Was tracking these lights on Ebay recently for fun and didn't really think they'd go for very much! :shock: :shock:
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300290905680&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=020
Personally I wouldn't have given more than £5 for them :lol: .
Wouldn't like to be the buyer when they discover they aren't hearts , just snowflake lights totally bodged with cable ties etc!
Never have the words caveat emptor been more apt IMHO! :roll:
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Posted by: tman - 07 February 2009 00:46:01
[url=https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300290905680&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=020]eBay link.[/url]
I was tracking them in My eBay purely out of curiosity and I could see that the rear-facing lenses were bodged in. What didn't occur to me until reading this thread is, yes, they aren't proper hearts at all! :shock:
I think the seller's 'innocent' statement: "I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE ORIGINAL OR NOT." threw me off the scent a little when he said:
"THE FITMENTS INSIDE HAVE BEEN BODGED "
"THEY ARE SNOWFLAKE LIGHTS."
I'd be gutted if I'd committed to buying these Frankenstein hearts!
Posted by: stu - 07 February 2009 02:45:58
lol, i hope no one bought them thinking they were heart tailights
Posted by: Ovalbug - 07 February 2009 07:45:21
[quote=stu]lol, i hope no one bought them thinking they were heart tailights [/quote]
Trouble is though, that's exactly what has happened IMHO :( .
Give-aways they aren't hearts......
Different shape of the metal housing to OG hearts.
No securing clips present to secure the heart lenses.
The fact the 'heart' lenses look like plastic inserts siliconed into place (or summat like that!).
The use of snowflake lights rear reflectors and chrome bezels.
The mounting bracket pictured is a snowflake one cobbled together with what appears to be yet more cable ties or string and 2 bulbs somehow inserted :shock: .
Yet somehow someone has paid £185 for them? :evil:
I've seen some crap for sale in my time on Ebay but these have got to take the biscuit..................
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Posted by: Rich Oakley - 07 February 2009 09:17:37
£185- ouch!
Posted by: 69project - 07 February 2009 11:35:22
i was watching these too and got scared off when they went over 100 pounds
didnt realise they were moody!!!
Posted by: stu - 07 February 2009 16:01:06
no offence to anybody here, but i could tell they wernt heart tailights in approx half a second
Posted by: 54 Gertie - 07 February 2009 16:20:34
[quote=stu]no offence to anybody here, but i could tell they wernt heart tailights in approx half a second[/quote]
No offense taken, BTW it took me a good 5 mins of looking to realise!:wink: :lol:
Posted by: Rich Oakley - 07 February 2009 16:23:34
[quote=stu]no offence to anybody here, but i could tell they wernt heart tailights in approx half a second[/quote]
Me too, but then again, I'm a seasoned parts-pro :wink:
I'm sure there was an article in Volksworld (I think!) back when I was still at school- probably 1990-ish, that showed you how to do this mod to a pair of snowflakes. Those were the days when you could still pick up a set of nice heart lights for about £70!
Posted by: stu - 07 February 2009 16:27:21
shame on volksworld for encouraging people to butcher a pair of og snowflakes :lol:
Posted by: 54 Gertie - 07 February 2009 16:39:53
[quote=stu]shame on volksworld for encouraging people to butcher a pair of og snowflakes :lol: [/quote]
You think thats bad, you should see some of the hack jobs that they feature!:wink: :lol:
Still, a great mag but it makes me feel ill some times!:lol:
Posted by: stu - 07 February 2009 16:41:15
ive sent you a pm will, ta
Posted by: vintagevw - 07 February 2009 16:53:11
I feel sorry for the guy who bought it..... Amen.[-x
Posted by: JULIANROBINSON - 07 February 2009 19:13:00
these lights were sold / bought a few months ago on ebay.. and the advert was a whole load clearer [-x
Posted by: Ovalbug - 08 February 2009 12:03:46
[quote=JULIANROBINSON]these lights were sold / bought a few months ago on ebay.. and the advert was a whole load clearer [-x [/quote]
I suspected the seller may have been stung on these going by the very 'careful' way that the whole auction was worded, but didn't want to tar and feather them without proof :lol: .
A real shame if they have tried to mislead.............[-x
Posted by: mrsherbie - 11 February 2009 11:09:04
I am shocked! I cannot believe that anyone spends that much money on rear lights without at least doing some research first to check what they [i]should[/i] look like! :shock: were the plastic CABLE TIES not a giveaway!?!* :shock:
Posted by: 69project - 18 February 2009 14:47:24
as ive now looked at the pics of the lenses for sale in classifieds,i can now clearly see how bad these were
imagine how annoyed you would be on opening box...:evil:
Posted by: Ovalbug - 18 February 2009 15:45:47
[quote=69project]as ive now looked at the pics of the lenses for sale in classifieds,i can now clearly see how bad these were
imagine how annoyed you would be on opening box...:evil: [/quote]
Agreed, but I reckon that auction was about one of the best examples of needing to KNOW what you were bidding on!
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Posted by: Ovalbug - 19 February 2009 19:50:44
.....and they're back on Ebay!
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-BEETLE-BACK-REAR-LIGHTS-SPLIT-OVAL_W0QQitemZ300295148384QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item300295148384&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
Same description as last time [-x , wonder how much they'll go for this time :lol: .
Posted by: 69project - 21 February 2009 14:03:00
seems to be same seller as well...21 pounds at mo1
Posted by: Ovalbug - 21 February 2009 20:39:31
[quote=69project]seems to be same seller as well...21 pounds at mo1[/quote]
I would say that the winner of the auction didn't proceed with their purchase and now the original seller is trying to offload them again......
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