6v to 12v conversion

monster Casual Dubber

24 posts · joined Dec 2008 · 30 Dec 2008, 9:42 pm

#686535

Hi all,

I am a newbee here and I am wanting to buy a 1967 or earlier bug. Most of them are 6v and I wanted to get some idea of price for converting them to 12v and what are the pros and cons of doing so.

Any advice is appreciated,

Cheers,
Blair.

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 31 Dec 2008, 11:35 am

#686618

depends if you want to change the flywheel as well you would have to pull the engine

you need a generator or alternator, starter, coil, wiper motor, reguator, light globes, battery, 12volt flywheel if yr changing it and possibly a clutch and pressure plate as the size will be different

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

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monster Casual Dubber

24 posts · joined Dec 2008 · 31 Dec 2008, 1:22 pm

#686630

so... safe to say that it will cost a bit... probably more than the car itself???

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 31 Dec 2008, 1:36 pm

#686632

Its a piece of string answer

If you are doing it yourself the MINIMUM would be battery, bulbs, generator, coil and ???

You could get out for say $200??

Drive in / out of a shop and get everything done - $1500 at least

Futue te ipsum!!!

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 31 Dec 2008, 5:53 pm

#686675

unless ur getting a bug thats been in storage for eons u probably wont encounter that many still 6 volt

most of them have been converted by now
6 volt batterys have been getting harder to get and big $$ for ages and replacement bulbs can be fun to track down not to mention gennys and regulators which tend to die after 40+ years

pod i`ve got to finish this thing one day

4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 31 Dec 2008, 7:30 pm

#686684

dont forget the genny or alt stand as well😉

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monster Casual Dubber

24 posts · joined Dec 2008 · 1 Jan 2009, 8:28 am

#686744

I have come across several that are still 6v... whilst I would like to keep them original as possible, 6v is a pain in the butt. So I would like to do the conversion 100% properly and not cut any corners...

izac Wolfsburg Wizard

508 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 1 Feb 2009, 11:48 am

#692807

i have a 65 type 3 that is still 6v. i am thinking about converting it but it does seem like a lot of trouble as everything is working fine anyway. the only reason i want to convert is so i can run a 12v stereo...

the previous owner looked like they were running 2 batteries (using a 12v for the stereo system and 6v for everything else)...
is this alright to do???

are there any other options?

cheers

davog1970dubstar Learner Dubber

2 posts · joined Oct 2009 · 13 Oct 2009, 8:52 pm

#740637

i a newbie to aircooled so far and have had some trouble with the dizzy on my 1500 burning points, is there any difference between 6v/12v dizzy set up????

i currently running 12v but have dizzy off old 6v engine set up??

any suggestions?.