Hi guys,
I've broken my indicator arm on my type 3! Just pulled the whole mechanism out and I was wondering if anyone had any good tips for repairing this? It looks like the arm is riveted in so I imagine it would be a tricky procedure to swap just that part.
Any tips would be great?
Thanks
Pete

hi petey you can spilt the assembly up to the point where you have the blinker arm and wiper arm seperated its not worth stuffing around with it go find a second hand one get the whole thing blinker and wiper you will save your self a lot of hair pulling not sure if you can buy repo ones

Should be able to get new, beware of cheap knock offs, they don't last long. OEM German brand is SWF.

What model type 3?
Assuming a 70 on shark nose by your avatar?

Don't stuff around fixing an old one, replacements are cheap and they are the same part as the same year Beetle so easy to get.

what year is the car?

72--73 you should be right, there are NOS SWF ones on the samba classifieds quite often and not that expensive, iif its 70-71 your stuffed unless you can find a 2nd hand one in good nik? I think I got one?

there is a NOS one on the samba for $180 USD for 70-71. I have a spare NOS 71 bug switch that have been modified for type 3.

Hey thanks,

I had a go at opening it up and replacing the arm with a spare I had and it didn't go so well :/ it's pretty fiddly!! So I'm going to try to find a new one. The only thing I'm worried about is that mine comes with a wiper switch and none of the ones I've found on the web seem to have that. I'll have a bit of a search this week and see what I can come up with.
It's a 1972 type 3.

Thanks again
Pete

THe wiper switch and turn signal switch are 2 totally separate items, they just clip together and go in as one.

The factory rivets arent easily replaceable but it's not worth dicking with anyway, the 72 onwards turn signal switches are the easiest to get hold of, give Micks or Vintage a call.

68 onwards Beetle and Karmann Ghia ones are the same switch as a type 3.
the only difference is some of the Beetle ones don't have the side marker provisions, some do, some don't but most Aus assembled type 3s dont have the sidemarkers anyway.
71 is an odd year, I've had 3 of the bloody things, but you can use the later ones with mods to the wiring.

72 ? you can still get them new, not sure on SWF brand though, but NOS ones are available.

Joel is right, they are 2 piece so you would be only replacing one of the switches.

Yeah that's great news! Could you suggest any sites that might be good for that stuff? Otherwise I'll just do a call around locally.

(Hey Vlad, I still haven't had a chance to fit those sway bars )

If you don't do any good I have a couple of s/h units from a 73 type 3. PM if interested.

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Originally posted by Petey Yeah that's great news! Could you suggest any sites that might be good for that stuff? Otherwise I'll just do a call around locally. (Hey Vlad, I still haven't had a chance to fit those sway bars )

If you have side parkers and need to wire them up, I posted a rundown for adapting a new switch earlier this year sometime. Basically, the euro bug switches now available have the left and right positions bridged together. Compare it with the switch that came out and you'll find you need to cut the jumper wire and run an extra separate line down the steering column to the factory plug so you get separate driver's side/pass side circuits. It's pretty straightforward when you look.
It's funny - people swear the Australian-assembled early 70s Type 3s didn't have them wired up, but my 71 fasty does - and so did a mate's 72 wagon I worked on years ago...then again, I've seen quite a few similar-aged ones with blanking plates, but nearly always retrofitted TS ones....