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That wouldn't be surprising really as the mould would have to be tweaked to remove the numbers to begin with, there may have been changes in the last 30 years + since that original was made anyway.
I presume that VW must give the OK for the design to be used and altered once it becomes obsolete in their eyes.
Yes, that one shouldn't have been sold as genuine but the provenance should be stated so that what is being sold can be judged by the buyer. I must admit that I have never had any problem with parts from VW Heritage ( yet ).

itchyfeet wrote:I salvaged a piece of piano hinge from the skip recently thinking it might be useful

So have you made a soft, sostenuto or sustaining pedal

937carrera wrote:

itchyfeet wrote:I salvaged a piece of piano hinge from the skip recently thinking it might be useful

So have you made a soft, sostenuto or sustaining pedal

No it's only got two settings this pedal, using the brake or flat on the floor

Original is pretty much flat, this also says aftermarket, it's the material that's important for the hinge, poor quality material will break, it's not just the cost if it breaks but the pain in the a*** if you are miles from home.

That is to stop you getting top revs and blowing the engine up!

Jim San wrote:moulding marks are different, it was made in a different tool - looks like a copy. If it was made by the same company then it was a tool design change.

Yes, the ejector pins are in different positions, the new one has been cnc machined and the form is different.

itchyfeet wrote:Original is pretty much flat, this also says aftermarket, it's the material that's important for the hinge, poor quality material will break, it's not just the cost if it breaks but the pain in the a*** if you are miles from home.

The (living) hinge is best moulded in polypropylene.

Been through a couple of them, they are crap. Now one of my many spare parts in rear overhead locker

No ebay message from VWH on the return just a full refund and didn't ask for the part back, I think that proves it's not VW.

Reckon you are right there.

Oldiebut goodie wrote:That is to stop you getting top revs and blowing the engine up!

And another thing I reckon I right about, this part is upside down in the photo, the bend would mean the throttle rod which is connected in the middle is pushed further down and cable pulled more, not less when the pedal stop was on the floor, if the cable were at the limit of adjustment it may even do damage without readjustment.

Same again!

tobydog wrote: The (living) hinge is best moulded in polypropylene.

Indeed, I got on to the supplier and they said it was made of Chinesium