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| posted on February 13th, 2014 at 11:49 AM |
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Which Bentley Manual for Type 1 1970
Hi All,
I have a 1970 1500SP Beetle.
For those of you on here with the same model, I am just wondering what Bentley manual you find applies best?
From what I can tell the 1970 here in Aus is much closer to the 68 & 69 US Models and as murphy's law would have it the red Bentley covers 1970
onwards and the blue ones goes up to 1969.
Being that the Bentley is US focused, would the blue one be more applicable to the 1970 in Aus?
Cheers,
Mark
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| posted on February 13th, 2014 at 01:24 PM |
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Probably. Even so, US 1969 VWs got double-joint rear axles on the manuals, while the Australian CKD 1969 models kept the swing axles (only the
semi-auto 1500 was double-joint here). The wiring loom will also be somewhat different. There will always be certain differences between US/Euro and
Aussie VWs. But the Bentley will probably be fine for 99% of most work.
If you do get the Bentley manual, it might be a good idea to get the UK Haynes manual as well as a backup, and an Australian Gregory's/Scientific
manual as well. Both are easy to find on Ebay.
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mgiles
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| posted on February 13th, 2014 at 02:05 PM |
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Thanks Phil,
I have the Muir Book and the Scientific one but everyone seems to recommend having a Bentley.
I'll keep an eye out for the blue Bentley and UK Haynes too.
Have noticed wiring differs a tiny bit, no reverse light in mine for example and I think the 70 US also has the key in buzzer circuit, mine
doesn't.
So I have a few versions of the wiring diagram from various sources... combined they seem to end up making sense 
So far I have been lucky, haven't found any 'custom' fixes to the wiring from the PO.
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| posted on February 13th, 2014 at 02:39 PM |
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What engine do you have?
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!
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mgiles
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| posted on February 13th, 2014 at 05:08 PM |
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1500
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AA003
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| posted on February 13th, 2014 at 06:09 PM |
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Get the 1966-1969 Bentley.
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!
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mgiles
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| posted on February 13th, 2014 at 08:47 PM |
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Cheers. Was leaning towards that one.
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| posted on February 16th, 2014 at 07:55 AM |
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Her's one for you
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=105093
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!
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| posted on February 16th, 2014 at 10:23 AM |
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computer outpost is the cheapest and there in sydney
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mgiles
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| posted on February 16th, 2014 at 10:51 AM |
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Hahah.. bummer!
I had already sorted one that's been sent already, but the one on here is in better condition. Ohh well, can't win them all
Thanks anyway.
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