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PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 6:00 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread Reply with quote

BUCIOBATISTI wrote:
Gotta be a bummer when you figure out that you mixed up the rear fenders on your Ovals you "restored"...

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How comes there's only one over rider on the rear??? they "forget" the other one? Laughing Laughing

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 5:45 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread Reply with quote

uk 6t6 wrote:
BUCIOBATISTI wrote:
Gotta be a bummer when you figure out that you mixed up the rear fenders on your Ovals you "restored"...

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2312047


How comes there's only one over rider on the rear??? they "forget" the other one? Laughing Laughing

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 6:24 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread Reply with quote

Is it just me or are the taillights way too high on this?

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 7:08 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread Reply with quote

^^ yep, too high but seems to be a common error, like on this one for sale in uk
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/502630980521517/
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 05, 2019 4:17 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 10, 2019 5:50 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread Reply with quote

don1357 wrote:
uk 6t6 wrote:
BUCIOBATISTI wrote:
Gotta be a bummer when you figure out that you mixed up the rear fenders on your Ovals you "restored"...

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2312047


How comes there's only one over rider on the rear??? they "forget" the other one? Laughing Laughing

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:21 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread Reply with quote

25K? Am I missing something?

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread Reply with quote

This one made me laugh pretty damn hard:

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 10:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread Reply with quote

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This one made me laugh pretty damn hard:

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Sounds you didn't "do ur homework" Very Happy

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 4:09 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread Reply with quote

^^ 35K and the resto needs redoing?!
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 4:56 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread Reply with quote

Where'd they get those 'semaphores,' off the top of a taxicab?
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 23, 2019 11:48 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread Reply with quote

This one hit the pipe a little too hard:

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 26, 2019 7:56 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread Reply with quote

any canadian members fancy saving this standard?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/volkswagen-1957-oval-be...SwGzBdsZ-1
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 26, 2019 7:44 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread Reply with quote

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any canadian members fancy saving this standard?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/volkswagen-1957-oval-be...SwGzBdsZ-1


At that price I think they are going to be holding onto that oval for quite a while. Pretty optimistic IMO.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 10:58 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread Reply with quote

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finster wrote:
any canadian members fancy saving this standard?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/volkswagen-1957-oval-be...SwGzBdsZ-1


At that price I think they are going to be holding onto that oval for quite a while. Pretty optimistic IMO.


doubt anyone in the uk is going to buy and ship it so might be open to offers from locals Wink
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 6:58 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread Reply with quote

What happened to the sides and top of the front seat backs? Sideways material? https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2325389
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 12:35 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread Reply with quote

I would have gotten the 17K and had an awesome day.

If my eyes are seeing correctly: front blinkers are off and at a funny direction... probably wrong front fenders. Tail lights are high.... wrong rear lenders, most likely. Rear clip is wrong...

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 2:48 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread Reply with quote

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I would have gotten the 17K and had an awesome day.

If my eyes are seeing correctly: front blinkers are off and at a funny direction... probably wrong front fenders. Tail lights are high.... wrong rear lenders, most likely. Rear clip is wrong...

"All original"

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2327330


Some consider it a small detail (signal location) but it really hurts resale on both custom and restored cars.

Maybe just give them a fake M code?

M998 Flood water resistant turn signals rear
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I thought of old National Geographic pics when I saw the bullets
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 3:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread Reply with quote

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latinporsche911 wrote:
I would have gotten the 17K and had an awesome day.

If my eyes are seeing correctly: front blinkers are off and at a funny direction... probably wrong front fenders. Tail lights are high.... wrong rear lenders, most likely. Rear clip is wrong...

"All original"

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2327330


Some consider it a small detail (signal location) but it really hurts resale on both custom and restored cars.

Maybe just give them a fake M code?

M998 Flood water resistant turn signals rear
M999 Flood water resistant turn signals front

I thought of old National Geographic pics when I saw the bullets

Taillight position can make or break a Bug.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 3:32 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread Reply with quote

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