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ac with late rear vents
Posted: 08 Jan 2013, 19:41
by Plasticman
did they ever do ac vans with the later plastic vents as opposed to the steel pressings
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Re: ac with late rear vents
Posted: 08 Jan 2013, 19:43
by lloydy
Re: ac with late rear vents
Posted: 08 Jan 2013, 19:44
by Plasticman
you learn every day
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Re: ac with late rear vents
Posted: 08 Jan 2013, 19:49
by lloydy
I think there was more built with the plastic. The metal vents look nicer on a air cooled i think
Re: ac with late rear vents
Posted: 08 Jan 2013, 20:06
by Plasticman
funny but its something ive never taken much notice off.till you start looking
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Re: ac with late rear vents
Posted: 08 Jan 2013, 21:07
by AllenTheHat
I think they only made them with metal vents for the first couple of years (i either read it myself somewhere or made it up).
Mine has metal vents and looks better in my opinion. Except when it come to painting it

Re: ac with late rear vents
Posted: 08 Jan 2013, 21:08
by ZsZ
Re: ac with late rear vents
Posted: 08 Jan 2013, 21:58
by 82JEW75
Mine, '82, has plastic vents, Dad's (Sarran1955), '79, has metal vents. Both Aircooled, CTs.
Metal vents look nicer, in my opinion.
Re: ac with late rear vents
Posted: 08 Jan 2013, 22:34
by 1664
My Dad's 'W' reg 1981 had metal
Re: ac with late rear vents
Posted: 10 Jan 2013, 09:26
by billy739
i have some panels cuts somewhere if someone wants to convert to steel vents......
prob rusty now tho