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AutoMobilia
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 Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:09 am Post subject: Help Identifying Underdash Switch Panel |
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Can anyone help me identify this particular underdash switch panel. I think it's an old foglight set-up. I have never seen one of these on either a VW or Porsche. Any help will be appreciated.
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ToolBox
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| Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:25 am Post subject: |
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| Old chrome ashtray surround with a home brew crinkle finish insert, random panel mount lamp and 2 Type II rear interior lamp switches. |
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sub-hatchtim
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I dont think its a home brew job
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vw_hank
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| Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 3:47 am Post subject: |
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| sub-hatchtim wrote: |
| I dont think its a home brew job |
X2!!
but that's not saying it is/was A VW item, the switch panel may have been sold at A truck stop? I don't know! but it don't look home made to me..
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Herbie3Rivers
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Looks like a generic panel, but the switches are clearly VW. The panel just doesn't look like something VW would have made. To me it lacks that "German made to look factory" look. Not that it's not a cool piece though. I'm planning something similar for the front and rear foglamps for my 72 Super.
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KTPhil 
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| Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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| I agree on the basis of style, it isn't VW, but it's a homebrew made pretty well, with a chrome surround appearing somewhat like speedo or radio bezels of that era VW, and genuine VW switches. Maybe a Bus light, too. If you have to add switches, this is the way to go. |
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vw_hank
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| KTPhil wrote: |
| I agree on the basis of style, it isn't VW, but it's a homebrew made pretty well, with a chrome surround appearing somewhat like speedo or radio bezels of that era VW, and genuine VW switches. Maybe a Bus light, too. If you have to add switches, this is the way to go. |
If that's home made, I want to spend some time in that guys shop  .. that guy Has A spot welder, A metal brake, ext.. ignore the chrome bezel! just look at the black part, see the spot welds? back in the 70s there weren't home welders, let alone home spot welders, back then everyone brazed or ark welded.. look at the 90* bends, that wasn't dun by hand! it was dun with A press or A brake(my money is on A press). then the mounting holes, thy are oblong, how many guys can and do that? and how many guys can do it that nice in there home shop?(my moneys on the press agen  ) Then you have the paint, if that the stuff I think it is It wasn't in A spry can back then, that stuff is rock hard, thy make it in A spry can now for people restoring stuff like that, but back in the 1970s 80s that stuff wasn't available to Joe blow that wanted to do some spry painting.
I still say its A generic panel sold at some truck stop back in the 70's that some one put in there VW with some VW accessory switches
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oorwullie
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i assume hank must be pretty young, spray cans were well available in the 60's. as a teenage graffiti hooligan back then i do know what i'm talking about.  |
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vw_hank
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| oorwullie wrote: |
| i assume hank must be pretty young, spray cans were well available in the 60's. as a teenage graffiti hooligan back then i do know what i'm talking about. |
nope, not that young I dont remember ever seeing crinkle finish graffiti?
what do you got to say about the metal bending and welding techniques? did the teenage graffiti hooligans all have spot welding guns, and metal brakes also?
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ToolBox
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| Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:50 am Post subject: |
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| vw_hank wrote: |
| oorwullie wrote: |
| i assume hank must be pretty young, spray cans were well available in the 60's. as a teenage graffiti hooligan back then i do know what i'm talking about. |
nope, not that young I dont remember ever seeing crinkle finish graffiti?
what do you got to say about the metal bending and welding techniques? did the teenage graffiti hooligans all have spot welding guns, and metal brakes also? |
The ones who took metal shop in school did.
You would be amazed at what kind of "government jobs" are completed in some of the shops around the automotive prototype community. |
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KTPhil
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| I don't mean he made it all himself, from mining the ores to casting, stamping, welding. I just meant he took parts from other cars and put together a reasonable-looking VW switch panel, one that looks pretty stock even thogh it is not. |
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