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bill may Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2003 Posts: 14160 Location: san diego,ca
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Aaron Samba Luddite
Joined: November 20, 2002 Posts: 1838 Location: WA
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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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"ribbed" fenders are also commonly refered to as "dot-dash" fenders. The rib being the dash and the bolt hole being the dot. The repops out there, sold in black semigloss, are kinda half ass. The stamping only vaguely resembles the real thing. Find an original set. The fenders, front and back are one of the first things scrutinized on any early car. Dot-dash in the rear and wire tubes out of the buckets up front. They are out there, you'll find a set. |
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RockStock Samba Member
Joined: November 26, 2004 Posts: 3921 Location: England
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 11:00 am Post subject: |
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i am looking for pair of rears for my 56
a scandinavian guy had a pair of these for sale at the volksworld show a few years ago. they needed work but were fairly sound
from memory he told me the main indications for an og pair of the 56-59 rear fenders were
1) the ribbing between the bolt holes
2) the (3 or 4?) drain holes on the lower trailing edge on the rear of the fender
just like the ribs, i think these drain holes appear on some (if not all) of the reproduction fenders?
i'm pretty sure the og fenders are made of thicker gauge metal too? _________________ -StockRocks- |
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vdubinit Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2005 Posts: 1870 Location: central coast
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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babyblueoval sent me these pics to post i believe his ride is a 56
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babyblueoval Samba Member
Joined: February 24, 2002 Posts: 124 Location: Central Arkansas
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:10 am Post subject: |
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OK, I measured the distance from the verticle portion of the fender where it bolts to the body to the center of the tail light lense. It's exactly 7". On the bottom rear lip of the fender there are 3 drain hole near where it bolts to the body. They measure, from the fender/body edge:
1- 1 1/8" out, 2- 3 1/2" out and 3- 6" out. From the 3rd hole up to the center of the tail light lense measures 9 3/4". I'm sending Ryan a few more pics, where the tape measure isn't over-exposed and you can actually read it, taken from the underside of the fender to each of the nuts for the tail light mounting bracket studs. The measurement from the bottom, up, is taken from the top edge of where the lip curls up.
Let me know if anyone wants anymore measurements. My car is kind of taken apart so it's easy to get to everything.
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vdubinit Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2005 Posts: 1870 Location: central coast
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 5:02 pm Post subject: vw |
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here are the pics from babyblueoval
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Major Woody Samba Enigma
Joined: December 04, 2002 Posts: 9010 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:36 am Post subject: |
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Hey guys, I was not online over the holiday weekend and am now just getting back to this thread.
It looks like you got the information you needed, and more.
I would like to see pictures of the mounting flange on those Zito fenders, just so people could see the difference. |
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babyblueoval Samba Member
Joined: February 24, 2002 Posts: 124 Location: Central Arkansas
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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This won't be all that helpful, but I've seen those fenders in person and can describe the ribs.
The ribs are certainly there but they aren't as deep, as wide or as long as the originals. They're better than not having ribs at all and it is a new fender so you won't have to deal with repairing rust or tears or who knows what, but you will still have to deal with doing some body work on them, as you would with any "new" body part. There's a good chance they would be cheaper also.
I guess you just have to decide how authentic you want to be. I found my fenders after looking for about 10 years for $25 for the pair with one complete oval tail light so they are out there and you can still get a deal on them BUT it may take a looooonnnggg time.
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babyblueoval Samba Member
Joined: February 24, 2002 Posts: 124 Location: Central Arkansas
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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Hey guys,
A friend and I just found an early fender yesterday. I'm nearly sure it's for sale.
I think it's the pass side but not positive. It needs work (as they all do) - at least one tear on the fender lip and the area between the fender slot and the overider hole is torn. It's certainly fixable and probably for sale. It's near Dallas, Tx.
Contact John - [email protected]
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JDGas Samba Member
Joined: June 23, 2004 Posts: 1233 Location: Escondido
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 12:41 am Post subject: |
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On my '61 I have a "bimple fender" on only one side of the car. '61 was the last year of the glass lense taillight. The car had rear end damage, so they might have swithched it out for the dimple fender. The other side is deffinitly aftermarket. Not too long ago at a Pomona swapmeet So. Cal Impots had a crate full of the Brazilian made dimple fenders. Now, I don't know if that's what they carry in their store or not. _________________ 1959 Ragtop Beetle - sold
1958 Danish Beetle
1967 SO-42 West. - sold
1961 Sunroof Beetle - sold
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AlteWagen Troll
Joined: February 23, 2007 Posts: 8497 Location: PNW
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17081 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:54 am Post subject: Re: Rear fenders? |
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Gerson / Klassic Fab has the dot / dash rear fenders in the works as we speak. Hopefully soon as I just bought his correct 53/55 fronts and they are good quality correct shape. _________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
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AlteWagen Troll
Joined: February 23, 2007 Posts: 8497 Location: PNW
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56reddy Samba Member
Joined: October 22, 2005 Posts: 774
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Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:59 am Post subject: Re: Rear fenders? |
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This fender is $770 euro which equals to over $1000 per fender once shipped. I'm sure Klassic Fab's fenders will be much more reasonable in price and equal in quality. _________________ New Vintage Specialist.
1974 ghia convertible
1981 Vanagon Westfalia
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56Cabrio Samba Member
Joined: May 22, 2008 Posts: 1896 Location: San Fernando Valley, CA
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Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 12:30 pm Post subject: Re: Rear fenders? |
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Skim wrote: |
Gerson / Klassic Fab has the dot / dash rear fenders in the works as we speak. Hopefully soon as I just bought his correct 53/55 fronts and they are good quality correct shape. |
I didn't know he was still making the fronts. _________________ F#CK CANCER
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1956 Convertible owned since 2000
1963 Hard Top
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17081 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 8:25 pm Post subject: Re: Rear fenders? |
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56Cabrio wrote: |
Skim wrote: |
Gerson / Klassic Fab has the dot / dash rear fenders in the works as we speak. Hopefully soon as I just bought his correct 53/55 fronts and they are good quality correct shape. |
I didn't know he was still making the fronts. |
Yes he just says it’s a pain in the ass. He had a bunch at Prado a few weeks ago. I bought mine when he came out for the Texas Classic. Saved on the shipping. _________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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6Speed Samba Member
Joined: December 10, 2002 Posts: 340 Location: East Coast
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Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 7:27 pm Post subject: Re: Rear fenders? |
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Skim wrote: |
Gerson / Klassic Fab has the dot / dash rear fenders in the works as we speak. Hopefully soon as I just bought his correct 53/55 fronts and they are good quality correct shape. |
Nice! I need I left rear. Any idea on expected completion for first batch? _________________ '57 Beetle |
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