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Tempie
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 Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 5:29 am Post subject: Correctness of Heart tail lights for january 55 |
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Hello, I have a jan 55 oval.
Euro spec with heart tail lights.
I noticed they both have the drain holes, but only one has a VW stamping.
Is this correct? And are there any other incorrect things? See photos.
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Hazza6542
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| Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 5:53 pm Post subject: Re: Correctness of Heart tail lights for january 55 |
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My Australian March '55 with original hearts has that logo stamped in both, definitely original to the car. Same size and position as the one in your photos but definitely stamped into both left and right side tail lights.
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Tempie
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| Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 2:10 am Post subject: Re: Correctness of Heart tail lights for january 55 |
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| My Australian March '55 with original hearts has that logo stamped in both, definitely original to the car. Same size and position as the one in your photos but definitely stamped into both left and right side tail lights. |
True, but I would suspect these are originals too...
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Hazza6542
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| Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 3:41 am Post subject: Re: Correctness of Heart tail lights for january 55 |
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I'll get some photo's in the morning (night here now). They're both bloody hard to see, OG paint and rust doesn't help but should give you a good idea. Otherwise they look pretty spot on, the bulb holders look correct and the housings look identical.
Has the car or parts been resprayed at any point and been sanded down or something? Possibly even a change between JAN 55 and MAR 55? Anything is possible with old VW's of that vintage really.
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Tempie
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| Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 3:57 am Post subject: Re: Correctness of Heart tail lights for january 55 |
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| Hazza6542 wrote: |
I'll get some photo's in the morning (night here now). They're both bloody hard to see, OG paint and rust doesn't help but should give you a good idea. Otherwise they look pretty spot on, the bulb holders look correct and the housings look identical.
Has the car or parts been resprayed at any point and been sanded down or something? Possibly even a change between JAN 55 and MAR 55? Anything is possible with old VW's of that vintage really. |
Thx for the info.
They are not original mine, but need them for resto. Bought them from someone who had them for over 30+ years...
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