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Those are tough to find and I don't have one, sorry. I do find that maybe 90% of pods out there for sale are missing those ignition switch "caps". I do know that Repuesto Sam (sp?) in Spai ...

does that logo look like it's been somehow 'worked'?

I thought that too. I wonder if they just filled in the recesses in the mold to take away the "cogs".

That pod is at 1155E w ...

Here's a grey face speedo dated Jan '49 on eBay. So potentially we have narrowed the first brown face down to Feb-Apr '49? And again, as someone suggested earlier, there was a lot of prototyping/sho ...

These photos should help you make up your mind! Note that there is even a KDF key.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2138658.jpg

Well that shows that the green light is on the left, not ...

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2138465.jpg

Well it looks to me that the green/oil light is on the right there, concur?

If so, then those are the "late split: positions which, * ...

And it would seem odd that VW would build a test jig for something made by another company, but again, things were just done differently then.

this lady might know...
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/6e/3e/5c/6e3e5cccc9951aa603cf3dc38ae6a77e.jpg

That is one of my favorite split era factory pictures. Cool testing fixture and all of those pristi ...

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2055432.jpg

My late July 49 Standard pod, given the deluxe bling at some point.

What is the speedo opening size? 95 or 100mm? looks like a brown painted ...

I have a pod date coded 12.49 where the lights are already swapped, but I know that is the date/month the pod was made, not the manufacture of the split that it was installed in by VW.

I looked at ...

We know that in '49 they swapped the position of indicator lights in the pods. with the oil light being on the left early, and on the right after (and yes, the other lights swapped sides too).

I am ...

Where in Maine were they in 2018? I thought they had moved to AZ.

No, will be a number and a letter like this:

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2136975.jpg

7F is July 1950

Where can I find the date stamp on a star coil? I have a star coil, but can't find the date.

Its on the mounting bracket on one side, near the hole. Sometimes you have look hard for and scrape or ...

Jan '52 manual shows the skinny star coil.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/1_52bug/16.jpg

Shows the smooth top one for the Oct '52 Zwitter manual.

Just wondering if anyone has an update on Bill.

Very well said Bill. And virus withstanding, there has still been talk about this maybe in 2022 from VW friends in my circle. "Accepting" participants might be dicey, but true "drive ...

100mm is a deluxe pod. Will work well for your car, looks like a nice, complete pod.

Standard pods are 95mm speedometer opening.

Thanks John! So, that pod should have been ivory in the past?
...

100mm is a deluxe pod. Will work well for your car, looks like a nice, complete pod.

Standard pods are 95mm speedometer opening.

As someone who restores those speedo pods, I am of the opinion you are way better off finding a new pod than trying to repair that one. There is no easy way to repair that augered out ignition switch ...

Ok, thanks all. I guess I didn't really compare them when I pulled to drums in 2019 to clean them up. I vaguely remember finding some shoes with a lot of lining left, and just solvent cleaning every ...

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Topic: Split beetle deluxe 52 ignition pod
johnshenry Replies: 1 Views: 132	Forum: Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:00 pm Subject: Re: Split beetle deluxe 52 ignition pod
johnshenry Replies: 1 Views: 132	Those are tough to find and I don't have one, sorry. I do find that maybe 90% of pods out there for sale are missing those ignition switch "caps". I do know that Repuesto Sam (sp?) in Spai ...
Topic: Earliest brown faced speedo?
johnshenry Replies: 64 Views: 5634	Forum: Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2021 9:52 am Subject: Re: Earliest brown faced speedo?
johnshenry Replies: 64 Views: 5634	does that logo look like it's been somehow 'worked'? I thought that too. I wonder if they just filled in the recesses in the mold to take away the "cogs". That pod is at 1155E w ...
Topic: Earliest brown faced speedo?
johnshenry Replies: 64 Views: 5634	Forum: Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2021 8:26 am Subject: Re: Earliest brown faced speedo?
johnshenry Replies: 64 Views: 5634	Here's a grey face speedo dated Jan '49 on eBay. So potentially we have narrowed the first brown face down to Feb-Apr '49? And again, as someone suggested earlier, there was a lot of prototyping/sho ...
Topic: KDF Speedo Pod?
johnshenry Replies: 24 Views: 1000	Forum: Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:48 am Subject: Re: KDF Speedo Pod?
johnshenry Replies: 24 Views: 1000	These photos should help you make up your mind! Note that there is even a KDF key. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2138658.jpg Well that shows that the green light is on the left, not ...
Topic: KDF Speedo Pod?
johnshenry Replies: 24 Views: 1000	Forum: Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2021 5:52 pm Subject: Re: KDF Speedo Pod?
johnshenry Replies: 24 Views: 1000	https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2138465.jpg Well it looks to me that the green/oil light is on the right there, concur? If so, then those are the "late split: positions which, * ...
Topic: KDF Speedo Pod?
johnshenry Replies: 24 Views: 1000	Forum: Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2021 12:33 pm Subject: Re: KDF Speedo Pod?
johnshenry Replies: 24 Views: 1000	And it would seem odd that VW would build a test jig for something made by another company, but again, things were just done differently then.
Topic: KDF Speedo Pod?
johnshenry Replies: 24 Views: 1000	Forum: Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2021 11:13 am Subject: Re: KDF Speedo Pod?
johnshenry Replies: 24 Views: 1000	this lady might know... https://i.pinimg.com/564x/6e/3e/5c/6e3e5cccc9951aa603cf3dc38ae6a77e.jpg That is one of my favorite split era factory pictures. Cool testing fixture and all of those pristi ...
Topic: Earliest brown faced speedo?
johnshenry Replies: 64 Views: 5634	Forum: Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 6:50 pm Subject: Re: Earliest brown faced speedo?
johnshenry Replies: 64 Views: 5634	https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2055432.jpg My late July 49 Standard pod, given the deluxe bling at some point. What is the speedo opening size? 95 or 100mm? looks like a brown painted ...
Topic: KDF Speedo Pod?
johnshenry Replies: 24 Views: 1000	Forum: Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:16 am Subject: Re: KDF Speedo Pod?
johnshenry Replies: 24 Views: 1000	I have a pod date coded 12.49 where the lights are already swapped, but I know that is the date/month the pod was made, not the manufacture of the split that it was installed in by VW. I looked at ...
Topic: KDF Speedo Pod?
johnshenry Replies: 24 Views: 1000	Forum: Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:24 am Subject: KDF Speedo Pod?
johnshenry Replies: 24 Views: 1000	We know that in '49 they swapped the position of indicator lights in the pods. with the oil light being on the left early, and on the right after (and yes, the other lights swapped sides too). I am ...
Topic: Bill Collins
johnshenry Replies: 18 Views: 4976	Forum: Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 4:25 pm Subject: Re: Bill Collins
johnshenry Replies: 18 Views: 4976	Where in Maine were they in 2018? I thought they had moved to AZ.
Topic: Correct coil for 52 split beetle
johnshenry Replies: 10 Views: 520	Forum: Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:16 pm Subject: Re: Correct coil for 52 split beetle
johnshenry Replies: 10 Views: 520	No, will be a number and a letter like this: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2136975.jpg 7F is July 1950
Topic: Correct coil for 52 split beetle
johnshenry Replies: 10 Views: 520	Forum: Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 12:09 pm Subject: Re: Correct coil for 52 split beetle
johnshenry Replies: 10 Views: 520	Where can I find the date stamp on a star coil? I have a star coil, but can't find the date. Its on the mounting bracket on one side, near the hole. Sometimes you have look hard for and scrape or ...
Topic: Correct coil for 52 split beetle
johnshenry Replies: 10 Views: 520	Forum: Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2021 3:04 pm Subject: Re: Correct coil for 52 split beetle
johnshenry Replies: 10 Views: 520	Jan '52 manual shows the skinny star coil. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/1_52bug/16.jpg Shows the smooth top one for the Oct '52 Zwitter manual.
Topic: Bill Collins
johnshenry Replies: 18 Views: 4976	Forum: Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:29 pm Subject: Re: Bill Collins
johnshenry Replies: 18 Views: 4976	Just wondering if anyone has an update on Bill.
Topic: Possible 20th reunion of Return to the Fatherland Tour
johnshenry Replies: 32 Views: 3600	Forum: Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 8:35 pm Subject: Re: Possible 20th reunion of Return to the Fatherland Tour
johnshenry Replies: 32 Views: 3600	Very well said Bill. And virus withstanding, there has still been talk about this maybe in 2022 from VW friends in my circle. "Accepting" participants might be dicey, but true "drive ...
Topic: Ignition lock diameter - Speedo Pod
johnshenry Replies: 9 Views: 688	Forum: Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2020 6:05 pm Subject: Re: Ignition lock diameter - Speedo Pod
johnshenry Replies: 9 Views: 688	100mm is a deluxe pod. Will work well for your car, looks like a nice, complete pod. Standard pods are 95mm speedometer opening. Thanks John! So, that pod should have been ivory in the past? ...
Topic: Ignition lock diameter - Speedo Pod
johnshenry Replies: 9 Views: 688	Forum: Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2020 12:09 pm Subject: Re: Ignition lock diameter - Speedo Pod
johnshenry Replies: 9 Views: 688	100mm is a deluxe pod. Will work well for your car, looks like a nice, complete pod. Standard pods are 95mm speedometer opening.
Topic: Ignition lock diameter - Speedo Pod
johnshenry Replies: 9 Views: 688	Forum: Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2020 6:24 pm Subject: Re: Ignition lock diameter - Speedo Pod
johnshenry Replies: 9 Views: 688	As someone who restores those speedo pods, I am of the opinion you are way better off finding a new pod than trying to repair that one. There is no easy way to repair that augered out ignition switch ...
Topic: Front brake shoe width
johnshenry Replies: 5 Views: 180	Forum: Split Bus Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:19 pm Subject: Re: Front brake shoe width
johnshenry Replies: 5 Views: 180	Ok, thanks all. I guess I didn't really compare them when I pulled to drums in 2019 to clean them up. I vaguely remember finding some shoes with a lot of lining left, and just solvent cleaning every ...


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