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cj1971
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 10:57 am    Post subject: '56-57 Rear Wing Rear Light holes Reply with quote
Can someone be good enough to show me photos of the snowflake light unit holes on a '55-57 rear wing please.thanks in advance
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Maybe this one will help
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=336586

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 2:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
They realy should make a sticky with a FAQ Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 6:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The first pic in the volkszone thread looks like a split window rear fender which means those tail-lights are too low and the holes are wrong.

I found this a while ago on the samba and saved it as a jpg so I don't know who took the time to document this but I thought it was really great. I'm using a pair of 60s fenders so I have the same problem.

Hope this helps.

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 6:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
nick696 - I looked at your gallery pics and by the way great build!
I noticed your fender holes appear to be slightly lower than the pic I posted.

What year is your Beetle? 1955?
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 8:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Schwing wrote:
nick696 - I looked at your gallery pics and by the way great build!
I noticed your fender holes appear to be slightly lower than the pic I posted.

What year is your Beetle? 1955?


It is accualy a '56, but the fenders are pre-56
I started of with the body only an started searching for parts, so kinda saved de body Laughing and gave it al the parts of his fellow brothers and sister.
But I didn't have any paperwork, so I found a '54 pan. So I'm trying to give it a '54 look. I know not really correct, but hey this body was going to a junkyard. So I think no harm done by doing this, and I'm really taking care of this care. Hope to get it done soon Wink
more pics can be found here
http://s675.photobucket.com/albums/vv119/nick696/Oval/

btw thx for the comment Wink
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 8:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Schwing wrote:
nick696 - I looked at your gallery pics and by the way great build!
I noticed your fender holes appear to be slightly lower than the pic I posted.

What year is your Beetle? 1955?


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Thanks for the post I have a June 3 55 with US bumpers and the volkszone thread is hard to read, this help's me out a lot,

the fenders are pre 59 nos repops with the wire hole only

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