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73 Turn Signal Lenses
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:16 am
by Bill K.
* What are the part numbers for the front/rear turn signal lenses of a '73 412 Wagon?
* Was there just OEM units made?
* Ever see clear or smoked ones?
Thanks.
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 1:30 am
by vonkr
Sorry, I don't have an answer but a question. What does OEM stands for? I've seen it a several times before.....
Thnx, Ronald
Lenses
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:34 am
by 412LE
412 was mounted with clear front turnlight lenses in front, in Italy.
I have only seen 2 sets of these.
One is lying in my basement for use on my own 412, and the other set is seen on a car for sale on
www.bugnet.de.
My set was purchased by a compani in Germany some yeas ago.
Best regards Frank
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 4:39 am
by raygreenwood
OEM...stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer. It means that the manufacturere of a given part was one that made parts for the car company to actually put on the cars that were being produced.....as compared to aftermarket equipment manufacturers....who make accessories or replacement parts to be bought and installed after the car leaves teh assembly line. A given manufacturere can be both....and the parts can either be identical or totally different. Ray
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 1:56 pm
by ubercrap
Exactly, Italian cars should have come with clear turn signal lenses in front. If you need some new ones, check on the samba.com, I think there are some NOS available for an OK price. If you want smoked, there is at least one company that makes a spray on product specifically to smoke lenses. It works adequately from what I've seen, but looks dull. Maybe one could spray the inside of the lense in this application? I believe MattKab on here has a 411 with blacked-out lenses, maybe he can give you a clue on how it was done?
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:24 pm
by Bill K.
Great tip on Italian OEM (like Ray says...) clear lenses. I'm on the hunt!
Are the '73 412 lenses common to any other years?
Re: Lenses
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:21 am
by Wally
412LE wrote:412 was mounted with clear front turnlight lenses in front, in Italy.
I have only seen 2 sets of these.
One is lying in my basement for use on my own 412, and the other set is seen on a car for sale on
www.bugnet.de.
Best regards Frank
I have seen only one set of those and yes, that was the same bugnet for sale car...
Looked cool as hell tho
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:49 pm
by Bill K.
Is the car still shown on bugnet? I don't understand German, so a link would be nice...
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:01 am
by Wally
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:55 am
by Bill K.
Thanks Wally. You're right, lookin' kuhl
especially on white car.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:45 am
by 412LE
I promice it will look really cool on a Sumatra Green wagon as well.
Best regards Frank
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:58 pm
by ubercrap
Bill K. wrote:Great tip on Italian OEM (like Ray says...) clear lenses. I'm on the hunt!
Are the '73 412 lenses common to any other years?
I'd like some too, but I suspect they will be as difficult to find as hen's teeth.
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 4:42 pm
by raygreenwood
The only clear lenses I have seen here...were on a type 3 1500s I bought years ago. It also had the clear Euro side marker lights. I have never even seen them in pictures on a type 4. Ray
411/412 Lenses
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 9:30 pm
by Bill K.
I got my 411/412 parts list today, so here's the p/n's.
Front parking lenses:
411: 411-953-142C (right) -141C (left)
412: 411-953-142E (right) -141E (left)
Rear tail and back up lenses:
412 wagon: 461-945-452 (right) -451 (left)
all others: 411-945-452 (right) -451 (left)
Rear turn lenses:
412 wagon: 461-945-453A
412 sedan: 411-945-454D (right) -453D (left)
411: 411-945-453B