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Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:40 am

Anyone want to back up the figures that these normally change hands for $750/650

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=872856

Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:45 am

Couldn't say about price, but the seller is well know and guinuine.
The visor mount does seem to have the wrong number of rivets. Barndoors have 4 beetles 3.

Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:50 am

I've never seen one for sale.

Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:51 am

Lowdown Dirty Rat wrote: The visor mount does seem to have the wrong number of rivets. Barndoors have 4 beetles 3.
Yes, I send him a message about this. The 4th one is a screw.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=572164

Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:52 am

"now you can have the original look without losing an arm and a leg .... "

sounds like maybe only a hand or a foot. :wink: :lol:

nice looking repop. I need to get a BD first though.

Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:47 am

krusher wrote: Anyone want to back up the figures that these normally change hands for $750/650

Malarkey Mate! Never seen one for sale!

Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:09 pm

isnt the visor also different by the BD having a straight edge to the plastic vs. beetle having a curve to it? hard to tell if his is curved(assuming it is just a beetle visor used in the ad rather than making a BD specific visor)

Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:38 pm

i paid around $185 for mine (£105 at the time), Oct 04
oval mirror, no visor
was advertised on TS (Danny), but a buddy picked it up direct at a CA show

well, at least my buddy told me it was $185 :)

Fri Dec 11, 2009 5:47 pm

BeaterBarndoor wrote: isnt the visor also different by the BD having a straight edge to the plastic vs. beetle having a curve to it? hard to tell if his is curved(assuming it is just a beetle visor used in the ad rather than making a BD specific visor)
Yes, it appears different to me but I wasn't 100% sure due to the angles. I mentioned this to the seller.

Mon Jan 11, 2010 3:39 pm

I see the new barndoor correct visors are now up in the classifieds. Look good, I assume the visors 'curve' has been corrected to?
Before I dive in for one, anyone clear now on weather or not the curved oval mirror is sometimes correct for barndoors or if it is only the more usual square mirror?
Also does anyone have a picture of a correct setup of an installed passanger visor in a deluxe?
Cheers

Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:39 pm

Lowdown Dirty Rat wrote:
Before I dive in for one, anyone clear now on weather or not the curved oval mirror is sometimes correct for barndoors or if it is only the more usual square mirror?

Cheers

i have never understood where any changes,if any,have occurred regarding the curved mirror vs. square or if its just a random dealer thing. But i do have an original BD mirror/visor set up that has the curved mirror.im also curious to specifics on this.year cutoff? this doesnt make anything proper but i have to say the majority of mirrors i have seen in BDs are round mirrors.but thats just what i have observed.

Mon Jan 11, 2010 9:22 pm

I never noticed the round vs. square thing so I wonder if there were 2 suppliers? I always thought they were square.

My US '55, which left the factory on Feb. 28th, 1955 (last day?) has a square mirror.

Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:02 am

Here is the link to the thread where it was originally discussed.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=338681&highlight=visor

anyone know of any pictures of a deluxe with a passenger visor?

Tue Jan 12, 2010 6:46 am

Are you sure you need to be worrying about mirrors right now rob? I think I might be concentrating on metal if I were you :lol:

Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:00 am

Gloaters :roll: :)

Only pic I have of an accessory passenger-side visor?

Most mirrors I see are square

Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:32 am

Scotty wrote: Are you sure you need to be worrying about mirrors right now rob? I think I might be concentrating on metal if I were you :lol:
:D

Collecting the metal bit by bit.
Every now and again you need to treat yourself to a nice shiny bit you can hold in your hands and actually looks like something. Helps to keep one sane on these long restos.

Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:48 pm

Rockstock ask before posting others pictures :shock: :wink: :lol:

Square mirror on mine

BCM stamped on the split/oval bugs type

BD DLX Visors and bug one at the bottom