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clinker42 Officially Full-On Dubber

381 posts · joined Aug 2008 ·

#787242
Did any early style Beetles come with a washer switch. Im chasing a switch that looks like the Headlight and hazard switches so I can use it as a washer switch on a 73 Beetle.
Also, what sort of washer bottle have you guys been using?


Thanks Trev

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#787243
I am no beetle expert but I am thinking they had just a pressure valve in the form of a button like you describe.

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Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#787255
most people just put a push button on the dash

or if you wanna get fancy do what i did and fit a micro switch to the wiper switch in place of the air valve so it works like stock by pulling the wiper lever towards you

Although after all that effort the replacement wiper switch i bought last year already had an electric washer contact switch in it

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#787259
The pre sixty one bugs had a wiper switch like you want,or after that they had the bellows to suck the water up and a valve to divert it to the nozzle.

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#787270
my late square had an electric washer pump n bottle and the wiper switch arm was just like most other cars. Pull back on it and it switched on the washer.
Got this type 3 and its got this stupid air pressure bottle thing? haha thats what happen when you have gone through 4 type 3s all being 72-73 😂 been spoiled.

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#787292
that would be a replacement switch Vlad, they never came with electric ones standard

my new switch had the same thing

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#787297
are you sure!? the wiper stork is a switch on 72-73 type 3s

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#787302
yep bugs, type3 and KG all had the same switch gear

the new ones are designed for electric washers and have the intermittent wiper provision

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vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#787323
ok so they are a replacement? so can those wiper storks be fitted to the models that didn't have them?

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE