Posted by: queenslander - 25 October 2010 14:15:41
I live in Australia and need a horn rim and blinker switch with lever for my 196 0's v.w beetle. Need to find a good source of v.w authentic spare parts. Any help much appreciated.:lol:

Posted by: Rich Oakley - 26 October 2010 23:54:44
Welcome to the forum. When was your car made? If it's a 1960 or 1961 model (Aug '59- Jul '61), the D-ring hornpush is unique for those two years. A '60 model Aussie bug will have a (strictly speaking) one-year-only cast 3-wire turn signal switch (although 1962-65 switches will work in it's place just fine). If it's a '61 model, you need the rare 6-wire turn signal switch which was only used for one year.

Posted by: queenslander - 27 October 2010 01:17:01
Many thanks to Rich Oakley for your reply, As far as I can make out the car is a 1960 model. Whats left of the blinker switch lever is solid plastic, whether there was wire in the lever or not i do not know. I do know the sort you mean. I am trying to trace the original owner for more info on the car.

Posted by: Si Med - 27 October 2010 01:21:51
[quote=queenslander] "Many thanks to Rich Oakley for your reply, As far as I can make out the car is a 1960 model. Whats left of the blinker switch lever is solid plastic, whether there was wire in the lever or not i do not know. I do know the sort you mean. I am trying to trace the original owner for more info on the car."[/quote]

Posted by: queenslander - 27 October 2010 03:10:38
To: 56 uk oval. What do you mean " a bit scabby "??:?

Posted by: pre67vw - 27 October 2010 10:14:27
[quote=queenslander]To: 56 uk oval. What do you mean " a bit scabby "??:? [/quote] :lol: Don't worry, thats his signature and it's a comment regarding the condition of his own car. You'd posted your reply as a new topic and Si Med was trying to do a good deed by adding it to the original thread. :beer:

Posted by: queenslander - 27 October 2010 15:22:08
This site is a bit baffling to try and surf around. Still trying to get my head around it and figure out how to use it. Who is Si Med ? Is si Med and uk 58 oval one and the same and why would he do what he did and what is a "thread"? Wish people would use normal language. Not everyone is up on computer language. Other than that what I have been able to find so far is interesting enough and hope I can find help for my car through your site regardless.

Posted by: pre67vw - 27 October 2010 15:42:07
[quote=queenslander]This site is a bit baffling to try and surf around. Still trying to get my head around it and figure out how to use it. Who is Si Med ? Is si Med and uk 58 oval one and the same and why would he do what he did and what is a "thread"? Wish people would use normal language. Not everyone is up on computer language. Other than that what I have been able to find so far is interesting enough and hope I can find help for my car through your site regardless.[/quote] [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum]Have a read of this[/url] :beer: Should get you up to speed fairly quickly.

Posted by: queenslander - 27 October 2010 15:53:31
Many thanks Admin, will read when it is daylight, nearly midnight here. thank you.

Posted by: Rich Oakley - 27 October 2010 21:42:00
The easiest way to tell if its a '60 or a '61 model is whether it has semaphores or semaphore apertures in the B-pillars just rear of the doors.

Posted by: mrsherbie - 31 October 2010 12:55:33
Hi, as Rich says ^ getting car's corrrect date will save you money buying wrong parts. Or if you can post a photo. On the samba there is a guy called IN2VWS who is a great mind for Australian info, if you send him a message I am sure he will point you towards places to find parts in Australia. [url=https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=63225]https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=63225[/url] Or you could join the Sydney chat group to find parts & people near you? [url=https://www.clubvw.org.au/]https://www.clubvw.org.au/[/url] (There must be a club or similar to this on the Queensland coast) 59-early 60's was the period when Australian cars were being both pressed and built heavily from local materials/parts so for this time many parts on oz cars can be a bit different(have the twin kangaroo stamps) from German ones, and though parts will fit/interchange no problem, it is easier and better to refit oz parts to oz cars I think if you can source them? 8) ( I hope this makes sense :?: other than to me! :lol: )

Posted by: queenslander - 31 October 2010 21:40:28
Many thanks for those replying to my queries. Much appreciated.

Posted by: queenslander - 01 November 2010 22:47:26
cant find in which forum topic it was but someone asked me to post a photo of my car. Tried to do it but this site will not let me do it as the photo is too big they say. It is on Facebook in the pre67 v.w. site anyway if anyone really wants to see it. Do not know how to resize photos to get it on here.

Posted by: lifeintheslowlane - 02 November 2010 11:13:40
[quote=mrsherbie] ... ( I hope this makes sense :?: other than to me! :lol: ) [/quote] Not a bloody word as usual...who are you Mr Sherbie...do I know you?:d