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BASHOdi Wolfsburg Wizard

441 posts · joined Nov 2006 ·

#597302
How do I get the wireing through from the light fitting inside the car too behind the dash ? I'm guessin a long piece of stiff wire and hook it thru (and remove the PITA glove box first) .
There appears to never have been one fitted , I've had a poke around and I can't see or feel any dormant wireing in the light hole--is it sometimes there and tucked behind or under something ? in any event there's no switches in the doors iether --or blanking plates--or other wireing that I can find---- whatever.
Gratefull for any advise here,
Cheers ,
Al .

57oval Officially Full-On Dubber

305 posts · joined Oct 2006 ·

#597305
Is there any wiring next to the glove box that goes up into the A pillar, if so it might have been pull back as to not see any wiring at the light fitting. The door switches are located on the A pillar near the check rod. They might have been removed and you should have holes there to mount replacements. Hope this helps.

BASHOdi Wolfsburg Wizard

441 posts · joined Nov 2006 ·

#597433
Yeh thanks mate the holes are in the A pillars but there's no evidence of there ever being any wireing whatsoever regarding he interior light system. the little lght hole inside the car has an OE plastic blanking plate which leads me to think that there may never have been one fitted from new --though I find that a bit strange cause I've never come across that in any other beetle.
Cheers,
Al.

ancientbugger Custom Title Time!

1,986 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·

#597450
I only did this last week, mind you I had an empty shell. What I did was to use a piece of wire and go from the light aperture back to the dash just to see where it came out. A lot simpler than I anticipated.

BASHOdi Wolfsburg Wizard

441 posts · joined Nov 2006 ·

#597453
ancientbugger wrote:I only did this last week, mind you I had an empty shell. What I did was to use a piece of wire and go from the light aperture back to the dash just to see where it came out. A lot simpler than I anticipated.
:thumb Ah ha--thanks mate--now where is that wire--I'm going to give it a go without taking out the glove box first as you found a fairly free run , I'll post the result,
Cheers,
Al .

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#597537
Hi Al.
I also had the headlining out when i wired up My interior lights...
I put one in the other side too...

You should be able to put a stiff piece of wire down next to the windscreen and down into the boot...

that blanking plate may be Very rare...
I've never heard of them...

I just saw recently, a 1965 standard beetle that still had no door switches...
only one I can remember seeing...
All the other things had been added..
fuel gauge, chromed strips, glovebox lid... chromed blinkers , hubcaps etc...

what model car is yours Al,?
is it German or Aussie made?

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

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#597626
If its got a blanking plate where the interior light should be then its a Standard model

the wire colours are red and brown that go from the light to the fuse box and door

usea wire coat hanger cut n straightened out should be able to feed and hook up the new wire through the cavity
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BASHOdi Wolfsburg Wizard

441 posts · joined Nov 2006 ·

#597657
Thanks for the advice guys I went for the thing this morning--and to my huge suprise it was straightforward, I didn't bother removing the glove box and there proved to be no need.
The only hitch was the coat hanger--one was not enough by about 6" if the glove box had been out it may just have done so I just extended it with a piece of another.
It may have been of course that it was a QLD coat hanger following the short of water principal.
Thanks again all,
Cheers , Al .

BASHOdi Wolfsburg Wizard

441 posts · joined Nov 2006 ·

#597692
68AutoBug wrote:Hi Al.
what model car is yours Al,?
is it German or Aussie made?
Lee Noonan
Hi Lee,
thanks mate, it's a 64 -- Krauter I think, sorry I couldn't resist with the pics,



clik to enlarge

Cheers , Al .

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#598188
Your beetle looks great Al..

Colours inside and out - Good contrast

Did Your car have the door switches installed??

I've never seen or heard of the blanking plate

maybe the only one left...??

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

BASHOdi Wolfsburg Wizard

441 posts · joined Nov 2006 ·

#598214
68AutoBug wrote:Your beetle looks great Al..
Colours inside and out - Good contrast
Did Your car have the door switches installed??
I've never seen or heard of the blanking plate
maybe the only one left...??
Lee
Hi Lee,
thanks mate, no ,as far as I can tell there has never been an interior light, there is no evidence of any wiring for it anywhere , so i's not a case of was there and fell out at some time in the past as far as I can tell , no blanks in the door holes suprises me a bit, but I spose they're the type of bit that could have gone AWOL when it was re-sprayed.
I put a pic of the blanking plate up just as a point of possible interest---rare you reckon--might be worth bucks?---not---he he he .
Cheers , Al .