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So, the real pins were made of plastic? Interesting. Then I guess mine are
repos :-( Live and $#@!ing learn...
Toby Erkson
air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
'72 VW Squareback, '95 VW Jetta, '81 Gold Wing
http://www.icbm.org/
> I've just re-found and lost again a copy of an article on those tinnies,
> which
> was in VW Trends April 1991, but I have found the text of the article by Tim
> Pahl (?) which explained how to tell genuine original ones from
> reproductions.
> Apparently, if it's not plastic, it's not original. The copies generally
> have
> less distinct cogs and some imperfections on the Beetle door, but the
> clincher
> is the repros/copies are metal.
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