emergency flasher

Pretty sure there was no such thing in the '50s. These guys say use a separate light and battery (??)

 

http://www.porsche356registry.org/356talk/1/2198.html

 

But I think a modern flasher and VW wires will work and you can just use a toggle switch.

The hard part is the wiring and switch. I think I could do it best by making an override switch and then putting the signal switch left or right so it blinks both lights at the same time. I'll go back to do the math. I think I'd need to see Beck wiring diagram to figure it out.

Jeff

Just use a pre-67 VW steering column and turn signal --- need not be from Porsche.  Of course key goes on dash then.  Caution though the actual column for pre-67 is a spear with no collapsible part.

 

I had a 57 VW and had to add seatbelts.  Nope no flasher then - didn't even have a fuel gauge in VW.

What Wolfgang said about pre-67 stuff x2!

 

My first car was a '57 VW split window that I bought for $250. No turn signals other than the semiphores on the pillars (that didn't work). No fuel gauge either, just a lever for reserve fuel on the floorboard (gas was $0.29/gal). Funny thing is that the car was only 8 years old at the time. When life was simpler! 

Jim, I thought the rear split window bug ended mid 1953 when they went to oval unless your talking about a bus front splitty that went till 67.

they did do transplants and even sold a rear split kit too.

Dang it was a long time ago, pre-Agent Orange and killer sensimilla!  I stand corrected, it was the oval window. 

I've seen people weld in the collapsible part and I've seen people put in double u-joints on the frontside of the firewall to the steering box. If you want to get fancy, run a 914 steering rack and hook up a superbeetle u-joint linkage to it.

Jeff

I have a slightly protruding lever on the underside of my turn signal stalk that operates head light flashing when depressed....What year VW would that be?

Picture? Not sure what it would be from.

Jeff

wiring in a flasher can be a bit of a challenge.. you need to run a diode to both sides ie left and right signal lights  other wise you will mess up your turn signals.. when I wire mine up originally when I turned on my left signal my front left would work but both rear would come on.. when I turned right the right rear would come on but both front signals would blink. Adding a diode to each circuit solved the problem.  But if you are having Beck build the car that wont be an issue that you will need to worry about.

But I will be putting in a 57' column. On the Beck column, the flasher is included, I think.

Jeff

Never needed a diode in 32 speedsters to date

 

bet you used two flasher relays though.  one for turn signals, one for flashers.

 

(that's how i did mine too)

Yup, I agree.  Either run "relay logic" from the 1950's or run solid-state logic from the 1960's.  Both get you there.  

 

Whatever flashes your bulbs.

 

 

Here is the simple plan w/o using diodes and take 10 minutes to install:

 

For easy 4 way flashers, install a toggle switch under the dash that when activated, jumps the left and right signal wires at the column together then, move the turn signal stalk either left or right position and you have 4 ways ~

That's exactly how I designed it! I even have to get crazier for my volksrod as it has flashing semaphores!

Jeff

I like the 1969 vw flasher switch Its not that hard add it in and give it its own flasher relay and it lights up when on

 

Why did I think this was about an Emergency Medical Technician with nothing on under that smock.......