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Presuming your engine isnt running, you might wanna find out why your oil light doesnt work too!  Yea, the engine is running. The oil light comes on when you first start it, then it goes out. Is it not ment to do this?  |
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yes, thats what its supposed to do.
As a check, when the oil is COLD start it, then turn it off as soon as the lights out. Turn the ignition back on (don't start it), it should take a couple of seconds for the oil light to come back on if the oil pressure is good.
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Cheers VW ;D Will try that when I start it up next. BTW... paint the crappy brazilian bumpers body colour, black electrical tape in the middle, lower mildly, decent rimage and turbo the sucker. Sounds good ;D Just trying it in photoshop. |
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Alain
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Presuming your engine isnt running, you might wanna find out why your oil light doesnt work too! Yea, the engine is running. The oil light comes on when you first start it, then it goes out. Is it not ment to do this? In that case, you might wanna check why your generator light it still on! |
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 '74 Type 181 - Undergoing 'resto' (albeit friggin' slowly! 2 years and counting...) Wedge Panel Van GTi (Still needs finishing) '85 Passat GL5 Estate (Now Breaking) '87 Passat GLS5 Estate (Daily Hack) |
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Yea, I wondered what that was  Was waiting for my haynes manual to come through. It stayed on until I turned the car off. I know the battery had next to no charge in it when it turned up, he put the lights on as it was foggy when they left and forgot to turn them off. I haven't started it since as I took the battery out to charge it up. Will see what it does tomorrow. |
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Just a quick one. I've taken the front bumper off to see what it looks like.    Can't decide wether I like it or not. Would look better when its been lowered. I don't really want to put the Europa bumper back on, so its either nothing, T-bars or blade bumpers. Any thoughs anyone? |
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ChasR
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1973 VW Beetle 1303ChasR
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Nice car the 1303 . I remember driving a 1303s, it was a bit quicker than my Beetle 1200 with a 1300TP engine . |
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Cheers Chasr ;D I only drove it down the road & turned round to put it on the drive on some private land, but it did feel nippyer that an older 1300 I'd been in. The more I look at it, the more I think I'm just going to put the standard bumper on (buy a new one though) and black tape it... Looking at Gemini wheels too now |
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don't leave the bumpers off, and don't try and make it look old. Thats the key to building a nice 03 (imo)
The geny light should go off no matter what state the batteries in, if it stays on either its not charging or theres a problem with the dash light.
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Yea, I've decided to stick some new Europa bumpers on insted.
I have seen it go out, but I can't remember what I was doing/medaling with at the time. Will have to check out the genys health.
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Right, I connected the battery that I charged about a week ago, had 12v+. Connected it to the Beetle and it started straight away. Turned it off after about 10 minutes (no electrics were running). After ripping all the carpet out and messing round with other stuff I went back to it to move it and it it wouldn't start. Checked the battery and the voltage was the same. Connected a battery booster and it started up stright away again. I moved it down the driveway and left it running for about 5 minutes while I locked up. Turned it off and tryed turning it straight back on again and it wasn't having it, so I checked the voltage again, and it is still at 12v. WTF??? Oh, the lights still on too. Checked the belt and that is on quite tight, but I'm going to get another one anyway. Is there anything else to try before I start ripping the thing out? Just looked at a guide on how to do it  Damn!!! |
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i like this bumperless dan! looks very californian, cheers for poppin over, was good to catch up with a retro-rides chap!
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Mini 998cc grp bonnet & boot, lightend shell, 6-point cage, soon to have a turbo on the 998 engine (t2 frm a r5gt) rs turbo intercooler, hoping to get 120ish bhp?
father is building a Mini Van 1330, 45 weber, 100bhp@wheels
'RIP' 1.8 Metro GTi, 15.23 1/4mile
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Jun 10, 2007 11:30:30 GMT
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Cheers mate  I've gone off the idea myself now about going bumperless. No problem about yesterday mate Great to meet up too ;D |
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Jun 10, 2007 11:37:18 GMT
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nice looking car , there's one round here the same colour prefer them with 'slimmer' bumpers though..  |
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Jun 29, 2007 12:54:25 GMT
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righty ho, few opinions here! (this isn't advice on how to go german look, just what I reckon will work) bumper wise, get yourself some new ones, t-bars wont look right on an 03... Either colour code them or get them lovely and shiney. If you can special targa ones would be best still, like this:  cos they are just COOL and there's probs only about 4/5 bugs in england with them! Also, you can colour code or just remove the trim (you'll have to fill the holes if you do) those turtleback wheels aren't too bad at all for a german looker, but being smaller than most (most german lookers use a minimum of 16" wheels, turtles being 15" aren't they?) you'll have to drop it further to compensate. Wider wheels would be better though tbh. get yourself a tacho, they're always handy! If you're up to it, remove the indicators from the tops of the wings, here's a good way of sorting that problem out:  Btw, I love that bug a showed you, its LUSH and all real, not photoshopped at all, lots of lovely touches, check wing tips, deeper rear windows, split screen, stuff like that. I since you're running elephant foot rear lights, get either red and white lenses, or go tinted, ergh, I really dislike them stock! get some porsche tombstone seats, boy are they nice and comfy! Well and truly FTW! black and silver plates, or proper german stylee are a must. As is getting a beefier exhaust (I like the kadron myself, lovely rasp to it, even on my 1300). The GT twin tip should be okay on here, or I'd get a single glass pack (not quiet pack). Are you on www.volkszone.com?Now I'm going to be helpful. As to the genny problem, try the brushes, have you got a dynamo or an alternator? I'm a bit stuck with an alternator, but a dynamo, you'll see you have a plastic cap on top, remove it. Inside is a little set-up, and a brush (some kind of graphite) that brushes against the spinning rod inside the dynamo, if its got small, its quite possible its not working any more. There's an identical one on the bottom, but its a pain in the  to get to. Check ALL your lights on/off, brakes, indicators, etc. and see if anything doesn't work, then check the earthings if anything doesn't. Check your regulator. poss the dynamo is screwed...Poss your battery is actually dead, try the battery from the daily, see if that has the same problem. |
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The journey of 1000 miles starts with a single coffee.
I don't like coffee!
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Cheers ;D I'm definatly keeping the stardard bumpers, getting a nice shiney new one for the front though as the rear is still looking good. Because I'm selling the Beetle when is finished (along with the rest of the fleet) I'm not going to be getting expensive wheels, just something cheap and not standard. If I was keeping it I would still be going for Turtlebacks, unless something else tempted me Oh, going to get some black plates made up from Oddball Import. Indicators I'm going to leave, but I might do something about the rear lights. Cheers for the advice on the dynamo, I will have a look tomorrow. and yea, its a dynamo, not an altonator All of the lights, indicators, etc. all work and the battery is tip-top. Had is disconnected for about a week and it didn't loose any charge at all. [edit] Forgot to say, Yea, I'm on VZi too. Also a new member of Volkstorque. |
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Loving some of those pictures too FastDub ;D Love the white and the gray one below it. |
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if you're not planning on keeping it, don't do anything serious, you've got the idea!
Turtlebacks should look interesting, I've only seen them on notches I think!
Wiring or dynamo.
I'm needabeetle on there too, I've found its the easiest name to have these days!
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The journey of 1000 miles starts with a single coffee.
I don't like coffee!
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Right, I connected the battery that I charged about a week ago, had 12v+. Connected it to the Beetle and it started straight away. Turned it off after about 10 minutes (no electrics were running). After ripping all the carpet out and messing round with other stuff I went back to it to move it and it it wouldn't start. Checked the battery and the voltage was the same. Connected a battery booster and it started up stright away again. I moved it down the driveway and left it running for about 5 minutes while I locked up. Turned it off and tryed turning it straight back on again and it wasn't having it, so I checked the voltage again, and it is still at 12v. WTF??? Oh, the lights still on too. Checked the belt and that is on quite tight, but I'm going to get another one anyway. Is there anything else to try before I start ripping the thing out? Just looked at a guide on how to do it Damn!!! Check the connections on the starter solenoid, or the solenoid could be sticking. if its not charging then it will be either brushes in the dynamo or the regulator. |
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Was waiting for my haynes manual to come through. It stayed on until I turned the car off. I know the battery had next to no charge in it when it turned up, he put the lights on as it was foggy when they left and forgot to turn them off.
Damn!!!
I've gone off the idea myself now about going bumperless.
