tail lamps 72

[khh48]

So so guys. No fighting

It seems like im going to keep the pretty original tail lamps on my Crossover
The people has spoken

I find another thing to change another day :mrgreen:

 

[BigG]

You make a wise choice there buddie.

All joking aside the small rear light, wide 5 bays are probably the best looking of all VW vans especially in the typical van colours of white, beige or grey 8)
Having said that I do love my Crosser and wouldnt change a thing on it.

 

[the councillor]

All joking aside the small rear light, wide 5 bays are probably the best looking of all VW vans

*are you on glue ?*

:shakingheadindisappointmentsmilie:

 

[clyde]

Sounds perfectly sane to me.

 

[BigG]

All joking aside the small rear light, wide 5 bays are probably the best looking of all VW vans

*are you on glue ?*

:shakingheadindisappointmentsmilie:

Always wondered what sticking a tube of evo up your nose would do to you :roll:

As I was saying, new Brazilian water cooled Bays, its the way to go..............

 

[the councillor]

i like them, i have to say

i think people sometimes get a bit carried away with what the *scene* dictates that they're supposed to like, but they have their charms... i reckon most people would prefer the 'new' bumpers to the 'late' ones, and i like the 'swage line' at the bottom of the doors... do i like the roof ? yes. is it an improvement in terms of the old one ? headroom-wise, yes. aesthetically, dunno; beauty is in the eye of the beholder as i said.

the front panel is an absolute dog's dinner to be fair :roll:

 

[BigG]

Just for you Mr Councillor.

 

[the councillor]

*woof*

8)



(if only it had the early crescent shaped air-intakes)

 

[andewilson]

i was always told that 1971 was the best year of van. small rears, removable rear valance, low fronts, early engine lid, disk brakes, curved vents, bolt pattern that opens up more wheel choice. i think the list speaks for itself


saying that i wish i had a 1967/8/9 from the us with a westy pop and no rust.

but you can only piss with the prick your born with.

so i'd stick with the look your van has otherwise you will get all sorts of anoraks telling you off at shows and you dont want that :evil:

 

[AxlFoley]

I'm going to have to agree there! although I do like my wide 5 steels.

 

[the councillor]

i was always told that 1971 was the best year of van.

impossible to quantify :|

see also "the sex pistols were the best punk band"

"lionel messi is the world's best footballer"

"flamin' hot is the best monster munch flavour"

etc.

etc.

etc.

but you can only piss with the prick your born with.

i'm nearly 41 and i've never heard that expression before :lol:




(yes i live in a cave before you ask)

 

[Araon]

Not strictly the case nowadays though is it.....

 

[clyde]

wibbler wrote "As I was saying, new Brazilian water cooled Bays, its the way to go.............."

Maybe for you boys it is, your half way there anyway :lol:

 

[the councillor]

Not strictly the case nowadays though is it.....

*quality*

:lol:

 

[Araon]

Now that watercooled beast is a fugly bus.....

kinda reminds me of some women I met in my younger days, everythings there, proportions and shapes deviate from the norm but a decent ride in any case

 

[the councillor]

*god is in the detail*

8)

take that thing up there ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

just looking at the front panel, and the way that 'everything' on the front panel sits on that raised pressing - to me it draws your eye from the edges to the centre, where the VW roundel sits, and as the focal point of the front of the bus (there's no other reason for it to be there) it makes perfect sense to give it its own slightly further raised 'plinth'.

now my bus hasn't got one of these, and i'm not gonna go out and lash a brazilian front panel onto it just for the sake of it, but i can appreciate the evolution of the design.

similar thing with the mirrors... they're not going to win any beauty contests, even when they're tarted up and sprayed pastel white or whatever, but then the original chrome mirrors weren't exactly award-winning either were they ?

blah blah blah.

on the flip side, the roof looks hideous in that photo :shock:

 

[BigG]

wibbler wrote "As I was saying, new Brazilian water cooled Bays, its the way to go.............."

Maybe for you boys it is, your half way there anyway :lol:

Ooh thats harsh
but hang on, doesnt that mean your half way to a crossover :shock:

 

[clyde]

wibbler wrote "As I was saying, new Brazilian water cooled Bays, its the way to go.............."

Maybe for you boys it is, your half way there anyway :lol:

Ooh thats harsh
but hang on, doesnt that mean your half way to a crossover :shock:

NNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :shock: