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beetle parts needed

mac

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:sos:Hello all -in need of some parts to try and finish my project -
1/ steering wheel and boss ,non standard -3 spoke/gti or simillar
2/ front dics conversion kit
3/ 12v coil
4/ seat belts (inertia type 3 point ) 2 of
5/ window winders -not standard
6/ wiper arms 2 of
that's all I can think of now :eek:hhwell:-any help/offers greatly appreciated-
 

trev

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should have most of that stuff except the disk conversion but won't be home til Monday next. If the bug is post '74 (24mm nut holding the wheel on) a mk1/2 Golf/Jetta/Polo/etc wheel will fit straight on there. You can fit a small spline adapter to allow mk3 and up wheels on too. If the column is older than '74 (27mm nut holding the wheel on) you're stuck with stock wheels or aftermarket ones with bosses specifically for pre '74 beetles...

mk1/2 golf window winders will fit too and even newer ones but they need a bit more work. The splines are all the same (maybe even across manufacturers, not specifically VAG) but look out for winders with the hole in the boss for a screw. If it hasn't got a hole it won't work as you need to tighten them down to the spline. Later ones used a clip under the splines that the beetle mechanisms can't accomodate...


get down the scrapyard with your 24mm socket and see what nice wheels thay have :)
 

mac

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whip what off the 76 -thought I'd takin enough lol want non standard stuff really - Trev let me know what you have -I have some other custom bits coming next week so there's no dramas if I have'nt got everything this week -
 

Coxy

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whip what off the 76 -thought I'd takin enough lol want non standard stuff really - Trev let me know what you have -I have some other custom bits coming next week so there's no dramas if I have'nt got everything this week -

Take the coil, wipers, window winder mechanism and anything else you need.
I don't have a wheel. I had one a few months ago but in an effort to declutter I flung it out :eek:
 

trev

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1/ steering wheel and boss ,non standard -3 spoke/gti or simillar
2/ front dics conversion kit
3/ 12v coil
4/ seat belts (inertia type 3 point ) 2 of
5/ window winders -not standard
6/ wiper arms 2 of

out of your list, I have a used 12V coil for you ;)

seat belts I'd be getting from a breaker's yard. Get the rear belts from a Polo or something along with the individual receivers for the front belts (avoid receivers where both latches come off one point, you need two separate ones, preferably ones on a stiff stalk as opposed to the floppy "belt" arrangement you see on rear seatbelts. If you go looking at front seat belts from modern cars watch out for the pre-tensioner. It's basically an explosive ram and while some of them have a little key that you can plug into them to make them safe, some don't. I'm not sure how much force it takes to set them off but I'd rather not be around to find out, they could take the head off you, they're that powerful... Rear belts on run-of-the-mill cars don't have them (as far as I've seen) so are a safer option for DIY removal.

look up street style & power for blingy window winders or scour the yards for screw-secured ones.

the wiper arms I have are manky, Martin Murray will have them, from memory they're not that expensive.