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gobo57
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 Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:06 am Post subject: VW stamped door sills |
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| Can someone tell me how close the repop door sills that are being sold by ultrarare are to the original ones. i am looking for a nice set, but have not been able to find a pair for the right $$. thanks for your help-scott |
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RareAir
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gobo57
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Bob has the seriously hard to find gold ones.  i have seen a set in pics that Phil Wiener has. I can't remember where the vw stamping is on them, or if the ones for sale are a very close repop. If anyone out there has a set for sale let me know  thanks-scott |
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coad 
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| For starters, the repros are stainless steel, and the stampings are a checkerboard pattern rather than the diamond pattern of the originals. I'm sure others will have more to add. |
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gobo57
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Coad, that was the answer I was looking for. Will wait until I can find a set of original. the asking price of the repop was too good to be true  |
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KantDriveFast
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Am I out of it or what...Who is Ultrarare???  |
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gobo57
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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My bad, I didn't pay close enough attention to the seller's name.Ultrarareparts.  |
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coad
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Will wait until I can find a set of original. the asking price of the repop was too good to be true |
So, what kind of price are the originals going for then? |
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crotchsplit
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:52 pm Post subject: NOS door sill plates |
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| i bought a set of NOS sill plates about 3 years ago for $500. they command big money. i have the same set that Randy Gates has on his '51 Split. |
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53 0val
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:05 am Post subject: |
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| coad wrote: |
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| Will wait until I can find a set of original. the asking price of the repop was too good to be true |
So, what kind of price are the originals going for then? |
I've turned down $800 cash and an NOS set of the silver ones for mine.
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RareAir
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53 0val
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Actually those don't look that bad. If you don't have a real set to compare them to, most people would just assume they are correct.
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Thornton
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i would be scared to make anything with a VW logo on them
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53 0val
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| i would be scared to make anything with a VW logo on them |
You can bet they won't be around for long.
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vwovalguy
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| I have a different set also. They are alluminum (sp?) and have the checkered pattern. I purchased them about 3 years ago from a guy in England. They are different because the part that goes over the carpet holder stops at the top rather than covering it. They fit perfect on my oval vert because they end before the extra support in the door. I will post pics later. |
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coad
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Did the originals have slotted or phillips screws?
How big a gap was there at the ends (how tightly did they fit)? |
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53 0val
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Slots
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lonotch
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It seems anything made in the fifties or earlier for the most part had alot of slotted screws, I only know of 4 in my car plus the door hinge screws, thats it!
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gobo57
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| i have heard first hand from a reliable source that the sill plates are very nice. with that said, finding an original set with a fair price tag i was told to scoop up a set or two. i agree with Bob that they won't be around long. vwoa will track them down. |
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thai56oval
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| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:39 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
Anyone have a pic or link to where I can see the vw sill plates being attached to the car ? Its pretty expensive imho for a repro but its kinda of unique.  |
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