Late "A" wedge style front turn signals?

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Re: Late "A" wedge style front turn signals?

#16 Post by Dick Weiss »

Hi Drew,

I don't have interest in the lights, but I'm curious about 2-RHD '59 cps(?); May I ask what are the chassis #s for reference?
I have access to 105460 & it came from So. Africa in 1985.

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#17 Post by Steve Myers »

I am looking for type held in with screws and not the twist lock style. I believe SWF K2665 is what I am looking for.

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#18 Post by Spencer Harris »

Steve,
You'll need two of the four wedge pieces shown in the left foreground on Drew's post to make a set of the bezel type wedge fixtures. These are pot metal and may require stripping and filling with a pot metal rod prior to replating.
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Re: Late "A" wedge style front turn signals?

#19 Post by Steve Myers »

Unfortunately others jumped on Drew and bought them from under me. I have a Convertible D that is almost finished with restoration and these are the only parts left to source as I wasn't sure until much research which type the car was supposed to have.

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#20 Post by Jules Dielen »

early D's have the bezel type wedge, later ones have the twist. 86616 came with the twist type. rumor has it the change occurred around #85503
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Re: Late "A" wedge style front turn signals?

#21 Post by Drew Saunders »

Hi Steve
Jules and Spencer are right if your car is early (not sure of the cut off chassis number) then the the wedge's on the left of my picture are correct for your 'D'.
I have one pair of these left in pretty good condition.

Hi Dick
I have 2 RHD 1959 coupes.
106621 Original UK AFN supplied car and 107156 a South African car Imported to the UK in the 60's
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Re: Late "A" wedge style front turn signals?

#22 Post by Chuck House »

Jules Dielen wrote:early D's have the bezel type wedge, later ones have the twist. 86616 came with the twist type. rumor has it the change occurred around #85503
85692 has the earlier wedge base - another data point. Note that 85501 is the first Conv D.
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Re: Late "A" wedge style front turn signals?

#23 Post by Dan Abramson »

85966, with a Kardex date of March 1959, has 2 pc, wedge base turn signals which I know to be original to the car.
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Re: Late "A" wedge style front turn signals?

#24 Post by Dave Erickson »

86007 has the wedge-based turn signals with the twist-on lenses. However, the markings don't seem to match anything reported earlier in this thread: both are stamped SWF K12627
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#25 Post by Spencer Harris »

K12627 fixtures are discussed in this tech article.
https://porsche356registry.org/article/233
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#26 Post by Dave Erickson »

Spencer, thanks for the link. Great article.

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