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| posted on September 15th, 2013 at 10:12 PM |
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Front guards on a 1963 beetle ??? input needed
Hi guys, trap for young players. painted 2 guards and didn’t notice the indicator holes, one closer to the inner guard then the other. photo's
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my question is: from what year after the oval to 1967 did they change the front guards. I know on the 1959-60, maybe 61 they used a thinner front
indicator but not sure of the location of the hole. can someone clear this up for me please. you think i would have noticed before i painted
it......bugga......
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| posted on September 15th, 2013 at 10:13 PM |
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| posted on September 16th, 2013 at 08:27 AM |
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The change to the front blinkers was made for the 1964 model. The new blinkers were wider and mounted slighter further out and forward than the
narrower earlier blinkers.
There is no definitive changeover date, as the Australian factory had a policy of using up old parts before switching to the newer deisgns. 1964
Aussie models went to these new blinkers, plus the wider rear licence plate light, but is is common to find early 1964 models with the 1963 blinkers,
or 1963 licence plate light, or both. My old '64 had both changes, but mine was made in June 1964.
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| posted on September 16th, 2013 at 08:33 AM |
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Ok, so they never used the wider blinkers in the earlier guards? From factory.
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| posted on September 16th, 2013 at 08:36 AM |
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Nope, narrower blinkers only with the earlier guards. If I remember correctly, the large centre hole is slightly smaller with the earlier guards, so
the bigger rubber for the later blinkers won't fit.
Of course over 50 years previous owners could have installed anything!
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| posted on September 16th, 2013 at 08:46 AM |
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Can anyone give me a price guide to What price I would pay for a set of old blinkers the narrow type. Does anyone have any for sale?
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| posted on September 16th, 2013 at 05:55 PM |
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58 & 59 guards were wider too arent they?
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| posted on September 16th, 2013 at 06:17 PM |
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You're not the first bloke to do it, you see beetles a lot with cock eyed blinkers.
Same deal with the rear, a lot don't realize the 60-61 tail lights are lower and many beetles with mismatch guards look like the guy from the goonies
from the back with one tail light lower than the other.
Looking at your right guard with how rough that blinker hole is I think you'll find that is actually from a semaphore car that originally had no
blinkers and someone has cut that hole in it to suit a later model with indicators.
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58 & 59 guards were wider too arent they?
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Nope same width, just no indicator hole originally.
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| posted on September 17th, 2013 at 07:16 AM |
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I have a 1963 shell, what colour lens should the indicators have clear or orange. i have found a link in the states. looks like i can buy them new but
come in 2 colours.
says its for a 58-63 not real sure with the states models if this is the correct part. can anyone confirm?
http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/front-turn-assemblies-lenses/fro...
http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/front-turn-assemblies-lenses/fro...
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| posted on September 17th, 2013 at 07:42 AM |
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The originals were clear but for safety reasons most people put in either amber ones or amber bulbs
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