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Sat Feb 06, 2010 1:02 pm

I am in need of sunroof pics of the inside shots, preferably early 53 and earlier. i already have a Standard roof with the skylights inner structure, i need to know what a earlier one looks like.

Thanks Jer.

Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:28 am

I think this is an original sunroof

West coast Classics
http://www.classicvws.com/barney.htm

Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:38 am

Cool Thanks! This Helps a bit.

Mon Feb 08, 2010 1:03 pm

I know Gerson has a couple early sunroof buses. You could always email him. I could snap some shots for you if you want, I'm going to see him in about a month, if you could wait that long.

Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:44 pm

Just went to Lennys earlier today. will post up pics soon..

Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:59 am

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Thu Feb 11, 2010 4:43 pm

so its like a 3fold bug one, with a hole cut in the roof and a billion spot welds?

Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:06 am

Yup, pretty much same thing. crazy.

Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:16 am

Jer*Fab wrote: Yup, pretty much same thing. crazy.

Wow, its nothing like the later sunroof standards then where you have the skylight pressings like in a 21 or 23 window bus. Wonder why they used a different configuration for standards? Seems very inefficient compared to what they did in later years.

Sat Feb 13, 2010 7:47 am

Braukuche wrote: Jer*Fab wrote: Yup, pretty much same thing. crazy.

Wow, its nothing like the later sunroof standards then where you have the skylight pressings like in a 21 or 23 window bus. Wonder why they used a different configuration for standards? Seems very inefficient compared to what they did in later years.

Deep pressing for the windows took longer to make and the cost may have been a factor
as soon as VW redesigned this window section and made the pressing
shallow then all sunroofs had inner skylights

From barndoor dk

It may be a little hard to see in the pictures, but the profile is something like in this drawing.
Searching through the picture register, I have found that the change is between chassis
number 20-043809 and 20-049493.

Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:13 pm

barnjunkie wrote: Braukuche wrote: Jer*Fab wrote: Yup, pretty much same thing. crazy.

Wow, its nothing like the later sunroof standards then where you have the skylight pressings like in a 21 or 23 window bus. Wonder why they used a different configuration for standards? Seems very inefficient compared to what they did in later years.

Deep pressing for the windows took longer to make and the cost may have been a factor
as soon as VW redesigned this window section and made the pressing
shallow then all sunroofs had inner skylights

From barndoor dk

It may be a little hard to see in the pictures, but the profile is something like in this drawing.
Searching through the picture register, I have found that the change is between chassis
number 20-043809 and 20-049493.

Jer*Fab knows 43809 pretty well........