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jeffff
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 Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:18 am Post subject: Semaphores... body color or black? |
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I've been flipped through numerous pictures of semaphore cars and I'm still not 100% positive what color my semaphores should be.
Body color or black? |
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Yustrn
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body color
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jeffff
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Chick Iverson
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...this car is all original from Australia and the semaphores are black.
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Volumex
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Original semaphores supplied with the car were body coloured. Semaphores supplied as spare parts were black.
The 2 Australian cars I have owned with semaphores still fitted when I got them were body coloured. |
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jeffff
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Ahhh, so thats why I see some cars body color and others black.
So they are both right?........just a matter of personal taste? |
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Chick Iverson
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I still think my black semaphores are OG.....  ...either way, I think they look better non body color!
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Bruce
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| I still think my black semaphores are OG..... |
Everyone else on here knows they aren't.
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Chick Iverson
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| Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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| I still think my black semaphores are OG..... |
Everyone else on here knows they aren't. |
....So, I must be a dummy for not knowing that? This car is a very low mileage car with everything else OG, why would the semaphores get changed?
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ProjectX
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Other original RHD's from the gallery...
I guess semaphores break a lot, seems every original RHD from Australia has replacement semaphores, right Chris 
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Chick Iverson
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Other original RHD's from the gallery...
I guess semaphores break a lot, seems every original RHD from Australia has replacement semaphores, right Chris |
Every one else on here knows that!!!
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ProjectX
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Other original RHD's from the gallery...
I guess semaphores break a lot, seems every original RHD from Australia has replacement semaphores, right Chris |
Every one else on here knows that!!! |
Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one right 
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56Cabrio
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Other original RHD's from the gallery...
I guess semaphores break a lot, seems every original RHD from Australia has replacement semaphores, right Chris |
Every one else on here knows that!!! |
Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one right |
Thats a fact!!!!
I left mine black, I like the look
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EMPIFLAKE
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Black sema's are the way to go in my opinion! It just suck's when your car is black 
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Chick Iverson
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....paint it! It looks like it was coral, or is that primer I see?
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Wiggy
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| Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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| 5vert6 wrote: |
| I still think my black semaphores are OG..... ...either way, I think they look better non body color! |
Then your car was originally black...
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Chick Iverson
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| Wiggy wrote: |
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| I still think my black semaphores are OG..... ...either way, I think they look better non body color! |
Then your car was originally black... |
...Just like all of the other original paint cars that Eric posted....
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EMPIFLAKE
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| ....paint it! It looks like it was coral, or is that primer I see? |
Primer! Originally shetland grey! But I like the black its just a shame cause I like the way a black sema pops on a lighter colored car dont know yet if I wanna repaint for it thow:wink: |
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EMPIFLAKE
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| Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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| I still think my black semaphores are OG..... ...either way, I think they look better non body color! |
Then your car was originally black... |
...Just like all of the other original paint cars that Eric posted.... |
 I think diamond green ???
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iain2503
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| Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Nearly all the semaphore equipped beetles in New Zealand I have seen have them black, I have two 58's, a 56 and have wrecked a 57 and 59 that all had them black. |
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