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nize
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 Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 7:57 am Post subject: Fitting problems with seal under turn signal housing? |
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Trying to finish of the work on the front of my 1957.
Any one else experiencing problems fitting the seal between body and the turn signal indicator housings?
I tried to save the original Hella seals as they seem to be fine but I cant get them to fit as they seem a bit too small. Is there any neat trick to get them in place without scratching the paint??
Could the seal have undergone shrinkage over the years??
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 10:15 am Post subject: Re: Fitting problems with seal under turn signal housing? |
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| nize wrote: |
Trying to finish of the work on the front of my 1957.
Any one else experiencing problems fitting the seal between body and the turn signal indicator housings?
I tried to save the original Hella seals as they seem to be fine but I cant get them to fit as they seem a bit too small. Is there any neat trick to get them in place without scratching the paint??
Could the seal have undergone shrinkage over the years?? |
That's odd, I had the reverse problem on my 56 they seemed to large. I think mine were from WCM. Where are yours from?
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nize
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| Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 12:11 pm Post subject: Re: Fitting problems with seal under turn signal housing? |
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| Braukuche wrote: |
| nize wrote: |
Trying to finish of the work on the front of my 1957.
Any one else experiencing problems fitting the seal between body and the turn signal indicator housings?
I tried to save the original Hella seals as they seem to be fine but I cant get them to fit as they seem a bit too small. Is there any neat trick to get them in place without scratching the paint??
Could the seal have undergone shrinkage over the years?? |
That's odd, I had the reverse problem on my 56 they seemed to large. I think mine were from WCM. Where are yours from? |
It’s the Hella marked original VW-seal. They were both in good condition so I tried to use them but they are to small to fit.
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 12:22 pm Post subject: Re: Fitting problems with seal under turn signal housing? |
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| nize wrote: |
| Braukuche wrote: |
| nize wrote: |
Trying to finish of the work on the front of my 1957.
Any one else experiencing problems fitting the seal between body and the turn signal indicator housings?
I tried to save the original Hella seals as they seem to be fine but I cant get them to fit as they seem a bit too small. Is there any neat trick to get them in place without scratching the paint??
Could the seal have undergone shrinkage over the years?? |
That's odd, I had the reverse problem on my 56 they seemed to large. I think mine were from WCM. Where are yours from? |
It’s the Hella marked original VW-seal. They were both in good condition so I tried to use them but they are to small to fit. |
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Oh, missed that bit.
Yeah, they shrink. Have you tried soaking them in hot water to make them more pliable and then install?
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1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1960 Baja Bug
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Notchback
1967 21 window less rusty now |
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iowegian 
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| Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 3:53 pm Post subject: Re: Fitting problems with seal under turn signal housing? |
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Just a thought: you are using the original seals from your '57, but are you using the original turn signal housings? The housings changed sometime in 1964, so if you have later turn signals that might be a problem?  |
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djkeev
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aerosilver
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| Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 11:25 pm Post subject: Re: Fitting problems with seal under turn signal housing? |
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56-57 indicators are different from 58-63
56-57 same as oval/split bus,
58-63 as pictured
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nize
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| Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 4:20 am Post subject: Re: Fitting problems with seal under turn signal housing? |
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| aerosilver wrote: |
56-57 indicators are different from 58-63
56-57 same as oval/split bus,
58-63 as pictured
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I realise now that my 57 probably has a front fender repair some time in its life because I have got the 58-63 type turn signal with just a hole in the fender, just as the one in the pic above.
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djkeev
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nize
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| Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 2:03 pm Post subject: Re: Fitting problems with seal under turn signal housing? |
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Got some reproduction seals in the mail today. It proved my suspicion that the original seals had shrunken over the years. The repro seals had a perfect fit!
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