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Will a '74 L bug wheel fit a '71 type 3?

jo_tas - April 20th, 2007 at 09:31 PM

Hey
As the title says, i'm looking at a sports steering wheel that fits a 74 L bug and i have a 71 type 3.
Will it fit?
Its the one in this topic :
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56385#pid533854

Thanks!

Craig Torrens - April 20th, 2007 at 10:17 PM

yes.........................I think !

1303Steve - April 21st, 2007 at 12:54 AM

Hi

In 74 they went to finer spline with a taper, so the hub wont fit a 71.

Steve

Craig Torrens - April 21st, 2007 at 09:06 AM

so I guess that is a NO :duh

jo_tas - April 21st, 2007 at 09:13 AM

Oh poop.
Thanks anyway!

Bizarre - April 22nd, 2007 at 09:56 PM

All depends on "what" 74

They changed late 74. Some 74's came with the fat early spline - some with the late thin one.

I have had 2 74's and both were thin. Sorry, cant remember what month they were.

BillK - April 22nd, 2007 at 11:02 PM

If its an Autotecnica wheel, you can buy a hub/boss kit that will suit your bug...I bought the wheel that was on a 1500 - spline was too big for the 74 L bug - so a trip to AutoPro sourced the correct size hub..