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waltermitty Legend when my beer goggles are on

1,993 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#288786
Hi i wish to improve / update my oval column to a colapsable one. Whats the go . The oval is getting the German Looker treatment and later modle columns with switches and things may be the go? What are the possibilities? Any sites with imfo . ?
Regards And thanks in anticipation. Mitcl
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malcolm Insano Dub Head

812 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·

#288812
flaming river make steering shafts ones a tube and the other is solid. you might be able to fit them in the original tube or have a look at their vw replacement colums very nice most hot rod supplys will carry flaming river or Ididit.

waltermitty Legend when my beer goggles are on

1,993 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#292803
Thanks malcolm . I really would like to use VW bits, cheap[ and aurthentic .M
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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#292833
I'm pretty sure My Son used a collapsable steering column from a 1968> beetle in His 1956 oval Beetle....

He didn't use the late model wiper/blinker switches though He just used the regular blinker lever etc....

It was done many years ago... so I don't remember the details....

I suppose it would be neat to have the wiper/blinker/headlamp hi/lo etc levers on an early model beetle...
Imagine.. wipers/headlamp Hi/Lo etc all at your finger tips...

Lee
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

penguin ackkkkkk thhhhhpt!

3,383 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#292991
I'm looking at using a later model collapsable column in my oval (sort of) bug. At the moment I am looking to just replace the steel spear with the new column. Haven't done any measurements etc, so not sure of legths etc.
'Ah, whatever................'

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#293031
I used a '68 column in mine - plus the switches. It's a bit dodgy where I mounted it (i drilled holes under the dash) bat has worked okay for 15 years so far
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Sick68VW Officially Full-On Dubber

303 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·

#293582
you can use a 76 golf one