Beetle Must Have's Toolkit!

dannyarmstrong Slammed & Awesome Dubber

96 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 12 Sep 2009, 3:54 pm

#734824

Okay as a Beetle noobie, what are the main things you should keep as spares? What should you always keep in the car just in case??

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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Sep 2009, 4:13 pm

#734828

Fan belt
points, rotor, dizzy cap and condenser
Metric 1/4" drive socket set
8mm, 10mm and 13mm open/ring spanners
fuses
screw driver set
electrical tape
multi meter
wheel brace - i like the extenable socket ones
electric pump
pliers
BFH

All lives under the back seat on the other side to the battery

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Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 12 Sep 2009, 4:19 pm

#734830

for street use barry is on the money, id add a clutch cable and throttle cable to the spare parts though. unless u had them spare at home and got a tow.

if your engine lid doesnt lock then a spare lead or two doesnt go astray either, the youth of today (shakes fist)

i carry a lot more than that in my baja though

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alien8 Wolfsburg Wizard

521 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 12 Sep 2009, 4:40 pm

#734835

dont forget the torch

jsheppard64 Officially Full-On Dubber

323 posts · joined Mar 2008 · 12 Sep 2009, 9:39 pm

#734906

I do carry a spare ignition coil. It once came in handy
sandpaper, a can of touch up spray paint, cut & polish cream
and i don't think anyone mentioned jumper cables. in case you left your light on in a motel car park.
a litre can of engine oil, in case you did a service and didn't close rocker cover properly, come and think of it a pair of rocker cover gasket aswell

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 12 Sep 2009, 10:40 pm

#734918

i was taught a long time ago that a tool box only needs 3 things.
wd40 for when it should move but doesnt
duct tape for when it does and shouldnt
and matches when the first two dont work.

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greedy53 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,062 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 13 Sep 2009, 7:07 am

#734931

and a screw together wire joiner for use on cables when they snap these make really good fixes
i carry spark plugs a dissy pre set,coil,regulater,2 meters or electrical wire and some plane wirer,tappet gaskets,and tools a 13 mm.12mm,14,a plug socket,plyers4 screw drivers wier cutters,pliers and tape,and last but not least viagra so i can do to it what its doing to me

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desh Wolfsburg Wizard

463 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 13 Sep 2009, 8:17 am

#734935

dannyarmstrong wrote:Okay as a Beetle noobie, what are the main things you should keep as spares? What should you always keep in the car just in case??

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First thing you need if it is an older Beetle is an emergency flasher light, so, hopefully no one rear ends you if your car is broken down on the road and you can't push it off to safety.

Give the car a full service yourself,
or get it done by a VW mechanic,

spark plugs, leads, rotor cap, points, oil in the engine and air cleaner, fan belt, any hoses that look 50 years old, fuses replaced etc.. etc..tappets adjusted
Doesn't cost that much, and if you are running around with these items that are really throw away pieces then you have to expect at some point it is going to refuse to start.

If you get it all done, you are starting a clean slate, that "should" greatly reduce the chances of a break down,

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