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=Petri Nut*1=
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 Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:22 am Post subject: Found 3 nos doors pre 55 Sweden, need help to identify years |
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Hi guys, I just picked up these 3 pressed pre-55 doors from Gotland Sweden, anyhow I am unsure of the years. I am aware that the could be either split, zwitter or early oval.
If any of you could identify the exact year match on the doors, I would be very greathfull.
I have to cut up some of the doors to repair a convertible door, would the lower part on any pre 55 door, fit a 51-52 split bug door?
Thanks for sharing.
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Rich's 50
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thom
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| Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:01 am Post subject: |
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Nice find!
Top to bottom, it looks like split, oval/zwitter, split
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Rich's 50
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| Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:06 am Post subject: |
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| 2 doors are for splits and one is for a early oval or zwitter for sure |
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=Petri Nut*1=
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| Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:23 am Post subject: doors |
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thanks guys, that was my original thought too, however a freind told me that some splits have the door handle / window crank offset at different positions than zwitter / early ovals
Have you ever heard about this? |
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beetleboy58
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| Dont cut them !!!!??? |
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Wiggy
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eurodub
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these 3 babies cost more than my split !! 
at 275$ each repair panel for ribbed door... i would have done the same for my (i wish!) split vert...
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HeSa
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| Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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these 3 babies cost more than my split !!
at 275$ each repair panel for ribbed door... i would have done the same for my (i wish!) split vert... |
Ribbed door repair panels are 138 Eur each in Europe. |
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Undis
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| Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:58 pm Post subject: Re: doors |
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| =Petri Nut*1= wrote: |
thanks guys, that was my original thought too, however a freind told me that some splits have the door handle / window crank offset at different positions than zwitter / early ovals
Have you ever heard about this? |
Not a 100% sure about this, but my early oval came with these home-made doorpanels fitted. At first I could not understand why the door opener handle did not match the hole in the doorpanel. Only later I realized that these panels may have been on a split. So the handle on a split must be a few cm higher than an oval.
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FASTBACKDON
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| Dont cut them !!!!??? |
I could not have said it better
DONT CUT THEM sell them and fund our repair parts. Those old doors are sweet!!!!
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noheb
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I have come across those ttype doors before, they seem to be oval doors, made to fit a split. But as UNDIS says, the inside opening door handle is placed low, like in ovals and you will not be able to use your original split door panels without cutting a new hole for the door handle or maybe modify the doors.
THIS is a correct split door:
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Rhodrich
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:47 am Post subject: |
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The top and bottom doors were 'universal' doors that were sold by Volkswagen to replace all ribbed doors - Split and Oval.
My '51 has them fitted, which were genuine spare parts fitted in 1973 when the car was restored (I have the receipt). The window winder hole has been drilled out slightly higher to fit the original split winder mechanism. |
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