Hi
I silly question maybe
but does a 71 beetle have the blinkers to turn off them selves
or are they just manual
if so what part do I need
Chrissys beetle
chrissys beetle Casual Dubber
49 posts · joined Dec 2013 ·
Blinkers
Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!
1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·
With a standard steering wheel, the blinker will cancel itself automatically. If it doesn't, you will probably need a new blinker switch as the plastic inside that triggers the cancellation breaks. If it is not a standard steering wheel, it may not be able to work at all.
Yogie
Yogie
chrissys beetle Casual Dubber
49 posts · joined Dec 2013 ·
Hi ,yes ours isn't a standard wheel ,any ideas to make it work
Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!
1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·
I have never tried this so can't say for sure. If you can get the bracket from the back of a standard steering wheel and make it fit to your after market wheel, that is the only way I can think of that could do it. Maybe someone else with more knowledge could suggest another way.
Yogie
Yogie
vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk
2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 ·
Most aftermarket steering wheels have provision to fit the ring that is attached to the back of the standard steering wheel, some of the aftermarket wheels end up with a larger gap between the boss and the column, this can be caused by manufacturing tolerences in the different brand of bosses, if the gap is to large the stepped part of the ring will not contact the mechanism in the indicator switch, there is provision to move the column back towards the driver by loosening the two cap screws that attach the column to the bottom of the dash, post a photo of the gap between the boss and the column , if that is alright then the wheel will have to be removed to see what the problem is, I have four cars all with aftermarket steering wheel and all the indicators self cancel. as you can see by the attached photo of my convertible the gap is quite small, manual recommends between 2 to 4MM's
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