The only downside IS driving at night in the rain maybe with the radio on too

mrsherbie wrote:

Hmm, I might need to find a copy of that :wink:

pre67vw wrote:

Before i liked full originals cars, and wanted to keep my 6 volt.
in a way, i still want to. But,

in another hand now... i think i have too many troubles to start all the time.
it's too poor today. and what do you think about parts availability ?? quite NO Nos 6 volts parts are avalable except fews in germany.

Today, im not able to find a starter for my 64 for example. do you have one for sale ? :-)

6 volts is "always good" from people but nobody's really talk about the troubles to drive and maintain the car, to find parts etc.

and im not agree with you. 6 volts makes finally (and after 10 years of owning a 6 volts)
the cars more sensible to fail all the time.
Post a picture from your original starter and I'll look if I can help you , I have here at least 50 starters and most of them are 6 Volt !

Guido

volkfan wrote:

Our otherwise healthy 6v Beetle 'ran out of battery' today after a handful of short runs over the weekend to/from the campsite water tap, the local beer shop and the show & shine.

I'm happy to accept that this is a 'feature' of 6v and not a problem; would anyone care to disagree? ;-)

tman wrote:

I converted my cabrio over to 12v about 10 years ago and kind of regret it. There are probably more benefits to 12v than 6v, things like getting jump starts from people, or running stereos and GPS's etc., but
I can't say my lights were any brighter, still drove around on full beams with nobody ever flashing me!! I'm sure I'd have been better off making sure the lights were nicely silvered. I totally agree that it's an odd article for the Historic club to run, next month it's how to fit a narrowed front beam. :d

pre67vw wrote:

Jump starts? Just give it the full 12volts and watch it go! I ran a 6v starter for years on 12 volts. It killed the flywheel in the end, but hey - whos counting.

JD wrote:

The start can handle it OK for years, but you'll have to keep replacing your blown oil/gen warning bulbs... :wink:

pre67vw wrote:

I converted my cabrio over to 12v about 10 years ago

pre67vw wrote:

And you're going to jack up your Oval.
[-x 😳 😳 😳 😳 😳 😳 😳 😳
Come the day,you are going to have to answer some very serious questions.:wink:

'50 Karmann wrote:

Absolutely nothing wrong with 6V electrics, I have driven several 6V cars all year round when I was younger (like my creature comforts a bit more now but do miss a beetle as a daily) I say if you want a 12V car buy a 67> model.

Also call for the chairmans head, shocking :d

nev wrote:

So I jump out of bed when I hear the postman and take my latest magazine back to bed with a fresh cup of tea for a good read :d
But I nearly spilled my tea!
WHAT IS GOING ON?
Did I miss something? I thought the Historic Club liked to promote stock 6v cars? Not promote modifications?

I get really annoyed by some things.
When working/maintained well, 6V IS GREAT. Lets not forget that our splits have been on the road for nearly 60years now and managed perfectly well on 6v the whole time! :twisted:

We have a couple of 6v cars that start immediately on the button and have no problems being 6v at all, especially the 356! The only downside IS driving at night in the rain maybe with the radio on too :lol: But lets be honest how often do you really do this in your pre53, as refered to in the article, once a year?? if that, lets be honest.

Aside from, for example going rallying/motorsport, I have noticed that the only stock people who moan about their 6v have never owned or driven a good running 6v car with a well maintained electrical system, so it is not the car's fault!

The feature about the black beetle was superb, a great read, really makes me want to do something fun in a beetle too :d

I love what the Historic Club stands for, and appreciate that magazine content is required and no I dont contribute, but I was surprised and also disappointed to find one of the feeble excuses used was convenience of 12v parts & bulbs etc..

Grrr.

mrsherbie wrote: