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Guillermo
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Location: San Diego CA
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| ah ah ah not til the classic |
classic is almost here 
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GüteAndTite
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Joined: June 16, 2005
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Location: Low So Cal
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| Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Guillermo wrote: |
| guteandtite wrote: |
| ah ah ah not til the classic |
classic is almost here |
so im reading between the lines. are you saying you want to follow me home and make off with my 52 five finger discount style. HA YEAH RIGHT! too much of that shit in san diego already. go steal a car from TJ and bring it over here for a change. you wanna see it , meet me at your bank, ill bring a back pack and you bring your check book, then we'll talk
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Official 58-60 "Early Big Window" Convertible Thread & Registry
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=426481
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=462533
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=457944&highlight=air+conditioning
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bally
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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| and to think glenn told me i had the wrong mirror and offered me 200.00 to take it off my hands |
First of all, you have a 1953-57 mirror in a '58 Beetle. That is incorrect!
The subject of this forum is that the guy has a '57 vert with a 1958-64 mirror.
I don't remember offering you $200 for your mirror, but I did offer $100 just for the visor which you accepted. Then you mentioned your mirror was worth an excess of $1000 alone.  |
BOB WILSONS authenticity series states the oval vert mirror was used from mid 1953 all the way through the end of JUNE 1958, so JULY 58 for 58 model year 1 month only did 58 have the new mirror, it was used 59 and on. my car is early may 58 production. i have confirmed this with chuck as well. 58 also still had the bekelite visors, july 58 and entire 59 model year had grey padded visors with the diamond hatch waffle pattern vinyl, then 60 was white crush vinyl.
a shorty visor going rate is worth 250.00
and a 53 to 58 vert mirror is worth 1600.00 in nice condition.
try in the next 6 months to find either of these for sale on the samba. youll need lots of good luck and the force on your side HA! |
Are these the 58/59 Diamond hatch waffle visors?
They came on my Dec 55 Vert - the bar had been modified to accept them. They look to be og, I'm just not sure what for (until I read this thread)
Comments welcome 
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GüteAndTite
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bally
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Thanks.
I wonder what these are from then?
Cheers.
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RareAir
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Location: 18 miles North of the border
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GüteAndTite
Early Convertible Güru
Joined: June 16, 2005
Posts: 2144
Location: Low So Cal
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| bally wrote: |
| guteandtite wrote: |
| RareAir wrote: |
| guteandtite wrote: |
| and to think glenn told me i had the wrong mirror and offered me 200.00 to take it off my hands |
First of all, you have a 1953-57 mirror in a '58 Beetle. That is incorrect!
The subject of this forum is that the guy has a '57 vert with a 1958-64 mirror.
I don't remember offering you $200 for your mirror, but I did offer $100 just for the visor which you accepted. Then you mentioned your mirror was worth an excess of $1000 alone. |
BOB WILSONS authenticity series states the oval vert mirror was used from mid 1953 all the way through the end of JUNE 1958, so JULY 58 for 58 model year 1 month only did 58 have the new mirror, it was used 59 and on. my car is early may 58 production. i have confirmed this with chuck as well. 58 also still had the bekelite visors, july 58 and entire 59 model year had grey padded visors with the diamond hatch waffle pattern vinyl, then 60 was white crush vinyl.
a shorty visor going rate is worth 250.00
and a 53 to 58 vert mirror is worth 1600.00 in nice condition.
try in the next 6 months to find either of these for sale on the samba. youll need lots of good luck and the force on your side HA! |
Are these the 58/59 Diamond hatch waffle visors?
They came on my Dec 55 Vert - the bar had been modified to accept them. They look to be og, I'm just not sure what for (until I read this thread)
Comments welcome
Dave |
NO these arent the right visors- its the same vinyl as on the door panels -little flip flopped triangles.
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Official 58-60 "Early Big Window" Convertible Thread & Registry
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=426481
F&S Saxomat Automatic Clutch System Thread
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=462533
61-67 Delanair Air conditioning Thread
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=457944&highlight=air+conditioning
PUNCTUATION CHANGES THE WORLD: "I need to help my uncle, Jack, off a horse" is way better than, "I need to help my uncle jack off a horse" |
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type4split
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Location: Hamilton, Indiana
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| Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 6:08 am Post subject: Re: convert mirror changes |
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need some help on a convertible mirror. Car is a '57. has a few odd (to me) items.
1st - the rear view mirror. base looks much wider and now adjustment for when top is "down". Is this by chance a left over or a different supplier?
2nd - the exterior door pulls, they are not ice pick? i assume these doors were replaced with 60's doors and i believe ice pick handles went in to the late 50's at least
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BulliBill
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| Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:04 am Post subject: Re: convert mirror changes |
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That interior rear view mirror assembly and sunvisors are entirely wrong for an Oval convertible.
If you are talking about the "exterior" door handles, then yes, the correct ones are "icepick" style.
By the way, you have some cool old VWs in that garage!
Bill
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type4split
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| Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 6:19 pm Post subject: Re: convert mirror changes |
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Ok. Mirror looked strange. I'll pull off and see if there's a tighter screw pattern behind it. Any idea what year existing mirror is from?
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RareAir
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Location: 18 miles North of the border
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| Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 10:47 am Post subject: Re: convert mirror changes |
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need some help on a convertible mirror. Car is a '57. has a few odd (to me) items.
1st - the rear view mirror. base looks much wider and now adjustment for when top is "down". Is this by chance a left over or a different supplier?
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I believe that mirror is for a Karmann Ghia
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tisius
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Location: Rotterdam,NL (+Chicago,IL)
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2018 11:21 am Post subject: Re: Convertible mirror changes |
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x2.
Another question: did Volkswagen have a specific outside rear view mirror planned for early convertibles (be it as an option or something, since it was not standard yet)?
Or was the oval convertible never supposed to have any side mirrors according to the Volkswagen factory?
I know that aftermarket mirrors have been added to some of the oval convertibles which was common practice back then, but was just wondering if the Volkswagen factory themselves had recommended any specific type of side mirror (taking in account the "wide" convertible top when folded down, so maybe a mirror arm that sticks out more would be advised for an oval convertible than on an oval sedan version)
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This one is in mint shape and the price is less than half of what you thought they were worth.
