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 viiking
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| posted on June 15th, 2014 at 11:47 AM |
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68 Beetle Correct Wiper Motor and Assembly?
I am restoring a 68 1500 Beetle.
The attached photo is a wiper assembly that came with the car but was not fitted. Is this a correct one for this year and model?
I have seen a round cylindrical motor fitted instead of the rectangular one.
Does anyone have a photo of their 68 which is the original and correct one for reference?
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| posted on July 24th, 2014 at 01:11 PM |
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Anyone?
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| posted on July 24th, 2014 at 01:35 PM |
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that's the same as the one in my 68. was told it was the only year they used it.
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| posted on July 28th, 2014 at 08:08 PM |
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Thanks mate. Didn't think I would ever get an answer.
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| posted on July 28th, 2014 at 11:39 PM |
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Yes, that is the 1968 ONLY [in Australia] wiper assembly
they have the the small shafts of the early beetles but the wiper arms have a grub screw to hold them onto the shaft.
Lee
these would have been the same as the German 1967 one year beetle.. I believe..
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| posted on July 29th, 2014 at 10:12 AM |
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They were 68 only in most countries but Aussie assembled 1500s used them from 68 till 70, the round cylinder shaped wiper motors and splined wiper
arms didnt come in till 71 here and were then SWF instead of Bosch
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| posted on July 31st, 2014 at 12:50 PM |
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Thanks everyone.
Joel. Yes explains what I have currently fitted is the "wrong" one with the round cylindrical motor.
This is my late Dad's car and I learned to drive on it in 1969 so I know nearly all the history pretty well, but it must have had some repair work
done on it in the past when I wasn't watching. 
Yay! Another unknown off the list. I think it is now the only part left that I could not determine its authenticity.
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| posted on August 3rd, 2014 at 04:45 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Joel
They were 68 only in most countries but Aussie assembled 1500s used them from 68 till 70, the round cylinder shaped wiper motors and splined wiper
arms didnt come in till 71 here and were then SWF instead of Bosch
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Not quite Joel. I have a 70 bug (chassis number 110,2xxx,xxx), built 3 June 1970, then assembled in Aus in Sept 1970, which I bought brand new, and
it still has it's original round wiper motor with splined shafts.
My 68 (chassis number 118,xxx,xxx) has the oval 12v wiper motor and fixed position shafts with grub screw.
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| posted on August 3rd, 2014 at 04:55 PM |
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Rob, does your 70 have the splined shaft wiper arms or the grubscrew ones?
my april 70 bug had the oval motor with grub screw wiper arms..
a mate had 2 june 70 1500s, one was a semi auto so fully imported and had the interior light above the door the other was an aussie built manual and
had the interior light above the B pillar, a small difference we noticed between the 2.
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