The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

Just wanted to update this post and close it out. Been through some rough times starting 2 days after my last post... my spouse having an affair, separation, child custody, and divorce. VW people are some of the most genuine and caring people around, from helping you to get rolling down the road whe...

Finally got the 66 off the jackstands and back on the ground, New shoes all around, currently working on a 1835cc and converting to 12v.

Update: got working on the '66 and then ended up picking up a '64 :roll: Here was some progress I had made before it got put on the back burner. http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/911065.jpg http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/911063.jpg Dropped the motor, http://images.thesamba.com/vw/...

Agreed 68 or 69...

padded dash.

Welcome! h~moto is correct... Page 7 in your Owners Manual covers the washer info. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/aug65bug/page7.jpg and you can save the full version here if you dont have one. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/aug65bug/August_1965_Bug_Owners_Manual.pdf

Thats just the part Number...
there should be numbers below that.

example: mine starts with an 8xxxxxxx

if it starts with a 9 then you may have a 67-68 swing...

I agree with BB... '65 ( no hazzard switch )
Did you get the serial # yet?

fatalifeaten wrote:November of 1965. That makes it a '66 model for sure. VW model years ran Augst to August. So August 1965 - Aug of '66 would be a '66 model year.

August 1966 would actually begin the 1967 models ( 117xxxxxx)

Turn everything off in the car. Put a voltmeter directly across the battery terminals and read the voltage while cranking or trying to crank. If the voltage drops much below 4.8 volts, the battery is suspect , even if it shows 6 volts at rest, even if it "takes a charge," even if it is new...

my beetle is 12v...just to make sure we re talking about the same part i post a pic too...sorry if my english is bad..im looking for this switch OK... part # 11953505 you were right emergency flash switch... I posted the flasher relay switch. one on the samba classifieds: http://www.thesamba.com/vw...

Wish I had your motor!

I have an August '65 bug ... with a Oct '62 1200 motor.

This is the part number on my 6v Emergency Flasher

111 953 225

Is yours still 6v?

Got Wheels back from Bead Blasting.

Wanting to go stock with L41 black and L289 Pale Blue Colors but Do I want to paint or Powder coat them.... hmmmmm.

Blasting was $20 per wheel.

Where do you get L269 paint from?

Just an update: Got it cranked in Nov http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6owmNggEHQ Fuel Lines replaced and clamped. Picked up a Red Optima 6v battery Dropped off rims to have media blasted. ( will be going back to factory L289 & L41 colors ) New Tires soon Brakes are up next. WW finally got some G...

Order the "bug me" video about doing headliners and do it yourself. Even 200 bucks for a headliner install is steep, especially if windows are extra. Did BugMe do a video on Headliners, I havent seen that one... I have the Jbugs Interior video... a little dated but after watching it a cou...