Show me your turn signal switch pics................please

It is time to address my turn signal switch, and reverse the hack job from the previous owner. I am deciding between 67ish vw style....or the older bus style. I like the older one better...and would love to see what you guys...and gals are using.

Thanks,
Mike

I'm pretty sure mine won't help you with your decision. It's a toggle mounted on a piece of aluminum right ahead of my parking brake.
Still, it works and is an alternative if nobody else posts a picture. ;)

Cory's car always reminds me of a small plane I used to fly.

It was bare bones, too!

HEHE.... I like the dash Cory...but you are right...not what I am looking for. Thanks for being the only one who has responded though. ;-)

Mike

how about something like this...sorry about the unfinished state...

Here are a couple of pics of my car. The Beck steering column is more modern than you are looking for, I'll wager.

Flat 4 wheel and a 67 bus switch the classic look with modern conveniance.

Oh! The red tip flashes when active, It's a simaphore add -on.

I discovered, yesterday, at a 356 tech session nearby, that the T-1 356 had no directional indicator light on the dash or within the gauges. Instead, up until 1956 (late) it was that little light on the end of the directional stalk.

Pretty cool, but a bit less visible than a light in the tach or speedo.

restored 1956-60 setup

Here is my turn signal switch. I am sorry it is hard to see because of the black and the blur.

I started with a '67 bus switch because I wanted the high beam switch.

The bus steering column tube is smaller diameter than the Beetle. I made a new column tube out of copper tubing.

Then I changed my mind and decided I wanted to keep the beetle diameter.

I opened up the hole for the column tube in the signal switch housing with a 1 1/2" drum sander. Than worked OK on the switch lever side but not so well on the right side of the housing.

So, I got an early Beetle housing that would already fit the Beetle column tube. The left side of that wasn't big enough to house the switch.

So, I combined the left side of the Bus housing with the right side of the Beetle housing.

Yes Gordan! that's the semaphor type and the tip can be put on the newer one's and wired up to flash fairly easy the trick is to use small micro spun soft copper phone cord, It won't break!

I always liked that! And still think it's cool!

I may be changing mine from the skinny original style stalk with the small knob to a GM style so Henry can incorporate cruise control on M.Maus.

DOH!

Dale:

Peter McEwan, in Beaufort, has a Camarro adjustable steering column (it tilts) and it had the cruise stuff on the stalk, which he removed for lack of the actual cruise stuff to back it up.

Maybe that might be an option. It was a relatively easy install, if I remember right.

Wow!!! Thanks guys. I love the look of the old bus turn signal switches.

Mike

Use a Rosria electro survo cruise setup they are the simplest to instal and the most dependable . I had planed to add one to my D But Not yeat I wanted the controls right above the radio in the radio box kit

Thanks, Gordon.

My method is go to the IM Tour in the Okanagan a couple of days early and leave it with Henry while I play Wii with his kids.

The original 1955 356 blinker assemblies (like Gordon was mentioning) not only have the red SWF bulb/lens on the tip of the stalk, but also have ribs (for your pleasure) on the housing itself.

If anyone wants to see that original '55 blinker assembly, I have one in the display chest. Here are a couple of pics of a "back dated" early Beetle unit, which has the three ribs added, this time for my re-sale pleasure.

I made it to back date my 1965SC but sold that car.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/TeamEvil/blink5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/TeamEvil/blink2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/TeamEvil/blink7.jpg

Oh, for authenticity, the blinker housings were painted black on the early 356s. How horrible is THAT ? ! ? Just one more reason that I prefer the reproduction to the creepy original. WAY to post war Germany.

I just bought the 67' bus swithc nd the early beetle housing and so far have it ready to mount,however,does anyone have a wiring diagram of the switch? If nit,I just need to know why the "BLACK" & "BLUE" wires are on the same connector. I am assuming this is positive (+) in to the switch (?) The blck & purple is coming from the hazard switch per the 67' Bus wiring diagram. Since I am not using the same style OG flasher s the bus,it would be nteresting to see how you guys made it work. I have a ohmmeter and will probably figure this out myself,however a shortcut is always appreciated!
Keepon speed(ster)ing!!!

I think I bought my 67 bus switch from Wolfsburg West.

The bus switch had separate turn signal wires for L front, L rear, R front and R rear. I cut half of them off and have one wire for the left side and one for the right side.

Black with green stripe - right side turn signals

Black with white stripe - left side turn signals

Black - turn signal flasher

Brown - ground

Other brown (it doesn't matter which) - head light flasher relay.

I cut:

Black with purple stripe - 4 way flasher, my electronic flasher handled this.

Blue - high beam indicator - I did this another way

Black with red stripe - right rear

Black with yellow stripe - left rear


I got an early Beetle turn signal switch housing too but the left side wasn't big enough for the bus switch. So, on the left side I used the bus housing and used a drum sander to enlarge the place for the tube. On the right side I used the Beetle housing.

Thanks Mike!!!!!! You rock,I will be using your info to install my switch nd ofcourse post up pictures afterwards!!

Thomas,

There is a U-shaped metal piece that fits inside the left side housing. I used the Beetle piece there.

here is mine.

Paul got his tach all "racer style" tilted. Speedo's in the right place too? That's pretty trick.

I like my speedometer to be as far away as possible from my passenger.

That is one thing that bothers me about a Mini.

I took a 67 assembly and modified it. A little german engineering helped. Molded a shape in clay. Melted some pot metal to add the shape needed.