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TequilaSunSet Samba Member
Joined: May 30, 2012 Posts: 2109 Location: Philippines
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:46 am Post subject: Overiders... like em or hate em? |
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I just can't decide if I will take mine off or not. I do not see too many buses with them... and part of me feels for good reason. At lest with mine I feel it takes away from the front end.
_________________ Don't harsh my mellow...
1985 Hightower Vanagon 1.8T- Gone
1972 Panel Bus- Gone
1967 Bug- Gone
1964 Euro Sunroof Bug- Gone
1969/72/63 Sunroof Bug- Gone
1975 Brazilian Bug in the Philippines 🇵🇭- New to me |
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Joey Samba Member
Joined: August 12, 2005 Posts: 5364 Location: Nova Scotia - Canada
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:49 am Post subject: |
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If it was mine the mirrors and driving lights would be gone. The over rides would stay. _________________ Joey
‘60 Kombi - '74 Bus - '79 Panel - '65 Beetle |
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jmstu76 Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 1223 Location: Edmond Oklahoma
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:50 am Post subject: |
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Love em. _________________ James
'76 Deluxe Sage Green Westy
2258 cc GD case 78mm CW crank, 2.0 H-beam rods 5,325” 22mm pin, JE forged pistons with 15cc dish, JE rings, type 11 clearanced oil pump, CB Eagle 2205 Type-2 “Torque Special” hydraulic cam with matched lifters fed by CB Dual Weber 40 IDF MX with 6” foam air filters, currently 55 idle, 130 main, 200 air correction, 32 mm venturis. 27in General Grabber AT2 All Terrains, Berg Shifter, stock '76 exhaust HPC Ceramic Coated. 11/18/2020 |
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Westfabulous Samba Member
Joined: January 07, 2007 Posts: 4207 Location: The tropic of Canada, dodging the giant flying moose of Surrey!
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:52 am Post subject: |
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Well Jimi, I kind of get your point. I actually like my bus better without the overriders, but having said that, I just put a set on after restoring them. They are a pretty nice accessory, and harder to find for a late Bay as they weren't re-popped. I have them because they are part of the ensemble that was available back in the day, and for that reason, I want them to complete the package. Here are mine:
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"I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today." |
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TequilaSunSet Samba Member
Joined: May 30, 2012 Posts: 2109 Location: Philippines
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:59 am Post subject: |
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Joey wrote: |
If it was mine the mirrors and driving lights would be gone. The over rides would stay. |
Mirrors stay for now since I do not want to deal with the holes left behind. Tiny driving lights might be replace with the larger driving lights... have always liked those.... but with the over riders it would be too much. _________________ Don't harsh my mellow...
1985 Hightower Vanagon 1.8T- Gone
1972 Panel Bus- Gone
1967 Bug- Gone
1964 Euro Sunroof Bug- Gone
1969/72/63 Sunroof Bug- Gone
1975 Brazilian Bug in the Philippines 🇵🇭- New to me |
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Hondaslayer Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2012 Posts: 206 Location: Auburn, WA
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 11:04 am Post subject: |
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I think they flow better on a late bay as the bumper is already "chunky" On early bays like yours I do feel they detract from the front end a bit.
Then again I do have bumper step envy _________________ Failure is always an option. |
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peaceful warrior Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2005 Posts: 5274 Location: Taoswest, USA
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 11:04 am Post subject: |
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Love overriders and I would leave them. Think about it in this way. A blade only bumper would only protect you from a front end bump at the level of the blade, the overriders give you more area.
I know some take them off for a cleaner look or because the overrider has hit the body. Nevertheless, I think they look great. _________________ "Two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein
"Notchboy" says "Man up!"
"Tram" says " My bus is bigger than your bus."
66 13W Deluxe, 68 Westfalia, 87 Syncro.
TOOB Member #15
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aryue Samba Member
Joined: January 16, 2006 Posts: 1027 Location: Austin, TX
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 11:11 am Post subject: |
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Mine are funky and old - but I love 'em. I was hit in the rear 4 years ago by a modern plastic mobile and they did their job.
- Andrew in Austin, TX - _________________ OldandSlow - but still chuggin.
http://www.ph.utexas.edu/~yue/VW/VWBus.html |
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Bala Samba Member
Joined: December 04, 2003 Posts: 2613 Location: Austin, TX
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 11:14 am Post subject: |
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I'd leave the overriders, but change the paint. _________________ 1976 Westy
1966 Beetle |
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Yondermtn Samba Member
Joined: November 21, 2007 Posts: 609 Location: Illinois
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 11:45 am Post subject: |
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I don't like them.
Is this a poll? |
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babysnakes Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2008 Posts: 7104
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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I like them. I have a few sets sitting on the shelf. I need to restore them and use them. Right now I'm looking for an early pair of shorty's for the back. |
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mygreenbus Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2007 Posts: 1154 Location: Palm Coast, FL
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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I have them on my '72. Never even thought of taking them off. If I had a later Bay, I agree, the bumpers are already huge. _________________ '72 Bus |
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skid Samba Member
Joined: January 16, 2009 Posts: 1329 Location: Vancouver, BC
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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I'll take them off your hands if you don't want em _________________ '71 Westfalia |
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secretsubmariner Champagne Wrangler
Joined: January 08, 2011 Posts: 3104 Location: Tulsa, OK
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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I like them alot. With that said, I don't like it when buses have too many things on the front end. It reminds me of pre-teens that wear WAY too many bracelets and piercings and accessories. It blocks the bus's natural beauty. _________________ -Tony
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1978 Champagne Edition Bus FI
1970 Auto Fastback FI |
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AB westy nut Samba Member
Joined: June 01, 2010 Posts: 1124 Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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Not a big fan. They look like something the TSB made VW add for North American safety standards. Having said that, I think I prefer them on an early bay rather than a late one. _________________ 1963 Ruby Red 356 Cabriolet
1976 Sage Green Westfalia Deluxe |
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ccpalmer Samba Member
Joined: September 17, 2006 Posts: 3850 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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I love my overriders.. I think they look better on earlies than later Bays. They're bigger and the aesthetics work better.
I'd love some extra driving lights but also don't like a cluttered front end... I'd want a wide-beam for seeing around corners... _________________ '71 Westy |
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Batan Samba Member
Joined: March 10, 2003 Posts: 1637 Location: Vancouver, BC
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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I have them on the back bumper, but not on the front - it came that way. And maybe I got used to that but I think I like it just the way it is, yes on the back, no on the front. I want some proper driving/fog lights on the front and the overriders might make that too chunky and busy. _________________ '69 Riviera Bay
'03 20th Anniversary GTI
'74 Super Beetle
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skills@eurocarsplus Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007 Posts: 16801 Location: sticksville, ct.
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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babysnakes wrote: |
I like them. I have a few sets sitting on the shelf. I need to restore them and use them. Right now I'm looking for an early pair of shorty's for the back. |
let me dig thru my pile of them. i took the rears off my s/c, cuz i hate them. have yet to remove the fronts, but will when i attack the nose this winter.
at any rate, if i didn't sell them make me an offer. IF i have them, they were the shortys for the s/c - d/c _________________
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
Jake Raby wrote: |
Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
Brian wrote: |
Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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Tuna Tim Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2005 Posts: 181 Location: Saddlerock, Aurora, Colorado
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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I have them on the front and back of my '74. They get the chicks! _________________ 1974 Bay
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mygreenbus Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2007 Posts: 1154 Location: Palm Coast, FL
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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Tuna Tim wrote: |
I have them on the front and back of my '74. They get the chicks! |
I just pictured babes being hooked on them as you drive by... _________________ '72 Bus |
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