where to buy flat red rear lenses early type 3?

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where to buy flat red rear lenses early type 3?

Post by inthe weeds » 23rd December 2013 - 6:06pm

where can you buy the early all red flat lenses for an ealry type 3?

anyone in the UK sell them or is it states only?

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Re: where to buy flat red rear lenses early type 3?

Post by Editor » 23rd December 2013 - 6:19pm

The flat (rear) lenses were on the basic trim model, and the all red lenses were USA spec. Since only the higher spec went to the USA, they are probably rare, if available at all. Someone may have addressed the demand (if there was one). Anyone know?
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Re: where to buy flat red rear lenses early type 3?

Post by miketyp3 » 27th December 2013 - 8:25am

Indeed they have...
http://www.customandcommercial.com/vw-t ... sh69_6589/

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Re: where to buy flat red rear lenses early type 3?

Post by Notchcrazy » 2nd January 2014 - 8:26am

If first reg before Sept 1965 there legal and will pass MOT :D

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Re: where to buy flat red rear lenses early type 3?

Post by Marko » 2nd January 2014 - 4:24pm

Notchcrazy wrote:If first reg before Sept 1965 there legal and will pass MOT :D
a lot of testers will pass them anyway as they think it's that old it should have them! my regular MOT tester said he would of passed mine with all reds as he said it was old enough (it isn't!) and he's into his classics too.. I guess if you catch one on a bad day they will fail it just to be annoying :D
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Re: where to buy flat red rear lenses early type 3?

Post by Marko » 10th January 2014 - 8:48pm

stumbled across these if you're stilling for a pair!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Type-3-Red ... 27c4b2a5c0
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Re: where to buy flat red rear lenses early type 3?

Post by Clockwork » 20th January 2014 - 7:10pm

Pretty sure I have a pair of original ones at the unit if you need.
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