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Blue Baron
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my03yellowv
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| OMG I WANT THEM! Do you think they will work for 6volt? and will they mount in the tailights housings without modification? |
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Ninamashr
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They look good if they fit. The only issue I can see is that they don't appear to have any reflective properties. So if your car is on the side of the road, without power, no body will see you. Stock tail lights reflect light even when they are off.
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my03yellowv
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| yeah that is true I wonder if they have the capability to flash when using the turn signal? and will L.E.D's work using 6 volts? |
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my03yellowv
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I just called them  well they told me they do not fit in the orig VW housings, or mount the same way...they only work on 12 volt vehicles... well one step closer but 2 steps back huh...dang that sucks. basically they would be made for a custom car. |
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drscope
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They sure would look nice hiding behind the grill under the rear window. Make a nice third & forth brake light!
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Ninamashr
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Blue Baron
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| But they're so close. Maybe just the guts could be used with the old lense and chrome ring. |
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volksauto
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I had seen this thread and I bought some of the Beetle Eye Taillights to see if they fit. So with a little modification they will fit better but for now it is going to work like this. thanks for posting the web site for the lights
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volksauto
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| Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:58 pm Post subject: beetle eye tail lights |
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A little fab work the beetle eye tail lights do fit
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Blue Baron
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| No kidding! That's awesome! Glad to be of service. |
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my03yellowv
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| what kind of fab work is invlolved and what about the 6 volt people is there a solution? |
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volksauto
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| Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:18 am Post subject: Tail lights |
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| As for 6volt I can't help but I will post some pic later how I installed them |
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volksauto
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:43 pm Post subject: Beetle eye tail lights |
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hope this help's |
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BlastMasterMannyFresh
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject: Re: Beetle eye tail lights |
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I see the two screws in the center of the tabs, I guess they're holding the light behind the tabs you fabed, but what's holding the tabs to the inside of the housing ? |
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Maimas13
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And was there any modification of the physical light assembly itself to make it fit?
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hermitkid
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:44 pm Post subject: Re: Beetle eye tail lights |
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| mannys66 wrote: |
I see the two screws in the center of the tabs, I guess they're holding the light behind the tabs you fabed, but what's holding the tabs to the inside of the housing ? |
The lense itself. |
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tstracy39
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Looks like they could use some kind of sealant on the back to keep moisture from shorting out the circuit board. Definately a sharp looking mod. It'd be possible to run them on 6V if you changed out the resistors.
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BlastMasterMannyFresh
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| Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:19 pm Post subject: Re: Beetle eye tail lights |
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I see the two screws in the center of the tabs, I guess they're holding the light behind the tabs you fabed, but what's holding the tabs to the inside of the housing ? |
The lense itself. |
so without seeing how this guy put this together, you're telling me that the lense holds the tabs and not the tabs hold the lense? why dont we just wait for him to answer. the suspense is killing me, maybe not all that much, but I really wana know. |
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jooles
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the light body looks squeezed between the lense and the tabs...
very nice mod btw...
Would these fit heart taillights?
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