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grandpa pete Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2008 Posts: 6426 Location: St. Petersburg, FL
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 3:20 pm Post subject: Horn grille directionals..How-To |
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Ok students ; todays lesson will discuss putting directional lights behind the horn grilles
When I got my 66 used fenders the PO had welded up the directional holes in the top of the fenders
This is a modification..This is not original.....This is not for everyone
I will be using two $9 trailer lights
I used an extra nut on the post to space the light in the existing hole
I drilled 1/2 inch holes in the sides of the spare tire well . Fender still removeable .
Simple ; no brackets to build ; wired in to original harness
other side.......Bent the horn support to fit light
Dual element bulb gives me directional and parkinglight _________________ 63 two fold rag
66 sedan delivery Type 6
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Benfish Samba Member
Joined: July 27, 2012 Posts: 113 Location: NPR Florida
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 8:18 am Post subject: |
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Cool mod GP. Looks good behind the horn grill. _________________ 1966 Sea Blue Sedan |
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eyetzr Samba Member
Joined: October 09, 2013 Posts: 1423 Location: Toronto, Ontario. Canada
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 11:24 am Post subject: |
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I think GP does all his shopping at the truck stops. Is the light you are using double sided or 1 sided? Doubles look cool at night, kind of cheap neon (flashback) _________________ I think he meant "rare", as in "not well-done" |
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babysnakes Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2008 Posts: 7104
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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eyetzr wrote: |
I think GP does all his shopping at the truck stops. |
There isn't anything you can't get from a truck stop, parts, food, clothes, a shower, women....... |
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eyetzr Samba Member
Joined: October 09, 2013 Posts: 1423 Location: Toronto, Ontario. Canada
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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Women, really _________________ I think he meant "rare", as in "not well-done" |
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grandpa pete Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2008 Posts: 6426 Location: St. Petersburg, FL
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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eyetzr wrote: |
Women, really |
DEFINATELY !!
and NOT the type you take home to meet momma !!
We call them " lot lizzards " and there are even decals sold that say "NO LOT LIZZARDS " that you put on your truck so no one knocks on your truck at 2am to see if you want to " party "
Double sided light , red on the back glows under the car _________________ 63 two fold rag
66 sedan delivery Type 6
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youngnstudly Samba Member
Joined: October 21, 2005 Posts: 833 Location: Whine Country (SF Bay area)
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 8:38 am Post subject: |
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I like the lights you used for this project, GP. I did the same mod to my bug back in my teen years, but I only had amber trailer lights from the FLAPS to use as turn signals. I bent up brackets from 1/4" flat stock to mount the lights and "catch" one of the fender mounting bolts. Everything looked cool with the top of the fender now smoothed off.
However, when all was said and done, I quickly found out that I was getting cut-off by other drivers who apparently couldn't see my turn signal from the side of the car. All that work for nothing. After that I put the turn signals inside the headlight bucket where the parking bulbs usually are and things improved a little. The entire headlight lens flashes brightly, but I don't think either modification would be considered "legal" by Mr. Policeman/woman if I were to get pulled over. At least I could probably pull the old, "My car is a European model that didn't come with turn signals on the tops of the fenders.....One year only thing for 1963!" _________________ The economy is in a state of disaster, we have NO time for common sense! |
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grandpa pete Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2008 Posts: 6426 Location: St. Petersburg, FL
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 8:08 am Post subject: |
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youngnstudly wrote: |
I like the lights you used for this project, GP. I did the same mod to my bug back in my teen years, but I only had amber trailer lights from the FLAPS to use as turn signals. I bent up brackets from 1/4" flat stock to mount the lights and "catch" one of the fender mounting bolts. Everything looked cool with the top of the fender now smoothed off.
However, when all was said and done, I quickly found out that I was getting cut-off by other drivers who apparently couldn't see my turn signal from the side of the car. All that work for nothing. After that I put the turn signals inside the headlight bucket where the parking bulbs usually are and things improved a little. The entire headlight lens flashes brightly, but I don't think either modification would be considered "legal" by Mr. Policeman/woman if I were to get pulled over. At least I could probably pull the old, "My car is a European model that didn't come with turn signals on the tops of the fenders.....One year only thing for 1963!" |
That's why I used a double sided light...the red glows under the fender and lights it up . _________________ 63 two fold rag
66 sedan delivery Type 6
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EMPIImp69 Samba Member
Joined: April 17, 2006 Posts: 3374 Location: Dirty Jersey
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Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 6:49 am Post subject: Re: Horn grille directionals..How-To |
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Thanks Grandpa for the write-up. _________________ 1963 Ragtop Bug |
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jerry7297 Samba Member
Joined: November 09, 2015 Posts: 27 Location: South Texas
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Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 11:26 am Post subject: Re: Horn grille directionals..How-To |
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Very cool Idea. I may be doing this to my 60. Thank you sir. |
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itskyle Samba Member
Joined: October 04, 2013 Posts: 634 Location: Plainfield, IN
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Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: Horn grille directionals..How-To |
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grandpa pete wrote: |
Ok students ; todays lesson will discuss putting directional lights behind the horn grilles
When I got my 66 used fenders the PO had welded up the directional holes in the top of the fenders
This is a modification..This is not original.....This is not for everyone
I will be using two $9 trailer lights
I used an extra nut on the post to space the light in the existing hole
I drilled 1/2 inch holes in the sides of the spare tire well . Fender still removeable .
Simple ; no brackets to build ; wired in to original harness
other side.......Bent the horn support to fit light
Dual element bulb gives me directional and parkinglight |
I loved this idea. For those of you vintage purists, the 356 Porsche horn grills also had lights in them. Some of you WW buying, bone stock preferring crowd might lean towards that direction, but those parts are even more difficult to find than a 66 hazard switch or a pristine 1300 engine.
But, re-reading this post with GP's mention of the double sided light got me to thinking....
GP, what if you painted the inside of your front fenders with something shiny and reflective?
Would that make the whole area light up under the fender even better?
I know, I'm an idea guy, I have several. My wife typically doesn't like most of them .
Kyle _________________ --
69 or 72 Autostick Bug current
66 Bug (We both miss it)
74 SuperBeetle Auto Stick (I miss that car)
73 SquareBack, Straight Stick (Wife misses this one.) |
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Wayne S. Johnson Samba Member
Joined: April 12, 2006 Posts: 1265 Location: GILROY, CA
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Digger89L Samba Member
Joined: May 16, 2013 Posts: 1130 Location: Western Canada (SK)
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babysnakes wrote: |
eyetzr wrote: |
I think GP does all his shopping at the truck stops. |
There isn't anything you can't get from a truck stop, parts, food, clothes, a shower, women....... |
You can add 'great scale model cars, even VW's' to that list. I don't drive a truck, but I try to gas up at truck stops from time to time just to check out their convenience store items. Many stops have a great selection of scale model cars and trucks. I recently picked up a WELLY No.22436 beetle, 1:24 scale for only $24 CDN. (similar online prices, but shipping doubles the cost). I tried to find out who their supplier was, but no luck. _________________ "If you can't fix it with pop rivets, crazy glue and duct tape, or hold it together with zip ties, velcro or magnets, it REALLY is broken." |
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rickshak Samba Member
Joined: July 18, 2015 Posts: 39 Location: NJ
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Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 6:14 pm Post subject: Re: Horn grille directionals..How-To |
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Got the tractor trailer turn signal idea from you today. It worked out great. Thanks. |
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