Early Bay Red Side Reflector needed

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:44 am

Please? I'll pay in peaches, if required.

Bookwus · Post by **Bookwus** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:33 pm

Hiya Hammy,

Just to be clear...............you're referring to a round red reflector used on a 68 or 69, correct?

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:23 pm

YEaH that's the one...
I really need both reds. They make replacements now, at $30 each (for a reflector).

Elwood · Post by **Elwood** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:36 pm

Hi Ham, I got a box of parts from regalssr (Steve) that includes a

one for El plus extras. Have not gone thru all yet.But will send you any I don,t need. Did you trash the rubber also? And who is selling the repos @ 30 bucks???? Yicks, I bought a couple of reflectors (same size) at the napa store up in this neck of the woods before Steve came thru. Good luck and let me know if you are still looking. are you sure you don,t need the keys to the steering lock?

Bookwus · Post by **Bookwus** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:38 pm

Hiya Ham,

HooBoy! Lotsa luck on that one.

I was going to suggest the repop 'cause I haven't seen the round reds (in any kind of decent usable shape) for a long time. My understanding is that the rubber bases for those things are even harder to find.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:39 pm

Hey that's right, I've still got yer parts in the garage!
Bus Boys has em for $27 each.
The rubber looks ok. Let me know if you don't need it, but if you do keep it of course!

Elwood · Post by **Elwood** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:33 pm

Hammie, checked out some of my parts boxes and I have one extra red Hella, but it does have checkering, not crackes. I have used clear nail polish to kinda fuse the look on other plastic lenses but always get the good ones when I can. You are welcome to it if ya want. I checked out bus boys and cant really tell by the drawings how good they are. I would never pay that price for repos. The reflectors I got from napa for about $5.00 or less would have to have a hole drilled in middle, but that is easy to do. Let me know, also have extra amber ones.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:55 pm

Only if you can spare it. How much ya want for it?

These are probably the same ones, and include the rubber base. I wonder how long they'll last before they fade like the later bay reflectors?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-TYPE- ... enameZWD1V

dtrumbo · Post by **dtrumbo** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:08 pm

If you're gonna do that, might as well save some $$$ and do this.

http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp ... %2D557%2DR

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:27 pm

Those must be the same ones as Ebay,Busboys, etc. with varying prices. Still, the quality is unknown...can't be as good as German.
At least the gasket is included. But a PAIR FOR $55! geez

dtrumbo · Post by **dtrumbo** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:35 pm

Dang! Didn't notice the eBay thing was for a pair. That's a little better at least.

Have you tried e-mailing Ken at www.thebusco.com ? He might have some original Hella's for a reasonable price.

Elwood · Post by **Elwood** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:50 pm

hambone wrote:Only if you can spare it. How much ya want for it?

These are probably the same ones, and include the rubber base. I wonder how long they'll last before they fade like the later bay reflectors?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-TYPE- ... enameZWD1V

Nothing, well maybe a peach someday

But it is origanal and needs to be touched up inside the rim ie; plastic chrome rim. Can,t tell if the ones on ebay really have chrome rims. That would be swell and should be for $55. Is the one on your bus original?

Elwood · Post by **Elwood** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:27 pm

Sooooo? Ham are ya going for the repos? I will not mail ya the one I got till you tell me. It is free to you and you can throw it in with the sink pump if you don,t want to use it. I have waaaaa too much stuff and forget the peach joke, they make me itch

Barb

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:57 pm

If yer not going to use it, I'll be glad to take it off your hands! Maybe I can trade ya something. Some music?
Thanks Barb. I'll probably get the repros some day when I'm rich.

chitwnvw · Post by **chitwnvw** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:49 pm

hambone wrote:I'll probably get the repros some day when I'm rich.

You are rich, Hammie. Don't you know that.

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Early Bay Red Side Reflector needed

Early Bay Red Side Reflector needed