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sjbartnik
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 Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 6:42 pm Post subject: Dumb Question of the Day: Squareback Cargo Light |
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| OK so are all Squarebacks supposed to have a cargo area light or was it only the '62-'66 models that got it? |
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Tram
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| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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'62/'66 with the one- piece metal hinge cover. I've retrofitted the early covers to later cars with a door jamb switch to activate the light when the hatch is opened.
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sjbartnik
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| Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 6:11 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks. Seems like a weird feature to delete, since I would imagine it was pretty useful. |
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Air-Cooled Head
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| Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 6:32 am Post subject: |
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| sjbartnik wrote: |
| Thanks. Seems like a weird feature to delete, since I would imagine it was pretty useful. |
The problem is, besides providing not much more than a dim glow, the moment you reach in, you block the light.
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sjbartnik
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| Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 7:22 am Post subject: |
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| Air-Cooled Head wrote: |
| sjbartnik wrote: |
| Thanks. Seems like a weird feature to delete, since I would imagine it was pretty useful. |
The problem is, besides providing not much more than a dim glow, the moment you reach in, you block the light. |
Ha, good point. Probably would have been better to mount the light lower like in one of the side panels. |
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Tram
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| Air-Cooled Head wrote: |
| sjbartnik wrote: |
| Thanks. Seems like a weird feature to delete, since I would imagine it was pretty useful. |
The problem is, besides providing not much more than a dim glow, the moment you reach in, you block the light. |
Try a 12 volt one with a good ground, LOL. I wish they HAD continued this feature. My problem is that, for myself, I can't bear sticking one where it wasn't original.
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| My problem is that, for myself, I can't bear sticking one where it wasn't original. |
That '65 Sunroof Automatic A/C Notchback must have been an out of body experience.
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Tram
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| Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 8:01 am Post subject: |
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| Tram wrote: |
| My problem is that, for myself, I can't bear sticking one where it wasn't original. |
That '65 Sunroof Automatic A/C Notchback must have been an out of body experience.
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You missed two important little words there, pallie... 
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squaretobehip
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| Tram wrote: |
| squaretobehip wrote: |
| Tram wrote: |
| My problem is that, for myself, I can't bear sticking one where it wasn't original. |
That '65 Sunroof Automatic A/C Notchback must have been an out of body experience.
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You missed two important little words there, pallie... |
Don't make me dig up a picture of that '66 Squareback of yours with WHITE BUG fender beading.
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VWporscheGT3
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You can buy strips of leds just about anywhere these days, wired on either side of the cargo area you could then finally have enough light without being too badly blocked. the wiring would be easily hide-able. just a thought
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Tram
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| squaretobehip wrote: |
| Tram wrote: |
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| Tram wrote: |
| My problem is that, for myself, I can't bear sticking one where it wasn't original. |
That '65 Sunroof Automatic A/C Notchback must have been an out of body experience.
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You missed two important little words there, pallie... |
Don't make me dig up a picture of that '66 Squareback of yours with WHITE BUG fender beading.
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Don't make me UPS you a big can of whoopass.
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Tram
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| You can buy strips of leds just about anywhere these days, wired on either side of the cargo area you could then finally have enough light without being too badly blocked. the wiring would be easily hide-able. just a thought |
Sure, and you can do a shag carpet headliner, crushed velvet upholstery, and hang fuzzy dice from your rear view mirror, too... but that doesn't mean you should. 
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squaretobehip
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| Sure, and you can do a shag carpet headliner, crushed velvet upholstery, center console, and hang fuzzy dice from your rear view mirror, too... but that doesn't mean you should. |
FTFY.
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Tram
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| Sure, and you can do a shag carpet headliner, crushed velvet upholstery, center console, and hang fuzzy dice from your rear view mirror, too... but that doesn't mean you should. |
FTFY.
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We@ksauce. 
That console wasn't my best effort at form following function. It's been fixed, though.
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I keed, I keed.
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Tram
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I keed, I keed. |
I know, I know.
You blinked first- I win!
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squaretobehip
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| squaretobehip wrote: |
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| We@ksauce. |
I keed, I keed. |
I know, I know.
You blinked first- I win! |
That emoticon of yours is blinking like a mofo.
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Tram cried a little when I made him put a metal hinge cover,Bambus parcel tray,rain gutters & finger guards on my '69.
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