Identifying L and R rear torsion bar, white line?

[csimeon]

When my right rear torsion bar broke I took both bars out. I mean to sell the left one but the "L" is non-legible because the end of the bar has been hammered - by me to loosen it out of the spring plate, through a hole in the cap and most likely from a previous mechanic. Because I hammered through a hole in the middle of the cap I suspect the hammering at the letter was in some previous use, so the bar has lasted well thru several years, already hammered. Because of the cap I never got to see the end piece before knocking it out, that is if it actually was legible...
I have noticed that porsche/vw originals have a white line to one side. In my case this white line was to the outside both in the 2 bars I removed and on the parts I got as replacements. Is the white line positioning a safe telltale of the outside end?
I don't want accidentally to trick someone to buy a R for a L and if I can't verify obviously the value of the piece would be severely compromised.

[toddu]

Do you mean the white line that goes around the entire bar? I think that gives some indication as to the "depth" of the rear bars in the tube. If it's on both bars, and they only go in 1 way (the splines are different inside and out), how would that denote L vs. R?

Once the bars have been in the car, L vs. R becomes important. If you are selling used, stock bars, probably not a very big market for them anyway.

Todd

[csimeon]

You are right Todd the white line can tell in from out by being to one side, marking the tube end possibly as you say. That tells nothing about left or right.
Thank you, I was thinking wrong.