hi i am wondering if anyone can help me i have a 57 big window bug and i was wondering where i can place indercators where the dont look out of place the front i have already figured out lucus where the front horn grilles are oh and i am building a old-skool bug and the rear ones i dont want them to look out of place any ideas or photos as i want to keep the 50`s taillights on it
cheers mattie
Adam_C ·
harley blinkers are the GO i think..... theyre bout 5-10cm in diam and dont look too out of place, pik up sum repros...... but better to ger some semaphores and rock them ...... or on the front if you dont have blinkers, the nipple lights on US cars looks shit hot ..... same as the kombi nipple lights
vw54 ·
Put them in the bumper like on my Smoothieeee. or in the headlight or on the stock later model position on the top of the guard.
59 BUS ·
Or just make the brake light flash, just like mine!
killakornkobb ·
is that legal? (break light)
:o
---Damien
68AutoBug ·
No !! highly illegal unless You have a 1957 Holden which is the only Australian Car I have seen them on.. probably still illegal.. red flashing Blinkers.... only in the USA.... that's why they have all red tail lamps in the US...
The Harley Davidson blinkers arn't expensive... I saw them somewhere and they are quite reasonable in price.. then they are attached to the bumper brackets... easy...
They are probably the most common [non genuine] light used on Beetles.. Blinkers are supposed to be able to be seen from the side also, that is why the side blinkers on cars... If You put the normal VW blinkers on the guards it looks like You have used later model guards..
I'll see if I can find a photo of them..
Lee
killakornkobb ·
it'd look pretty cool but =D
---Damien
68AutoBug ·
they can hang down under the bumper, on the bumper stay bracket or as all the ones I have seen sit above the bumpers.
The are just a round amber bullet type lens with a chrome back... and the thread maybe chromed too...
Lee
XXX-1.8T ·
I have the US spec tail lights which are all red (red indicator) and have had no problem with cops at all (have driven past them many times) if ur still paranoid and this what i may do in the future is keep the all red tails and put orange coloured bulbs in side so that it flashes orange but still looks red
Got the idea off my Audi as the cluster is all red but shines orange
😎
All red looks sooo much cooler than red/amber tails
XXX-1.8T ·
heres a pic gives it that toy car look😎
:thumb
killakornkobb ·
thoes all red tail lights look mad!!!
they available in australia anywhere? and for a '68???
and whats the deal with the plate w/ the "D" on it?
---Damien
[Edited on 17-5-2004 by killakornkobb]
XXX-1.8T ·
the red tails are the US Spec taillights and yes u can get them for most bugs
As with the D sign try ebay:beer
killakornkobb ·
will check it out!.. what does it mean though? where they come from? they look cool 🙂
57kombi ·
The D is the sign for Germany, like GB is for Great Brittain,