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gimmesomeshelter
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AlteWagen
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brotherbob
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| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 6:58 pm Post subject: Re: Repro oval fenders ? |
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Funny.....I've owned two Ovals since I started this thread!
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tisius
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 10:07 am Post subject: Re: Repro oval fenders ? |
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THX 1138
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 1:57 am Post subject: Re: Repro oval fenders ? |
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| I asked Gerson at Prado about the fenders and he said they will make more. He said they got a lot of orders to fill and are re doing some of the dies. But they will be available again. Just didnt know when. |
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carnut63
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 2:54 pm Post subject: Re: Repro oval fenders ? |
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The website used to say out of stock but now the product is not even available. I don't see Gerson fenders coming back anytime soon. Too bad too because I wanted a set.
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*Darren
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| Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 6:31 pm Post subject: Re: Repro oval fenders ? |
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| Are these oval fenders still in production & for purchase? Thanks |
https://www.klassicfab.com/klassicfab/en/102-oval-fenders
says they are out of stock, but at least shoot him an email (if he doesn't respond to your post), maybe they will be rerun at some point |
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Deh Shark
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| Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 11:50 am Post subject: Re: Repro oval fenders ? |
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Are these oval fenders still in production & for purchase? Thanks
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55 SPLITY
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| Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:11 pm Post subject: Gerson fenders |
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Buy build sell and you can have anything you want with hard work. Hey he only had my money for a year before I got them. So here they are for sale. It's the first set for sale I have seen so are they really worth what we payed?
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rud helsen
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Location: Belgium, Heist op den Berg
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| Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:05 pm Post subject: Re: gerson front fenders |
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| 55 SPLITY wrote: |
| I have a set for sale at the moment in the clasifieds. 1000 plus ship, thanks Rory |
pfffftt !  do you know how long we have to work for that amount of money?  |
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55 SPLITY
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| Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:47 am Post subject: gerson front fenders |
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| I have a set for sale at the moment in the clasifieds. 1000 plus ship, thanks Rory |
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rud helsen
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| Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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| i saw them for the first time live @ bad camberg! they were looking great and pricy! |
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Gerson
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they are done and ready for shipping...email me at [email protected] thanks
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working dog
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Any new news on these fender's  |
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AlteWagen
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| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: How to tell OG German or Repro? |
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| What's up guys Dave here in Cali, do any of you know how to tell if fenders are real German OG fenders or some kind of repro's, like Brazilian, italian, mexican, what ever. if you are looking at a set that some dude is selling and he says they are real just to sell them but you have nothing to compare them with at the moment, how can you be sure they are? do any of you know the actual thickness of German metal? |
Here are some pics of OG fenders.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=448426
No repro pics but they are NOTICEABLY lighter. The closest to original weight I found were 80s italian fenders. Still lighter than OG but heavier than brazilian.
Like bruce said, the horn hole is a dead give away to an aftermarket fender. Its hard to notice the difference unless you have one original and one repro on a car, then its evident.
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Bruce
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You have to study the shape. Compare cars at the shows. Look for lack of symmetry. A big one is the position of the horn grille on early fenders.
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Padillad
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:24 pm Post subject: How to tell OG German or Repro? |
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| What's up guys Dave here in Cali, do any of you know how to tell if fenders are real German OG fenders or some kind of repro's, like Brazilian, italian, mexican, what ever. if you are looking at a set that some dude is selling and he says they are real just to sell them but you have nothing to compare them with at the moment, how can you be sure they are? do any of you know the actual thickness of German metal? |
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Stephbong
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:54 am Post subject: |
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| Gerson wrote: |
| we are stamping them out, and finishing them as we speak.....the first sets have already shipped worldwide... |
Hi ,
Do you have here in Europe a seller ? |
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J_L
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Gerson,
PM sent.
Thanks,
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Gerson
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| Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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we are stamping them out, and finishing them as we speak.....the first sets have already shipped worldwide...
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