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 jimmy
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| posted on October 2nd, 2002 at 12:47 AM |
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Beetle heating
Hey guys,
Just wondering if there is an after market heating/fan equivalent to the heater boxes found in bugs? I've got an engine without heater boxes and
still want to heat the car, and also defrost the windscreen.
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| posted on October 2nd, 2002 at 01:32 AM |
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hmmmmm
hey, how u doing jimmy...
ill start off by letting u know im no expert, ive only been into my beetles a couple of months, but was looking for the same thing. Pretty much a
12volt heater element...(im assuming u have a 12 volt....) that u can hook up to the existing fan....
i have looked everywhere...(or it feels that way) in melbourne... not much there.. only thig i did find is a 12 V aftermarket heater with a fan on it.
If ur in melbourne, i found it at a place called East Coast Auto spares in bentleigh... (03) 9570-6188 It would heat up your cabin, or so the guy said
it should, but as far as window demister etc..... i find it hard to believe.... they went for about $60-$70....
ok, hope that helped.....
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| posted on October 2nd, 2002 at 08:00 AM |
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It might be cheaper and easier to just put the heater boxes back on the motor you should be able to pick up some second hand or new theyre a bit
pricey ($150? each):thumb
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| posted on October 2nd, 2002 at 10:00 AM |
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I'd be putting the heater boxes on. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the stock heating system. :thumb
Kruizin Kol
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| posted on October 2nd, 2002 at 08:32 PM |
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Or, move up here, you won't need a heater... On a more serious note, there used to be electric heaters advertised, but they went the way of the
dodo - I supect because of the amount of current they drew (40-60A.) The ones being advertised these days use hot air off a remote oil cooler, maybe
you can adapt that idea.
I imagine you removed the heater boxes because you have an oversize exhaust system to match ported heads, in which case your third option is oversize
heater boxes from Gene Berg - but they'll cost you, big time. If you could afford to build an engine that needs a 1.5" exhaust system, I
guess you can afford them too.
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jimmy
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| posted on October 4th, 2002 at 12:10 AM |
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Beetle Heater
Yep, the heater boxes were removed before I bought the vehicle. The guy who built the engine put a serious exhaust on it. |
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70AutoStik
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| posted on October 5th, 2002 at 01:01 AM |
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Serious can mean a number of things - is it stock diameter (1&3/8"
or larger. If it is larger and the heads aren't ported, you'll get more power (throughout the range) out of a stock size system with heater
boxes.
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| posted on October 5th, 2002 at 12:39 PM |
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in which case your third option is oversize heater boxes from Gene Berg - but they'll cost you, big time
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More info??
I have stock heater boxes on my 1916cc was think of ripping em off but winter would be a bitch - and gotta drive every day...
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| posted on October 5th, 2002 at 07:54 PM |
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They don't list the heater boxes alone in their latest price list; but a complete system will come to about $1500 landed for 1&1/2" or
$2000 for 1&5/8" You could stay up late and call them - they're pretty helpful.
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