Steering Damper

bugmaniaar Officially Full-On Dubber

295 posts · joined Jun 2011 · 3 Nov 2015, 4:02 pm

#1020556

Hi all.
Simple question....
Did all beetles come with steering dampers or were they introduced after a certain year?????
Thanks all...

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1,189 posts · joined Oct 2011 · 3 Nov 2015, 5:11 pm

#1020557

I know that '63 standards didn't have them but the deluxes did.

I read it on samba, so it must be correct.

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Special Air Service Chief "Gunna"

1,769 posts · joined Oct 2004 · 3 Nov 2015, 5:58 pm

#1020561

I don't think oval era beetles had them either

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bugmaniaar Officially Full-On Dubber

295 posts · joined Jun 2011 · 3 Nov 2015, 6:58 pm

#1020571

Thanks for the answers....
Would that mean that a beam from a standard would not have the bracket welded on to it for attaching the damper?

Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 10 Nov 2015, 6:28 am

#1020812

The steering damper was added to Australian Beetles in early 1960, at the same time the front anti-sway bar was added.

When the Standard was introduced in 1962, the damper was just one of the many De-Luxe parts left off - like the glovebox lid, screen washer, interior light, horn ring, etc etc.

Here are the Aussie year-by-year changes:

http://www.clubvw.org.au/austvw001

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1,189 posts · joined Oct 2011 · 10 Nov 2015, 6:45 pm

#1020837

bugmaniaar wrote:Thanks for the answers....
Would that mean that a beam from a standard would not have the bracket welded on to it for attaching the damper?

Bracket is there.

I read it on samba, so it must be correct.

Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!😂