rear apron inner part + headlight bucket

[palmgreen57]

Hi,
I'm looking after a rear apron, inner part only. My early april 53 oval had his apron cutted to fit later muffler style with double tips.
The car still wears his original factory paint and so I only need the inner part ...
Does it exist repros of these parts ? could someone have this part in original for sale or at least in picture to see how it look like ...?
I'm also after apair of front headlight bucket ( split bug style ) does repros exist ? I need it because unfortunetly the previous owner has cut it to slam the car, so I'm very sad with it Crying or Very sad
thank you for the help
I did some research on the forum about this but didin't find any reply.
yan

[ZENVWDRIVER]

... one of my 1955 bugs has a split right front fender with round horn grill and a while back a guy with a 1950 bug wanted me to sell him the headlight bucket and I would not... can post a picture of it.
Also my other 3/55 has 2 real nice split fenders with round horn grills... when I bought the car, it had correct oval grills, but a round hole underneath... Go figure...I switched to round... here's a pic.

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[palmgreen57]

Hi,
ok, well could you post some pictures of your headlight bucket to see how it look like ?
thank you
yan

[mandraks]

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=448426
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'53 3-Fold Oval, L35 Metallic Blue, looking for a narrow hatch panel

[palmgreen57]

Thanks you for the link
A thing that nobody has mentioned, from what I can see on mine, the early light bucket ( 53 and before) are not welded by point all around the fender lip but welded with 4 cordon 90 degrees spaced, nothing more...
I would to see if someone could confirm it, I mean as my buckets has been cutted I only can see the old marks on these cordons, would like to see an untouched fender to have something to compare
An other thing that I would clarify, does the difference between pre 53 era bucket and later one are just drain hole and dimple or is there a différence also in the bucket design ? That's not easy to juge it on pictures
I'll post pictures of my fenders
Thank for your help
Yan

[palmgreen57]

Hi,
Here a fender of a friend of mine who seems to be a 53 : smooth bucket, no dimple, and the 4 welding cordons I told you ( red circle )

[palmgreen57]

Hi,
I'll need a pair of these split-zwitter headlight bucket to finish my 53
nobody has or knows where I could find it ? original part or repro ?
let me know

[50Splitman]

I could really use a pair of these, too!

[palmgreen57]

Hi,
So, have spent time this week end to find some good repro or used fender bucket, I didn't find anything..
nobody to help me ?
Yan