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urumomo
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Posted: Saturday, October 01, 2016 - 09:51 PM UTC
Is this a horn ? siren ?
... and there is two ?
What is the little round one below it , beneath the head-lamp ?

& where can I get more info on it -- the big one on the fender ? .. .. or info on both , actually




Thanks
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Posted: Saturday, October 01, 2016 - 10:00 PM UTC
It's a Notek lamp for night driving.

The small black one is the horn.
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Posted: Saturday, October 01, 2016 - 10:15 PM UTC
Hi Keith,

A few photos and info for head and tail Noteks

Engin
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Posted: Saturday, October 01, 2016 - 10:18 PM UTC
Hi Keith,

You will find it is a Notek check this link it will give more about it. http://worldwartwozone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/18668-notek-blackout-drive-lights/
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Posted: Saturday, October 01, 2016 - 10:38 PM UTC

Thanks !

.. nothing like having the name for a search

Some kinda lamp was another guess -- but I couldn't find a view that I could see anything below the lamp's cowling - so that and it's shape -- and it's position somewhat occluded by the normal head-lamp on some 222's I saw ,, was confusing me .

Did any of the vehicles have turn indicators -- lamp=type .

I assume that these are for that ? :

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Posted: Saturday, October 01, 2016 - 10:47 PM UTC
That's a semaphore turn indicator. Some had an internal bulb for night use but can't say for certain they all did. Civilian autos had them as well until replaced by the front and rear lights we know today.
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Posted: Saturday, October 08, 2016 - 01:06 AM UTC

Quoted Text

That's a semaphore turn indicator. Some had an internal bulb for night use but can't say for certain they all did. Civilian autos had them as well until replaced by the front and rear lights we know today.



The german word is "winker"
I found this site:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/dic/w.php
with this text in one of the posts:
"The German word for the "semaphore" or as the English have called them "trafficators"
Those funny directional devices used on Volkswagens from the 1930s prototypes to 1960 (in Europe) semaphores were last seen on US bound cars about 1955. They were also known in late 1950s early 60s US Army slang as "idiot sticks" and made illegal by the German safe pedestrian laws in 1961."


Image found in the post I copied above, I assume (since the image is in that post) that it is VW-related.

/ Robin
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Posted: Saturday, October 08, 2016 - 05:48 AM UTC
Yes, because they are turn indicators for a Type 1, otherwise known as the Beetle.

I'm a member of The Samba, BTW.
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