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srm1956
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The cops are the same way around here, that's why I need to figure a way to mount a 3rd brake light somewhere that it will only show when brakes are applied. I bought a vintage School Bus "STOP" light, but it's the bigger one, and looks really tacky.
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Hay 5vert6 when I saw this I thought of the VW38 found in Lithuania. Why didn't VW keep this going?
I would love to see what a 3rd brake heart light would look like installed  |
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Gejtu
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I used the information on this thread to find the proper postion for my hearts. Very grateful! 
Here's a pic of the end result, with the hearts in place,
and also on the 3rd brake light topic, a picture of the 51 pope nose brake light, coupled to 53 hearts! no twin filaments were used in the production of this photo 
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Suboval
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| Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:25 am Post subject: |
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The cops are the same way around here, that's why I need to figure a way to mount a 3rd brake light somewhere that it will only show when brakes are applied. I bought a vintage School Bus "STOP" light, but it's the bigger one, and looks really tacky.
Scott |
..... ...here is my solution for a third brake light... |
That looks sweet!
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nick696
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Drilled my holes in my fenders for the hearts !
Looks great, still lots to do !
Thx ,the stuff (information) I find here is priceless  |
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srm1956
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Gejtu wrote: |
I used the information on this thread to find the proper postion for my hearts. Very grateful!
Here's a pic of the end result, with the hearts in place,
and also on the 3rd brake light topic, a picture of the 51 pope nose brake light, coupled to 53 hearts! no twin filaments were used in the production of this photo
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Hello Getju. That looks nice. Sorry to get off of topic but I have a
Question - Are those Oval vent trim on your deck lid? Was Oval window vents grafted into the deck lid? |
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Gejtu
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17 years ago, I found the rear panel from an early oval, starting half way down the window to luggage area including the vents and the luggage rails, in a scrap yard, paying $10 for the lot! Upon seeing that, I immediately remembered I had a w-decklid, which a friend had thrown away in a skip, stored in my granny's basement. I put 1 and 1 together and ended up with something quiet unique!
Here are 2 pics of the grafting:
I just couldn't resist adding the vent trims then, giving the decklid a more factory-intended look!
The closest I ever saw was this one:
It's not a common sight considering what you need to chop up to fabricate it! and it cost me close to nothing! |
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tisius
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These heart tail light aren't to high are they? 
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I think they are placed to low, they should be higher up 
The longer I stare at the picture, the more i think the rear looks like a face with the (pope's) nose and with the taillights for eyes... 
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