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| posted on May 3rd, 2007 at 09:31 PM |
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Reverse light on '65 6v beetle
Hi
I am wanting to purchase a reverse light similar to the one in this egay sale
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VW-Volkswagen-oval-beetle-reverse-light-kombi_W0QQitem...
Question is how can it be connected, is there anyway to hook it up to work automatically from the gear box, or will i need to install a manual toggle
switch and engage when needed?
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| posted on May 3rd, 2007 at 09:38 PM |
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Type 3s have the switch on the front of gearbox for this purpose. Can't remember what year they started. Bug owners should know when the switch
position was available for you.
DH
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| posted on May 3rd, 2007 at 09:49 PM |
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came in 68 12 volt
with facility to screw in switch.
saw a neat right angled bracket setup to a horn button type switch in the tunnel under the back seat where the universl type joint is on a 59 bug i
had
simple
no getting under the car just lift the inspection plate and do it
set it up with 2 self tappers with revers in gear
wire it to ??
maybe to blinker lites
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| posted on May 3rd, 2007 at 10:07 PM |
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Thanks bushed, that sounds like a plan.
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| posted on May 3rd, 2007 at 10:21 PM |
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the bracket can be short and have an adjustable bolt or screw on it... so u get no damage on the switch adda brake bleeder-nipple rubber on as a cap
(impact absorbing) adjust as needed
i happen to have a rubber type horn switch and a reflector,globe and glass of the lamp on ebay if u dont win lemme know and i can send a pic.
will work if u attach to body also
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| posted on May 3rd, 2007 at 10:39 PM |
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You can get a reversing switch that screws onto the end of speedo cable on the early Beetle. Its a old style acessory. Basically when you reverse the
car the speedo cable cable runs backwards and trips the switch and turns on the reversing light. When you stop and move forward again cable turms
forward again and turns the reversing light off.
Its the round thing with the wire attached.. Fits between the speedo and the cable.
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| posted on May 3rd, 2007 at 10:49 PM |
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prob dear greyone
how much
how rare?
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| posted on May 3rd, 2007 at 11:00 PM |
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pretty rare and a bit exy. But you do see the switches on ebay and at swaps occasionally. The one in the pic is a Hella NOS package for sale on the
Samba for US$225.
Ouch!!
===>>> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=154935
[ Edited on 3-5-2007 by Grey 57 ]
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| posted on May 3rd, 2007 at 11:05 PM |
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I have installed a limit switch on my oval, very easy to do. It makes contact with the shift rod coupling to turn light on.
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| posted on May 3rd, 2007 at 11:10 PM |
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Ohh I like the look of that Grey 57
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| posted on May 4th, 2007 at 03:34 PM |
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have a look at the nose cone on yr gear box and see if theres a hex head screw blank in there
If so get the origional switch from a later beetle and instal it into position one side to positive and the other to the light
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| posted on May 4th, 2007 at 04:08 PM |
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Hi
I used to have one the switches on my speedo cable on my 63 Beetle rally car, it was pretty creepy waiting for the cable to turn enough for the light
to come on after driving with 4 Cibies + high beam on.
The switch on the gear shift lever sounds like much better idea if you don't have a hole in nose cone already, it will also let other driver know
what your doing immediately, might save a bit of road rage.
Steve
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| posted on May 4th, 2007 at 06:08 PM |
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The switch that connects to the rear of the speedo is a TACHOWELLENSCHALTER. It is a dynamo that requires that the vehilce travels about a metre in
reverse before the rear light comes on and and a m. forward before it goes out.
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| posted on May 5th, 2007 at 09:31 AM |
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i could hit a lotta things in a metre b4 the loit comes on
and am NOT a woman he he
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| posted on May 6th, 2007 at 11:23 AM |
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TACHOWELLENSCHALTER
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220107884719
1963 6 volt Beetle - Driver
1976 Kombi Camper - Driver
1963 Beetle 6 volt - Project
1964 Beetle 12 volt - rustbucket for parts
1975 Kombi Shell - parts
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| posted on May 13th, 2007 at 12:55 PM |
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I just wired up a normal headlight switch in place of my manual choke knob. What is usually the 'parking lights' operate my reversing light, and the
'normal beams' operate my front fog light. easy! You just have to remember to turn the reversing light off otherwise you'll be like those stupid
Excel drivers that leave their rear foglights on and blind you when you're behind them:repuke
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| posted on May 13th, 2007 at 02:47 PM |
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some of us cant remember that much that long Chris
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| posted on May 13th, 2007 at 05:58 PM |
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Well I have acquired my light, now i just need to work out how to mount it with over-riders on.
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