6V fuel gauge in a 12V system

I bought a fuel gauge on ebay recently and when I got it I discovered it was stamped with 6V on the back. The beetle I'm working on runs 12V.
My question is, does this relate to the componentry inside the gauge or will I get away with something as simple as a light bulb change?
If it's impossible to fit into my 12V system, you'll find me in the swappers forum!

from what i have read..
I believe
the fuel gauge will work OK on 12 volts...

I'll do some searching for you..

Lee

68AutoBug wrote:from what i have read..
I believe
the fuel gauge will work OK on 12 volts...

Lee

mine did 👍

thanks Paul

Maybe it was You who said it didn't need changing

I looked at some websites and there was no mention of changing the fuel gauge or sender...

LEE

Thanks for your help gents. I'll give it a try and if I see smoke I'll let you know.🙂

I'm in the process of the same thing at the moment. The gauge is fine and I have two regulators/vibrators and two senders but is there a way of testing these to see which are good and which are destined for the bin maybe using a multimeter? Any help would be welcome.

As previously mentioned 4 months ago(!!) is there a way of checking the sender. I recently got hold of another 'tubular' sender as opposed to a swinging arm version but I've had no luck with that one either. Can they still be bought new? Allhelp gratefully accepted!