Official Barndoor Headlight Thread

Scotty · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:38 am Post subject:

Is the number on the reflector? If so I can't find one as there is some rust under the laquer...
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Scotty · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:42 am Post subject:

Adverts like this don't help either! lol

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=283881
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janerick3 · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:07 am Post subject:

Scotty · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:55 am Post subject:

This is everything I can find on the back of the headlights

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Anchovy · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:06 pm Post subject:

Anchovy · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:08 pm Post subject:

Rusting Hulk · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:14 pm Post subject:

I have four 'barndoor' headlights the date codes are 04N which i believe is an original headlight to the bus. 52P which is a 57 headlight
and a pair of NOS lights which have date code V45 is this 63'?
they all have two rivets, correct spaced adjusters and all have the single spring type tension and screw terminal bulb holders. All have various markings on the lenses but are all Hella.
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64 356 C Coupe

Anchovy · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 1:05 pm Post subject:

RockStock · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:23 pm Post subject: janerick3’s Headlight Helpline

I have one headlight:

does that make it a 3rd week in 54? Seems to match janericks mid53/into54 headlight description, but with the hella marking on the bucket

I also have a pair:

does that make this pair the 37nd week in 54? or 55?

This pair seem to match janerick3’s ‘In the first weeks of 1955’ paragraph. I’m a bit confused with the L=53, M=54, N=54/55 thing? Is there a list we can have, janerick3?

I have other odds & sods, with buckets labelled 40S, 24T, and 28T. I assume these are later assemblies

I also have one spare lense as per the 37N headlight – can I call this a barndoor lense?

Knowing my luck, all the above are probably beetle…lol
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Anchovy · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:34 pm Post subject:

janerick3 · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 5:56 pm Post subject:

[quote="Scotty"]This is everything I can find on the back of the headlights

Scotty,

It looks like I see a "12Q" poorly stamped on the reflector. That would be the Bosch code for December, 1959. This would be correct, as VW changed over to asymmetric lenses for Type 2s on 1 June 1960. I suspect the adjustment screws on Bosch assemblies went from 9 and 12 o'clock to 1 and 7 o'clock at that time.
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Thanks,
Jan K.

janerick3

Scotty · Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:02 am Post subject:

Thanks for all the info, very helpful indeed (if not a little depressing!)
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grasse-performance · Samba Member Joined: January 15, 2005 Posts: 38

Cool Thread Cool

Here's mine from a June '53 bus. They seem to have the big sliver (what is the width of it compared to a standard one?), Hella logo and a single rivet ring.

Thanks to jenerik3's list they seem to be week 19 1953 Very Happy

Anchovy · Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 3:21 pm Post subject:

RockStock · Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:05 am Post subject:

janerick3 · Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:47 am Post subject:

RockStock · Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:15 am Post subject:

Rusting Hulk · Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:00 am Post subject:

liar
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64 356 C Coupe

bigbulli · Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:43 am Post subject:


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