Re: Type 3 Confusion

[Jason Renville <Jason_Renville@ccm.al.intel.com>]

        I know that 68 and 69 both had bullet style turn signals.  In 1970 when 
VW changed to the square front end they also incorporated  the large wrap around
turn signals.
        Early 3's also had small wrap around signals.  I think they stopped that
in 67.

                                Jason Renville
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     > >
     > >        4-What year was it that VW changed the style of lights on the 
     front > >from the      small pionty ones to the kind that wraps around the 
     corner?
     > >
     >this is a tough question, because in the early years the parking
>lights on the standard 1500 were round while the ones on the 1500 S wre 
>of the wraparound type.  i'm not sure when they all adopted the 
>wraparound variety.  keep in mind that at least for US models, early 
>wraparound lights differ from later ones, where the bulb and not just the 
>trim wraps around.  i'd be willing to bet the change to full wrap bulb 
>was in `68, the year that new US
>safety regulations mandated side marker lights.
     
>hope this helps.
     
>cooper
>`72 SqB
     
     
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