What I don,t like about VW

**VW Convert** · 02-03-2016, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by Hillbilly

Old Fords, Holdens and Toyotas use offset pins for a very good reason.

Its so that in dual filament lens you put them in the right way. EG in brake lights one is a 6w circuit for taillights and a 21w circuit for the brake lights.

Some idiots obviously dont know that and jam them in the wrong way as witnessed by very bright tail lights and very dim driver

Offset pins on stop/tail globes were pretty well universal in the old days.

I remember the time my stepdaughter's (then) boyfriend did exactly that to her Hyundai Excel. Sometime after he replaced the globe, I noticed the tail light was very bright, went to check it and found the tail light housing was partly melted and distorted from the excess heat generated by the 21w side of the globe being on constantly at night instead of the 6w side.

Cheers

George

**Umai Naa!!** · 02-03-2016, 04:49 PM

I don't like how the brand is marketed as 'prestige', when in reality, it's just Germany's Datsun.

**feenix74** · 03-03-2016, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by Umai Naa!!

I don't like how the brand is marketed as 'prestige', when in reality, it's just Germany's Datsun.

Amen! I have always loved VW because you are getting a well engineered (German) car which is not a [s]pretenous[/s] "prestigious" BMW/Audi/Merc. Its a Volks Wagon (literally german for "the people's car") which would bring a smile to older people's face when they saw yours as they reminince about their experiences in aircooled or early watercooled VWs.

Not so sure about the last 15 years worth of market positioning to try to make VW an "aspirational" brand . . .

**madglf3** · 09-03-2016, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by Umai Naa!!

I don't like how the brand is marketed as 'prestige', when in reality, it's just Germany's Datsun.

Try telling that to half the people who own newer ones!

**Sunny43.5** · 11-03-2016, 11:52 AM

Have to agree with Umai on this one back in the 80,s Mercs were often quoted as Gold Coast taxis as there were so many around the coast , then in 1984 we were in Germany and Merc Taxis were everywhere . So like Mercs VW are just another "locally " built car from Germany

Originally Posted by Umai Naa!!

I don't like how the brand is marketed as 'prestige', when in reality, it's just Germany's Datsun.

**Water Boy** · 02-03-2016, 06:21 PM

I dont like that the price of Mk1's is going up.

**stefcio007** · 16-03-2016, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by Water Boy

I dont like that the price of Mk1's is going up.

Mk1 owners rejoice everywhere.

**dainese** · 02-03-2016, 09:16 PM

Er. Aren't the offset pin globes just double filament globes? Single filament will have a straight pin arrangement.

That said, European cars just do things harder in general. A sweeping statement, sure. But the amount of different fasteners my r32 had was insurmountable.

I also found many European cars to ride unsatisfactorily (for comfort) despite their 'premium' designation

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**Sunny43.5** · 02-03-2016, 10:05 PM

The brake light is a single filament with a single pin in the centre , the taillight is a double filament as it is also the high intensity light for bad weather driving conditions with two contacts .This the one with the offset pins .