The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

Success at last! Thank you Betelgeuse- God of Ancient Beetles. :) As planned, I removed the new brake switch and flushed with brake fluid. I then installed it just a turn and had someone push the brake pedal gently. As the goo squeezed out, I tighten the switch carefully so no air was trapped betwee...

OK, here's today's plan... Since there's power when I bypass the newly installed switch, I wonder if I screwed the pooch when I installed it. I removed the brake switch from the master cylinder, took it to J-Bugs, then installed the new one. The system was open to air for almost an hour. Not good (i...

I can only tell you what mine looks like. Steering wheel installs over cog (make sure it's indexed to straight ahead). Silver horn ring mounts with three screws (press it hard in place and get the screws started). Horn wire comes through center of steering column and connects to silver horn ring. Fi...

Riki- Don't forget to call J-Bugs, if needed. Those guys all know a heck of a lot about bugs. The one thing I don't like about the door handle set- and it's minor- is that the keys aren't VeeDub keys. I need to get my handles matching, but I hope to use a locksmith and get original keys (I've seen a...

The mystery deepens! To resolve my problem, I reinstalled my original rear lights. I did the easy check of the brake light switch. When the two wires are connected, brake lights on. When reconnected to the switch and brake pedal depressed, no brake lights. So, off I went to J-Bugs (an advantage of l...

Perhaps it's shameful but I've added LED tail lights to my otherwise standard '66 Beetle. The alteration is easily undone so no deadly permanent alteration to a classic. However, while the tail lights and blinkers work fine, I don't have brake lights. All lights worked when the incandecent bulbs wer...

Friends- I've been in grad school for six months or so, and not looking forward to going back to work...not yet. Late last year, I'd left the military after many, many years. And, although proud of my service and the success I had therein, I embarked on a personal "rapid demiltarization program...