I can find repo wheeels for everything VW except the batwing.
Can someone please point me in the right direction for a wheel for a 56 beetle?Thanks
Imagine what you would do if you knew you couldn't fail
On that topic...
we are looking for a steering wheel to suit a 59 beetle as well, not sure what you call it but I believe it was 56 to 59..ish.
Its for my teenage son's project 59 bug. Any advice or has someone got one hanging on their shed wall gatheiring dust???....
so does nobody make new ones of these?
Imagine what you would do if you knew you couldn't fail
Apparentley not. We spent 2 months searching and just got a secondhand one delivered yesterday from the Netherlands. Cost about $250 delivered and was advertised on the samba.
Batwing Steering wheels are for pre Aug 55 Bugs
You need the later wheel type if the car is a 56, and you want the origional type wheel
You can get yours refurbish ( post to him ) in USA by Bob Koch in Lax but it will cost you at least $500.00 ++
I have had several wheels done by Bob and tehre really nice on the car
Let me know if u need the details
this is the style we got, for a October 1958 beetle
yep thats the correct one for a Aug 55 on Bug
the BATWING has the center spoke aligning at the hub in center not off set like above plus the spoke is wider and tapers to the outside
"Holy freeking steering wheels.. Batman" ...said Robin thoughtfully....
heres the BAT
sods law has intervened.....
it seems that a previous owner has substituted a later steering column shaft which has a skinnier spline, as the spline on the steering wheel is a couple mm too big for whats installed on our 1959 beetle ( oct 1958)
can anyone confirm that the spline size was larger on the 1950's beetles? And what year did they go smaller?
And has anyone got one that they can part with?
cheers.
so what year is your actual car then ??
build date Oct 1958.
You need the coarse spline column for the 58.
what indicator setup do you have?
Cheers
indicator appears to be whats required, Its the 3 wire switch - non cancelling.
The car is a 1959 CKD Deluxe.
