The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

Hi Luigi. Great looking car. I have seen restoration books advertised in NZ. Didnt take much notice at the time, but will keep a watch out for you and pass on details to you through this column . I have original low back seats in my car - but will be keeping them :) . All the best, Richard

Thanks for that. Much appreciated. Seems the specs of the down under models lagged a few years behind those for US vehicles. I have managed to acquire an old UK manual that shows the nob screwed down to close off the air. What is now of concern is the heat exchanger diagram shows a flap linked to th...

Sorry guys. This heater is causing some headaches. A couple more bits of info if you can help please. 1. Is the heater turned on when the control nob in the car interior is screwed down or screwed up? And 2. When the heater is turned on is the head of the rear heater flap lever where the cable is at...

G'day mates. My 66 was built in Australia and has the dimmer switch on the floor. As you say, different specs for differnt specs countries. Richard

Thanks John. Will do my "crawling" this weekend.

Thanks guys. I am looking forward to chatting with you both along with other members. Cheers. Richard

G'day from New Zealand. At 59yrs I finally purchased a 66 VW Beetle. Aussie built. Thought it was a 1300, but after I cleaned up the engine I discovered horror of horrors it had a replacement 1500 engine. Once I had got over that shock I came to the conclusion that perhaps it wasnt such a bad thing ...

G'day from Downunder. I wonder if anyone can assist. The heater turns on for both sides, but will only turn off for the passenger side when the control nob is screwed down. The drivers side vent continues to put out hot air. Just wondering if anyone knows how to fix the problem? Many thanks.

Many thanks. Much appreciated. I dont have an original hamdbook aand none of my repair manuals provided the information.

G'day. Can you help pse? What are the correct tyre inflation pressure for my 66 Beetle running 165 15 radial tyres pse. Many thanks