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Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:48 am

I was thinking that there are a couple of versions of the same size lights out there.

M018 for 54-55 would be the egg light (replacing heart assy)

M018 for 55-57 would be the "chevron" reflector for the snowflake housing. (replacing "snowflake" lens)

M018 for swedish market, lens on right (also replacing "snowflake" lens)

The reflector design looks very similar in both the egg and the nordic lenses and both are made of plastic. Coincidence??

Here are a few threads where it came up before.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=229811&highlight=chevron

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=123658&highlight=chevron

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=289161&highlight=chevron

This is my opinion, but sure make sense for the original semaphore cars with eggs and the exsistance of the chevron lens for the later ovals

Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:53 am

igtoth wrote: Are these the "reflectors" ???

m018 states Larger reflector in brake / indicator light

didnt splits have the brake light in the nose cone and the indicators being the semaphores? I thought the fender lights on splits were just running lights.

Wed Feb 03, 2010 3:47 am

If somebody looking for Chevron lenses there is a link.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=912712

Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:26 pm

As i have been doing more work on my car I can see by paint outlines and mounting holes that my car had either hearts or egg lights. Next to the tail lights tho on the innerside i have holes drilled for mounting another type of light, could this explain the sweden option?