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| If i could only keep one of my vw's it would be my 56 sunroof. |
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Seb67
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In answer to the original question about this thread; are pre-56 ovals more expensive. The answer is:
Yes...
...thanks to this thread. 
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chickengeorge
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| Heart taillights are ugly. They don't match the shape of the decklid light as well as later taillights. They look scabbified on there. |
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52HoffmanSplit
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| Heart taillights are ugly. They don't match the shape of the decklid light as well as later taillights. They look scabbified on there. |
Its a matter of Opinion... frankly Egg Tailights (which is what should be on my 55 3 Fold).. look WAYYYYYYYYYY cooler than snowflakes...... and in my opinion so do Hearts...... They look right...... snowflakes are TOO Honking big... 
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Splitdog
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Eggs. 
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52HoffmanSplit
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| Heart taillights are ugly. They don't match the shape of the decklid light as well as later taillights. They look scabbified on there. |
Now.. tell me that doesnt look way cool.... Ok. yes I hate the color of the car also.... but... its a good paint job and I will let it rock like this for a while until Im ready to send it to Strato-Silver land....
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53 0val
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| chickengeorge wrote: |
| Heart taillights are ugly. They don't match the shape of the decklid light as well as later taillights. They look scabbified on there. |
What does a bus guy know about style.
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Skim
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| "ribbed doors"? Forgive my stupidity but what ARE "ribbed doors"? Also I check my number and it comes up January 55 but I have NO semifors,(Maybe deleted when the car was "Cal looked" in the 80's? I understand the 55 taillights are unique.Unfortunately mine came with NO front signals and only rear taillight "shells",(empty housings,no lenses,no bulb holders) |
This is a ribbed door, note the "raised" portion around the upholstery |
damn somebody straight tried to toss a late door panel on that ribbed door! 
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Skim
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| Heart taillights are ugly. They don't match the shape of the decklid light as well as later taillights. They look scabbified on there. |
shut your beak!
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vdubinit
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good eye on that door panel 
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chickengeorge
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| chickengeorge wrote: |
| Heart taillights are ugly. They don't match the shape of the decklid light as well as later taillights. They look scabbified on there. |
Now.. tell me that doesnt look way cool.... Ok. yes I hate the color of the car also.... but... its a good paint job and I will let it rock like this for a while until Im ready to send it to Strato-Silver land....
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Yuk.
Snowflakes have the same shape as the license plate light. It just looks delicious. What the hell is the heart for, anyway? I understand the "it's older so it's cooler" mentality, but I don't like 'em.
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| Heart taillights are ugly. They don't match the shape of the decklid light as well as later taillights. They look scabbified on there. |
shut your beak! |
Just cause you're all tough and full of muscles, you think you can tell a guy what to do? |
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52HoffmanSplit
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| What the hell is the heart for, anyway? I understand the "it's older so it's cooler" mentality, but I don't like 'em. |
Ahh.... Heart Lenses are the Brake Lights........ I so want to add a DUH... but Im trying to be more personable in the forums... so I will just CLAM Up..
I like em... they are older.. so they're cooler.... Oh.. thats right, you just said that!
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53 0val
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| What the hell is the heart for, anyway? I understand the "it's older so it's cooler" mentality, but I don't like 'em. |
Ahh.... Heart Lenses are the Brake Lights........ I so want to add a DUH... but Im trying to be more personable in the forums... so I will just CLAM Up..
I like em... they are older.. so they're cooler.... Oh.. thats right, you just said that! |
I'll say it.................... DUH. The guy's never owned and oval, and his head is so BIG that he feels he can be critical.
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markm
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| "ribbed doors"? Forgive my stupidity but what ARE "ribbed doors"? Also I check my number and it comes up January 55 but I have NO semifors,(Maybe deleted when the car was "Cal looked" in the 80's? I understand the 55 taillights are unique.Unfortunately mine came with NO front signals and only rear taillight "shells",(empty housings,no lenses,no bulb holders) |
This is a ribbed door, note the "raised" portion around the upholstery |
damn somebody straight tried to toss a late door panel on that ribbed door! |
...and those screws give it a nice touch. |
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joe h.
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Looks good to me..... 
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chickengeorge
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I like em... they are older.. so they're cooler. |
whether they're ugly or not...
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| Heart Lenses are the Brake Lights. |
So what's the round part for? |
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joe h.
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| So what's the round part for? |
Tail lights.  |
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chickengeorge
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| So, the round part is for tail lights and the heart part is so that passing aircraft can see when you need to stop. Got it. You guys are right, those are cool. |
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joe h.
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I'm not saying they were designed well, just look good.
Your right, I'm gonna bolt on some of these right away....
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chickengeorge
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| You should. That would look nice. |
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