Etienne Kerkhoffs wrote:The lenses on my modelyear 59 T2 (built date Sep 1958) have the following marking:
180E 25-4-SB / 180E 25-4-SB2 / 180E 25-5-SB2 / 180E 25-51-SB2
180E 25-4-SB2 is also stamped on the headlight bucket (together with 29T which means 29th week of 1958, so probably original for my car).
Etienne,
Is the number "60370," preceded by a one-digit prefix (probably between 3 and 6), cast into the face of the lens to the left of the "180E" numbers?
Etienne Kerkhoffs wrote:The lenses on my modelyear 59 T2 (built date Sep 1958) have the following marking:
180E 25-4-SB / 180E 25-4-SB2 / 180E 25-5-SB2 / 180E 25-51-SB2
180E 25-4-SB2 is also stamped on the headlight bucket (together with 29T which means 29th week of 1958, so probably original for my car).
Etienne,
Is the number "60370," preceded by a one-digit prefix (probably between 3 and 6), cast into the face of the lens to the left of the "180E" numbers?
From what I've been told, and also date marks have backed this up,..a general rule is that the fewer the "marks" the older the lens. (barring repro's of course..) The german standardization system got more and more sophisticated over time,...hence more numbers.
Here are photos of one of the headlights from Miss June- 65 C coupe with production in 1964. It is cut off in the photos, but the headlight is made with 2 rivets, 2 & 8 o'clock for adjustment screws. Headlight retained by straight slot screw, not Phillips.
Back side of headlight shows date code of A27 (27th week of 1964).
Glass markings are all raised above the glass- on the front face of the glass.
28-60370-03
MADE IN GERMANY
HELLA
SB19 SB20 SB21
-Paul
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Paul Hatfield
"Miss April"
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31-25484 identifies this as a VW lens from around late 1963. Perhaps this is a transitional lens used for a very short period between the VW-logoed "E1.0671.01" lens and the universal 60370-3/-03 "SB19 SB20 SB21" clear lens used on sealed-beam 356s and VWs from Dec '63-on.
If the original lens is really important to you, get a set of nice repos and keep the originals off the road. The will shatter nicely with a rock placed just so. When they break, that isn't safety glass and you will want heavy gloves while replacing them.
Our car has the original windshield, but both lenses are replacements.
Just an additional question. Did Porsche make different lenses for the UK market - e.g. driving on the other side of the road? MOst VW's had alternative lenses but not sure if Porsche made a standard set you just realigned for different markets?
david pettengell wrote:Just an additional question. Did Porsche make different lenses for the UK market - e.g. driving on the other side of the road? MOst VW's had alternative lenses but not sure if Porsche made a standard set you just realigned for different markets?
All RHD cars came with symmetric lenses, same as those used on LHD cars into the 1960 model year.