WANTED: 1973 Superbug L Steering Wheel
bianca marie - March 10th, 2009 at 05:04 PM
WTB original bug steering wheel to fit 1973 super bug
preferrably white... in the illawarra region
thanks
bianca
philsmanx - March 10th, 2009 at 06:14 PM
i have a black one
vw54 - March 10th, 2009 at 06:40 PM
thye only came in BLACK
ian.mezz - March 10th, 2009 at 06:44 PM
Yes you can have any colour as long as it is Black
Joel - March 10th, 2009 at 07:19 PM
wern't they telling that to all the model T buyers?
Bianca if you have no luck i've got a few
just make sure the one you get is from a 72 or 73 model
74 onwards are different
bianca marie - March 10th, 2009 at 08:17 PM
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thye only came in BLACK
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haha black it is then
black is probably a better option anyway seeing as im a massive grub... knowing me id get the white one covered in dirt/nailpolish/twisties dust
anyway.
colonel mustard - March 10th, 2009 at 08:19 PM
twisties.. hahaha. just dont be one of those girls that gets foundation everywhere, mechanics hate that... i know, i was the poor apprentice that had
to clean it off indicator stalks and door cards for a whole year. hahaha.
vw54 - March 11th, 2009 at 06:03 AM
you could have one painted in 2pak and baked might last a while might look nice
philsmanx - March 11th, 2009 at 06:16 PM
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i have a black one
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here ya go whats ya post code for post costs
kombivw - March 11th, 2009 at 10:11 PM
Hey Bianca if your not interested in that wheel, I am 
On another
post someone touched on steering wheel differences with Superbug S and and L . Assume that is an L steering wheel yes? Whats the 71 S bugs wheel like.
The post said something about them being rather big. I have a tiny sprts wheel on mine and dont like that at all.
68AutoBug - March 12th, 2009 at 11:10 AM
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posted by bianca marie
WTB original bug steering wheel to fit 1973 super bug
preferrably white... in the illawarra region
thanks
bianca
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I looked around until I found a good one Bianca
ones that have been sitting in a car in the sun are usually badly damaged by the sun...
a good one can be painted... any color..
and once they are painted, any makeup comes off easily..
I just use armourall on My wheel to keep it looking good..
and I used a steering wheel cover that fitted with a leather strap to lace it on...
These steering wheels are collapsable , they were made to collapse if You hit it in an accident...
I also had a new wooden steering wheel on My beetle but it was too small... the larger the better... lol
cheers
LEE
Joel - March 12th, 2009 at 05:06 PM
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Originally
posted by kombivw
Hey Bianca if your not interested in that wheel, I am On another
post someone touched on steering wheel differences with Superbug S and and L . Assume that is an L steering wheel yes? Whats the 71 S bugs wheel like.
The post said something about them being rather big. I have a tiny sprts wheel on mine and dont like that at all.
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David 71 was the last year of the old Dished 2 spoke wheel with the horn ring
in late 71 the new 4 spoke steering wheel in the pics above were fitted to all beetles
it was a new safety requirement
those old ones left some nice damage on your forehead in accidents back before seatbelts
heres the one in what was left of my old 71 Sbug
if your bug was built before novemeber 71 it would have originally had one of these
philsmanx - March 12th, 2009 at 09:50 PM
put a nice little cover on it something like lees 1 and itll look like new...
kombivw - March 20th, 2009 at 12:39 AM
Joel so would I be better to try for the original wheel or the later one? Am assuming both would fit. Must admit I do like the original.
Philmanx if want to sell let me know, tho postage may be a killer.
philsmanx - March 20th, 2009 at 07:04 AM
yeah let me know post code for frieght quote or maybe someone one here is heading your way....
kombivw - March 20th, 2009 at 07:08 AM
post code is 2770. No rush as still got a few jobs to do like fixing front end and getting engine going lol
Joel - March 20th, 2009 at 03:58 PM
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Joel so would I be better to try for the original wheel or the later one? Am assuming both would fit. Must admit I do like the original.
Philmanx if want to sell let me know, tho postage may be a killer.
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suit yourself
with flat screen bugs that dont have a padded dash i prefer the old dished spoke wheel
but they only work on 71 and earlier cos the column mounted wiper switch on later ones hits the spokes
you have to be carefull when picking a later 4 spoke wheel
they stayed the same visually up till the end but in 74 the shaft splines changed so the later ones dont fit earlier cars and vice versa
so you need one from a 72 or 73 if you go the 4 spoke
i have a couple here if you cant find one but they could use a rub down and paint
kombivw - March 20th, 2009 at 04:22 PM
Tho i bought it and I will be only one fiixing it. The car is not actually mine. Have bought for the wife and son to use. I would prefer origina but
they both thinks it looks old fashioned, so looks like I am on the market for the 4 spoke 72 to 73.