G'day.

Not too long ago the indicator warning lamp on the dash stopped working. The indicators and hazards all still work fine though. The bulb in the cluster is good too.
All the other bulbs illuminate normally.

Yes I have been doing some work behind the dash and I can't say if there was a particular event that upset it.

It seemed to happen at about the time I wired in the replacement nonstandard fuel gauge. trouble is I'm not the most observant for this sort of thing, and personally I don't really care if it doesn't work, but It'll need to work for roadworthy.

I went back in behind the dash today to do some more wiring. Mostly to change the power feed source for the fuel gauge and to attach the backlights for the tach and fuel gauge to the adjuster pot.

I'm open to ideas here.

Hi

the blinker bulb in the speedo works when the outside lamps are OFF....
it actually has nothing connected to the outside flasher lamps.... lol its a VW thing...

You could just use a standard 3 pin flasher unit and it will flash with the outside lights...

or put two bulbs somewhere???
and attach each one to one side blinker..
many cars have individual blinkers...

or get two 3mm LEDs and put into the hole individually wired to each side...>>

LEE

PS: I'm about to install a VW speedo with 9 lamps..lol

sounds like a poor conection or bad earth, follow the wires and wiggle them at the conections with the indicator on?

Went through did all that just now. Traced the looms, checked connections, wires etc.

Then I decided to test the bulb again. Swapped it with high beam. The high beam warning didn't work! and the indicator warning light worked fine.
The filament isn't blown in the bulb. All I can guess is that the lead wires have gone a bit funny or something.

So, where do I get a replacement tiny little bulb?

If they are hard to find I'll just make an LED based solution.

Thanks for the input. Turns out it was just the curse of the intermittent bulb.

Hi
All VW shops like Mick Motors VVD ClassicVD Leons motors
Stokers siding - Wolsburg Auto - Volkshome- Rivo -
all the advertisers in VWA magazine..
Auto electricians would also have those bulbs..

those bulbs are no longer used in any vehicles so they would not be available at auto cheap etc.. maybe REPCO may still have them.. 12v 2w

You can buy these LED bulbs in different colors..
from bright light auto parts [also on e bay]

Owning a VW means You need to have spares on hand..
as You are not going to be able to stop anywhere and buy a fan belt if it breaks - and You cannot drive a beetle with a broken fan belt- headlamp bulbs are the same...

You need to remember that these are parts for a 30+ year old car...

cheers

LEE

It's all very well and good carrying spares, as I used to do. Parts around here are 100% unobtainable though unless I can buy them online (which I do when I can) and it's been a struggle to get hold of anything. That is the reason my van has so many mods to it and generally nonstandard parts. i use what I can get.

Always used to carry a spare fanbelt in the beetle. Don't have one for the van, but they don't cook in 10 seconds when the belt breaks.

I generally did carry a spare distributor, rotor, bits of wire, tape, fuses, wiring connectors, fuel pump and a pile of lights in the van though.

Not currently though because it is unreg'd and has no permit so it's not going anywhere.

Not sure I actually want to try repco. Every time I go looking for things, I get "No, but X would have them." Weeks later of following leads I've wasted time and money.

Well, at least something good came from all this today. I found the problem, and I also fixed the calibration error in the fuel gauge. I configured it for the wrong sender. For the first time ever, I have a VW with a properly working (albeit non-VW) fuel gauge.

It also has a pretty green backlight.

Well, i also figured out why the exhaust was popping at idle too today, but that's different. That has to do with my weak knowledge of Weber carbs.