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passoa55 
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 Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 2:00 pm Post subject: Repro nose |
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Does anyone making good fitting quality repro noses for a 1966 bus?
Need a complete nose.
Thanks for your help.
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1955 lowlight lizard green
1955 original paint oval
1956 1600 super V-sunroof Porsche
1958 lowlight ghia black
1963 firetruckred 23 window
1967 SO42 westy
1969 original paint Westy
1970 one owner 1300L bug |
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LittleThunder
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MrBusCo
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Last time I checked Gerson didnt offer a full nose skin.
Isn't this the only one available?
http://www.oeveedub.com/vw/bus-nose/95-50-20-0.html
Through reading threads on TheSamba i have found its quality is so so and takes quite a bit of tweaking but I have not installed it myself.
I do not know of another full nose that is offered.
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warriorbass05
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:48 pm Post subject: Re: Repro nose |
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| passoa55 wrote: |
Does anyone making good fitting quality repro noses for a 1966 bus?
Need a complete nose.
Thanks for your help. |
I have a whole nose on here from a 66 for sale |
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passoa55
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| Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:13 am Post subject: |
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I've tried the Danish ones but it is to much work to get them straight.
And they aren't fitting well and the V- pressing is not deep enough...
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1950 Hebmuller #458
1955 lowlight lizard green
1955 original paint oval
1956 1600 super V-sunroof Porsche
1958 lowlight ghia black
1963 firetruckred 23 window
1967 SO42 westy
1969 original paint Westy
1970 one owner 1300L bug |
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Major Woody
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Location: Portland, OR
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| Currently your best option is a good used nose, even one that needs work. |
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Keysar
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Location: PNW
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Heres another repo... http://www.vwparts.net/211801035C.html
But yes, I would find a good used one. Or you could get one of the two repos above, so you can tell us how they fit 
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Major Woody
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| Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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| There is no good reproduction nose skin on the planet. They've all been tried and found to be lacking in quality. An old nose skin, even one that needs some rust repair, is better than a reproduction part that does not fit or has the wrong pressing. |
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Pierre G
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| Keysar wrote: |
Heres another repo... http://www.vwparts.net/211801035C.html
But yes, I would find a good used one. Or you could get one of the two repos above, so you can tell us how they fit |
Keysar, this one is exactly the same as the one OEveedub sells, even if it's $230 more at VWparts...Don't ask me why such a difference in price, I don't know...They're both made in Denmark and are sold around $300 in Europe...
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Keysar
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That sucks! Then yes, I say to just find a good nose, off a donor! 
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