fuel sender

Hello all anybody tell me how the bloody hell could you fit a fuel sender unit to a 50s beetle fuel tank.
and if so where can you buy one from?????????????

any help please

thanks
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This is a dehne accessory fuel gauge that was available through dealers in the 50s!

The top pic shows the sender unit and the bottom pics shows the actual fuel gauge







The gauge in this car is from the early 60s but I believe (correct me if im wrong!) it should be the same!

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Complete Dehnes are like rocking horse, make sure the sender is in good condition, the metal always fractures.

Look for drager, or VDO electric gauges

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many thanks to all and to seaphore for the pictures and advise but where could i pic one up from now for my 58 bug or whats the alternative many thanks

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My fuel gauge is a motometer set up, unfortunatly also rare and money when they do turn up.
To be honest they are not that accurate and regular peeks inside the tank is regular practice. I tend to keep the tank topped up anyway as it reduses the amount of corrossion as it keeps the air/moisture away from the inside of the tank.
You can get repro fuel measuring sticks now also (they were an original dealer option back then)

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Here are some repro ones that look very good that Karmen Konnection are selling!




https://www.vw-online.co.uk/acatalog/Karmann_Konnection_Volkswagen_Accessories_3.html 

(for me a bit of dirty cardboard torn from a wet box lying on the drive dunked into the tank seems to work!)

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Another option is to go digital!


https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=659452 

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