What is this?

Betheeee Casual Dubber

25 posts · joined Aug 2014 · 10 Sep 2014, 2:29 pm

#999932

So, can anyone tell me what this is? Its in the hood, coming out of the electrics somewhere near the fuse box. Might even trace back to the fusebox. Neither myself nor himself knows what it is. Himself is good with cars, so I am obviously not going to have ANY idea.

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Fräulein Helga - '66 1300 Beetle (Helga for short)

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 10 Sep 2014, 2:59 pm

#999936

Doesn't look VW from that angle, can you get a better pic of the (assuming) electrical side/connection?

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beetleboyjeff Custom Title Time!

1,790 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 10 Sep 2014, 3:07 pm

#999938

It's not the back part of a fan switch or something is it?

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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 10 Sep 2014, 4:25 pm

#999945

It's a speed sensor similar to this one.
car might have had a digitial speedo or cruise control at one point in time

57oval Officially Full-On Dubber

305 posts · joined Oct 2006 · 10 Sep 2014, 4:32 pm

#999946

Hella speedo reverse light switch, contacts close when you back up and turn the reverse lights on.

Betheeee Casual Dubber

25 posts · joined Aug 2014 · 10 Sep 2014, 10:34 pm

#999986

Aha, 57oval. That would make sense of why the reverse light didn't work. We took it off to pass the pitts. What would we need to get it all reattached and working?

Fräulein Helga - '66 1300 Beetle (Helga for short)