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>From: Aaron Britcher <abritcher@ezinet.com.au>
>Also on the fender beading subject. I was of the understanding that all
>the red shaded vehicles had the same red beading, likewise all the blue
>vehicles had the same blue beading, like my 'S' has green beading. Are
>we sure that VW brought out a different colour of red etc for every
>shade of red body colour, or are we just referring to the body colours
>and taking a guess that VW made fender beading that colour exactly. I
>would like to see part numbers for these beadings. My information from
>1961 official VW 1500 parts manual (yes the real thing!), lists:
>black 005
>ruby red 028
>gulf blue 029
>pearl white 032
>anthracite 039
>birch green 043
>
>the part numbers range from 311 821 705A and on (I have all the
>specifics if you must know them!).
>I am led to believe that my 'S' even though it is velvet green (L512-
>which is the paint code- not the beading code) has birch green beading-
>am I wrong/right/a dummy?
While I agree that your presumption was a reasonable one, the numbers I
listed as well as the others are listed as the various color code options to
the beading, not just the body paint colors.
It does seem like a lot of trouble to have gone to, doesn't it?
Jim
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