The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

I remember VW having some sort of recall back in the late 70's or early 80's to install something that would prevent Beetle seats from coming loose like that in an accident. At the time we had a '74 standard, and my Dad had to continue reassuring my Mom that our model had the more modern tripod styl...

Hi Exprof, I think you'll even have two sizes to pick from, a 1st Oversize and a 2nd Oversize. I went ahead and bought the little reamer tool they sell at a reasonable charge. It's less of a drill bit and more like the type of bit you find in a milling machine. It also seems to be easier to work on ...

Just this past weekend I installed a new threaded hinge pin on my driver side door (size = Wolfsburg West first oversize). I purchased the correct sized 'reamer' tool along with the oversize pins. I got lucky with that top pin (because it was so sloppy) but the others have seized tight with rust. I ...

I've sort of wondered why someone doesn't start shooting these out of a 5 axis CNC machine. I know it's probably just cheaper to block the whole turkey off and go with an electric rotary pump, but this is one place where VW made a bad engineering decision, IMO. Bakelite and high heat are just going...

Hello folks! Thanks for the well wishes, doing much better now ... in fact I just placed an order with Wolfsburg West that should arrive soon. Will do easy stuff for now. couion: I'm extremely jealous of the bus, good for you! Nothing like exploring, cleaning, fiddling with a freshly purchased proje...

Changed my mind. Going to keep it orig. Sorry for taking so long to respond. Had a hospital stay for five days and unable to work on car. (Bloodclot in leg) Let this serve as a warning for anyone who injures themselves working out and refuses to see a doctor. Getting better now. Yeah, I don't blame...

just got a new single-circuit to replace the one that is coverd with 20yrs of barn crude, this is the first in a long line of replacements. Do i use the push rod from the old, the new did not come with one. Please help You mean the push rod from the back of the brake pedal? Yes I always reuse mine ...

Oh Grahame I am SO SORRY for your Beetle. I work with a fellow from South Africa and was just recently telling him about having read about your beautiful car. Looks like the pan bolts sheared right off and the body peeled away. I normally wouldn't have thought it repairable, however after seeing wha...

Bill I almost forgot this tid-bit ... I once read in Hot VW's magazine that a guy cleaned the contacts of his fuse box and his lights increased like 20% in brightness.

For what it's worth.

Hiya Bill, The inner window scraper is the same for '65 - '68 models: part#: 111837475A (left) and 111837476A (right) The outside scraper fits '65 - '77 models: part#: 113853321 (left), 113853322 (right) Note: The channel felt for the vent wing is different from the channel felt for the window (wind...

That's the key man ... 'learn how to take care of him properly and he's yours'. My Dad started me off with a fuel pump replacement - I can remember having a slight panic attack when I pulled the old one off the case. He then introduced me to the 'John Muir' tune up procedures including valve adjustm...

Things that come to mind: - When checking the continuity of the gray wire, jiggle or flex it and see if it has a slight break. - Clean the bayonet base and bottom contact of the bulb as well as the bulb holder. - Inside the engine compartment, behind the firewall insulation on that side, you'll find...

Yeah I don't like shortcuts like that either, like you said it was welded that way by the Germans for a reason.

I was stripping the lower edge of my passenger side door and found a poorly pop-riveted panel had been attached a few inches up from the lower edge and bondo'ed over! Grrrr! More work!

Hi Bill, Which piece and or what area are you attempting the installation on? I'll try to duplicate it on my car and post back with a solution.

Here is an excellent step by step instructional on how to replace the dreaded "Shift Rod Bushing" and it's circlip. I used this procedure to replace the shift rod bushing on my own 1966 Bug and I confirm it works. Once you get to the site it's under the "Misc. Mechanicals" sectio...