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j-sou
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Joined: August 02, 2004
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Location: Fresno
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 Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:36 am Post subject: West Coast Metric headlight ring disappointing, need alternative |
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I purchased a pair of headlight rings from WCM and they are horrible. Their rubber products have always been great when I used them in the past, so I figured I could trust them to have a decent headlight ring. I was wrong...  The shape is terrible, the 5&7 screw holes are poorly angled and recessed, and they won't snap onto any of 3 different fenders I tried (2 German and a BBT).
Does anyone have experience with Wolfsburg West rings and can verify they are shaped correctly and fit well?
Here are some pics of the WCM rings VS the originals off my 57-
Weird profile/shape-
Different height-
Inner edge not rolled to allow snapping onto the fender correctly-
If anyone can verify the Wolfsburg West rings are good quality I'll purchase a set of those. |
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tcoop1100
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Joined: August 12, 2004
Posts: 200
Location: Hilo, Moku O Keawe, Moana Pakipika
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| Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:56 am Post subject: Re: West Coast Metric headlight ring disappointing, need alternative |
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Why not restore the originals? Not too bad from your photos.
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Busstom
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Joined: November 23, 2014
Posts: 3948
Location: San Jose, CA
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| Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:39 pm Post subject: Re: West Coast Metric headlight ring disappointing, need alternative |
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I've never purchased just the rings from Wolfsburg West, but I've purchased their assemblies, and they're way, way more original looking than the one you show above. That one you've pictured above looks like the ultra-cheap Chinese knockoff that most budget vendors peddle.
Wolfsburg West claim they make their own, including the individually available rings...
https://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=111941111
https://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=111941037
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j-sou
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Joined: August 02, 2004
Posts: 242
Location: Fresno
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| Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:11 am Post subject: Re: West Coast Metric headlight ring disappointing, need alternative |
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I spoke to them and they confirmed they are just a Brazilian part. I'm going to return them and get a pair from WW. I get to eat the return shipping and restocking fee I guess...  Lesson learned. Thanks for your input Busstom!
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VWNate
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Joined: October 04, 2016
Posts: 386
Location: Sunny So. Cal.
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| Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 1:27 pm Post subject: West Coast Metric Disappointing |
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Sadly, since the old man died his son has been out sourcing everything from China and every bit of it sucks .
Nothing is proper rubber anymore, it's all vinyl that will dry out and crack in a matter of months, I've talked to the kid, he doesn't care he's no VW Enthusiast .
Write WCM off your supplier list .
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One last Beetle : 1959 #113 DeLuxe survivor ~ 36HP & full synchro tranny, 6 volts etc. |
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