Heater outlet position on 1956 beetle

Slammed59 · 7 Jul 2010, 1:27 pm

hey guys, we are going to be under taking a heater channel replacement on my 56 bug, anyway ive got a dansk/denmark heater channel and foot outlet is in the wrong position, or maybe the heater channels in my bug have been replaced with the wrong ones, So does anyone have/had a 1956 that can tell me what is the right spot?

cheers,
blair,

here is some pics

Slammed59 · 7 Jul 2010, 1:27 pm

here is a pic:

68AutoBug · 7 Jul 2010, 3:20 pm

Slammed59 wrote:here is a pic:

Yes,

they were foot burners back then..

VW moved them rearwards a few times over the years..

so, they wouldn't cook Your Right foot... lol

LEE

vw54 · 7 Jul 2010, 3:51 pm

just checked my June 56 Bug and the outlets are right forward up near the firewall

however i have seen Ovals with the heater outlets as per yr pic not sure when they changed but have seen both positions for 56 models

did u purchase that channel to suit an Oval or did they just send u that one

what have u got on the car at present

Slammed59 · 7 Jul 2010, 5:20 pm

vw54 wrote:just checked my June 56 Bug and the outlets are right forward up near the firewall

however i have seen Ovals with the heater outlets as per yr pic not sure when they changed but have seen both positions for 56 models

did u purchase that channel to suit an Oval or did they just send u that one

what have u got on the car at present

Hi, thanks for the comment..

the car i have right now has them very forward near the firewall.. so you say that they have changed them around?

well i just looked at are 58 beetle and there more rearward nearer to the seet..

Slammed59 · 7 Jul 2010, 5:26 pm

Thanks Lee, ive had a thought. Im on to much of a budget to buy another one of these to make it even But ive had a look at the heater channel ive just bought and the heat tube runs all the way down so it would be very hard to relocate the grills forward BUT i know that on my oval the heat tube doesnt run all the way on the left side so moving the left " foot Burner" back would be easy

Blair

vw54 · 8 Jul 2010, 7:38 am

you can cut the grill section out and weld it forward blank the hole after

DieSchnelleKafer · 8 Jul 2010, 11:24 am

yes but the tube runs to that grill and then stops, if i were to re weld it, it would have no air flowing to it.. very tricky

Old Dubber · 8 Jul 2010, 5:30 pm

Here's my '56

vw54 · 8 Jul 2010, 5:33 pm

yes but the tube runs to that grill and then stops, if i were to re weld it, it would have no air flowing to it.. very tricky

not tricky at all its only held in with a few spot welds remove and re position its for the screen dimister