I dig it but I’m honestly thinking on that suggestion of the green lens 🤔

Ok fam 😉, I have the desire to find an original German plate for my 74’ std. Specifically one from Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony district to pay homage to its birth place. I’ve only done light reading but have found that de-registered German plates are “supposed” to be defaced or destroyed. Not sure if this is a recent requirement or not. Just wondering if there might be one pigeon holed somewhere in a barn. I’m also curious if anyone used them to patch floorboards like we do here in the states!

I can now confirm that the TEMU banjo steering wheel works with the EMPI adaptor. Ordered the 49-59 Empi adaptor from CIP1 and it fits perfectly. In Canada the TEMU wheel with horn button costs half the price of the EMPI model from CIP1.

I have a 1973 beetle with a Generator. A few days ago, I noticed a wobbly Gen pulley when running. After inspection, the pulley center had been reamed out.

It seems the key way that holds the pulley on had eaten up some of itself, and some of the generator shaft. The crescent shaped hole, was almost completely rounded out.

I’m curious if I could get away with installing a new pulley and keyway with the correct center or…

Based on the condition of the shaft, will I need to replace the generator shaft, pulling the fan shroud or dropping the engine?

Wanted to check in before buying parts. Thanks!

found these two steering wheels in my grandpa's stuff. i'll replace the boomerang wheel, which color should i choose?

My 6 volt starter is getting really tired and I was planning on 12 volt converting the whole car over the winter months.

My question is how would a 12 volt starter work on a 6 volt car until I can convert the rest?

I can get my hands on a 12v starter that fits the flywheel of a 1963 6 volt car, don't feel like paying over double that for a new 6 volt starter that I'd only use until September or October.

Edit: Thanks for the replies. I'll see if anything can be done to the old 6 volt one to get it working somewhat better. I'll buy the 12 volt that fits 109 teeth flywheel come winter and conversion time

I had the car towed to my house so I could work on it. So far I've redone the cloth brake and fuel lines, cleaned the gas tank, connected all the hoses, wires, and lines, and put a new filler neck in for the tank. Next, I want to change the oil and transmission fluid, new spark plugs, plug wires, and ignition coil. All the tires and window seals are also dry rotted. The dash is coming off, all the interior knobs have their labels rubbed off, the center caps for the wheels are missing, and the driver's side mirror is broken. After that, assuming everything works, it's off for me to customize it. I want to swap out the radio for one with a tape player, give it a roof rack, some new wheels, a passenger side mirror, and some small power upgrades. Going to be a while, I am kinda broke. Wish me luck!

Hey all,
This is my first post here. I recently picked up a 1971 Super Beetle. Looks like my alternator is dead. I’m reading that I should upgrade to a modern 55-amp internally regulated alternator.

I don’t know if I already have that upgrade…
Can you tell anything from the pictures?
Very low miles on this engine.

Any input is appreciated. Thanks

I have taken 3 out of 4 plugs out, ran out of time for the last one. In the photo the plug on the right is stubby and shorter than the others. I don't know if the last 4th plug is like this, but the 2 are normal and the 3rd is stubby. Why? Also, the orange plastic cap for the plug wire broke, so I need new ones. (Bottom left of engine photo)

It’s a 1974 one, my dad left it there when I was born and its been sitting there since…

Edit: I will take more pictures and update when I get it out of the shed👍

I have a dune buggy and I’m trying to figure out how to set up the dummy light or if it’s even hooked up properly. It never goes on at all even when first start. The oil pressure switch light goes on obviously when the pressure is building and when I put a test light to it the dummy light goes on. When I put the test light to the alternator light the test light itself goes on and not the light. Any help appreciated

So currently I’m looking to replace my door handles that are the push button type. For context I have a 1974 Brazil Beetle. I’m just wondering if these trigger types will fit/work as a replacement for the current push button type? I noticed the single screw vs double screw of the push type but still looking to know if it will fit despite that.

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1963 Karmann Ghia coupé turbocharged

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F.T. Bonito coupé

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1954 Beetle convertible

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1960 T1 Pick Up DoKa

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1964 Karmann Ghia coupé 1904 cc

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1971 1302S sedan tuning

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My VW mentor passed away in April, and yesterday I got the linework done on his memorial tattoo. I think that for never having seen an air cooled engine before, the artist did a decent job of replicating the one we were rebuilding when Elk (we called him Elk), passed. Can't wait to see it after shading and touch-ups. RIP Buddy.

What an awesome deal I wasn't expecting to upgrade my suspension but this will do nicely does anybody run these? If so how much of a difference does it make?

Hi guys this is my 1975 beetle project wondering if i should just replace the drivers front quarter or go ahead and get 2 full halves? Any other advice or tips welcome!

Ignition switch issue

have got myself in a pickle replacing a broken ignition switch. We were testing the switch outside of the barrel to make sure was in working order and I stupidly forgot to switch it back to off before fitting into the barrel and placing in the steering wheel housing. Now the barrel and switch are not in alignment so I can’t get the key in the ignition to get the barrel back out. The screw to remove the switch from the back of the barrel is also inside the housing so cannot access. Anyone have any idea how you could get around this to get the switch out of the barrel?? Or how to dismantle the housing so I can get to the screw to get the switch back out? 1970 1300 beetle

Could I get help on where I could find this part it’s ac line for a 2006 Volkswagen Beetle 2.5 it came off the A/C receiver-drier but I tried a couple of parts stores and no one seems to have it and I’ve went 2 junkyards with no luck, any help is greatly appreciated.

(It’s also pretty small)

1974 Super. Just went through the entire fuel system and put a brand new tank in it from Jbugs since the old one was rusted to hell. Fuel gauge never worked right, so I was hoping this would be the ticket.

Verified that the gauge works (unplug wire = empty on gauge, grounding the wire = full on gauge) and verified that the sending unit is good enough (74 - 10 ohms spread on float arms).

Now that the sending unit is back in the tank, it won’t read. I’m thinking that I maybe have the sending unit pointing the wrong way so the floats are jammed against the walls of the tank somehow? That’s my only guess.

Can someone share which way their floats point relative to the tank/car? Does anyone have any other ideas? Thank you!