TheSamba.com :: View topic - Turn signal on 68'-72 bay windows

Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:11 pm

I am unclear as to whether there should or should not be a turn signal on the drivers side door. There is one on my passenger side door.

i have seen some pics with it on and others (supposedly stock) without it. i had thought (only noticed it was gone the other day) that the lack of its existance was due to a damaged front end repaired by some previous owner, but now i am completely unsure.

anyone?

Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:22 pm

Some repair must have displaced it.
My bus has no lights on the doors.

Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:23 pm

Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:30 pm

Do you mean the door reflector that shows up here?

Mine is a 71 and has them on all 4 corners, except only the rear ones light up. The front door ones are just reflectors I guess.

Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:10 pm

yep thats it. didn't realize it was a reflector.

thank you, do we know what the standard was?

thank you again

Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:36 pm

Not 100% sure what came standard on what years. I do know there are also bays with little round reflectors on the doors. Ill see what I can find out...

Wed Feb 23, 2005 5:33 pm

'68 and '69 buses had round reflectors behind the front wheel (orange) and the rear wheel (red). Buses '70-79 had the same color reflectors, but rectangular in shape and on the front doors and behind the rear wheels. Yes, the rear ones are lights. I rarely see them functional though.

Wed Feb 23, 2005 8:21 pm

Hey! Mine are functional.
The rest of the bus looks like hell, but at least the rear red running lights work.

Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:52 am

i have a 70 bus and both fron doors have the reflectors, rear sides have lights