lens and a set of indicators, if anyone has anything could you please msg me thanks. Preferably in adelaide 🙂

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#896624
Plenty of new tail light lenses around but, from my experience, they last around 12 months before they are badly faded. You can try and get some Hella new ones but they are pretty hard to come by.

Good luck with your search.

Yogie

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#896625
I find the flat ones last much better

I got a set in late 2009 and they are still fine

Better than others I have purchased
Futue te ipsum!!!

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#896641
There are 2 different styles in those years.
Which do you need?

72 to early 73 had the old tombstones style



Or early 73 on was the bigger elephants feet lights.

peter87 Officially Full-On Dubber

259 posts · joined Mar 2012 ·

#896645
elephant feet style

Aka5000 Commited Dubber

52 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#896746
ive got a complete pair, there ok lenses have crazing. $25

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#896763
peter87 wrote:Hey guys after tail light base and lens and a set of indicators, if anyone has anything could you please msg me thanks. Preferably in adelaide 🙂
He wants tail lamp and base..
Really mean 73--74 -75 -76 tail lights complete..

OK elephant feet style ,

round sounds better without mentioning any animals..lol

the flat ones, as mentioned are probably better quality than some of the cheaper versions of the originals..

some cheaper versions aren't as bright either..
NOT good when You hit the barkes.. lol

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

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#896769
You get what you pay for with the cheap ones.
They discolour so fast it's not funny.

I even saw a seller at one of the shows with cheap ones that didn't even have the metal seperator plate between the sections.
When the brake bulb lights up the whole tail light did, you couldn't tell if it was the brake light flashing or the indicator.

1970 fasty Commited Dubber

70 posts · joined Feb 2009 ·

#896770
hey AKA5000, let me know if the tail lights dont sell, BTW are the bases intact and are they hella lenses?

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#896775
Joel wrote:You get what you pay for with the cheap ones.
They discolour so fast it's not funny.

I even saw a seller at one of the shows with cheap ones that didn't even have the metal seperator plate between the sections.
When the brake bulb lights up the whole tail light did, you couldn't tell if it was the brake light flashing or the indicator.
Some of the seperators don't fit too well and keep falling out
also, seperators off one cheaper lense may NOT fit a Hella or others...

I think Hella are just too expensive now...
that is why You can buy special screws that need special bits to undo them... lol

Telling the difference... is the Hard one with so many different makers NOT stamping anything on them... but VW of Mexico makes some crappy parts too...

LEE

so, does anyone in Australia sell tail light lenses less than $30 each and recommend them..???
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---