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salisbury
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 Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 6:04 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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i have owned a few VWs....but none this old....
i am looking at a 1953 ..... needs windshield and other glass, it is an oval thinking about grafting a rear split window
are these parts available? |
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Jacks
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| Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 10:53 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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No!
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don1357
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| Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 5:45 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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| salisbury wrote: |
i have owned a few VWs....but none this old....
i am looking at a 1953 ..... needs windshield and other glass, it is an oval thinking about grafting a rear split window
are these parts available? |
If you want a split, you should get a split and not destroy an oval. That sort of franken car will not be worth what a real oval is worth. |
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56Cabrio
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finster
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| Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:25 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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'factory black patina' - when it seems to be polar silver or similar judging by the inner surface...
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56Cabrio
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| Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:46 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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| finster wrote: |
| 'factory black patina' - when it seems to be polar silver or similar judging by the inner surface... |
Maybe the factory black patina adds $600-$700 on the value. To many people think they have gold.
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don1357
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| Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2021 2:21 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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| finster wrote: |
| 'factory black patina' - when it seems to be polar silver or similar judging by the inner surface... |
My '55 has seller's factory black patina. Meaning only a seller would call it patina  |
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EverettB 
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:02 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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This does look NOS to me since the sticker is still there and the J-pipe looks unused BUT it obviously has some serious shelf wear or that is was stored somewhere wet for quite a while
Opinion: $225 should be at least for a pair of them
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67 Florida Deluxe
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Bub
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| Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 11:13 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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I don't know why this bugs me. But crap..what?
Who digs this out of a pile and goes :
"yep, put $100 on that little .035 cent strip of metal"
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2452705
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67 Florida Deluxe
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| Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 11:48 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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The word "semaphore" kicks up the value by several hundred percent, apparently. But the reality is, that same wire cover for the left side of the steering column that hides the turn signal wires is the same on non-sem cars, too. My '56 non-sem car had it and my '56 semaphore car has the exact same metal cover. Common to both.
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lkovach
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| Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 5:57 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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I'm not endorsing the price or the condition of the part at all.
I do want to point out the switch wire wire covers are different between semaphore cars and non semaphore cars. Semaphore switches only have 3 wires and the covers have a lower profile. Non semaphore cars have more wires, 6 I believe, the covers are taller to accommodate this. |
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67 Florida Deluxe
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| Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 6:47 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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| lkovach wrote: |
| I do want to point out the switch wire wire covers are different between semaphore cars and non semaphore cars. Semaphore switches only have 3 wires and the covers have a lower profile. Non semaphore cars have more wires, 6 I believe, the covers are taller to accommodate this. |
Interesting. I never noticed that!
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3foldfolly
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56Cabrio
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wheel607
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| Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 12:37 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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| Original cars are showing up here and other places that are originally marked sold............then for sale again. Reason for relisting should always be given......this ploy almost never ends well. |
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jays58s
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| Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:40 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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I don’t know which is higher, the taillight placement, the price, or the owner. I think the taillight placement on this one is the highest I’ve ever seen, along with the other two things I mentioned....
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2454403 |
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