Main Heater Box Control Cables, Questions

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I'm down to the wire with the re-do of my 75 Super. Ran into an issue today and need opinions. The engine is a stock 72 in the 75 body. I went to hook up the heater boxes today and the easy job left me head scratching.
First question for the experts is, do I order control cables for the 75-79 beetle or what I see at CIP1 a set for 71-72 Super?
On another point the right side heater hose to the cabin went on. The left side OMG, I was really struggling with it til I walked away. I'll leave it in the sun tomorrow and hope that helps? The PO never installed them. Any tips?
Thanks all
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75 Le Grande with a 72 1600 DP
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[shakers73]

It's just a guess. I would think yoyu would need the ones for the 75. The length could be different due to the routing of the tubing inside the tunnel. The 75 has an extra fuel line in the tunnel. This could cause different routing for all the other cables in there. JMHO

PS Just make sure the longer cable goes the right side heater box.
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shakers73
'74 Super Beetle
'67 Beetle

Where there is no vision, the people perish.

[olspeed]

Being that it came originally with fuel injection the heater boxes are different than what is on a 72. What I have found on my 76 is that the old style boxes don't match up where the cables come out for your heater controls so you will find it hard if not impossible to hook them up. Other than that the tubes between the boxes and the body are the same and should hook right up.
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[shakers73]

The driver side heater box is closer to the cabin than the passenger side. One side of the two cables is longer. Check and make sure you have the longer side routed to the passenger side heater box. Hope this helps.
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'74 Super Beetle
'67 Beetle

Where there is no vision, the people perish.

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[rockerarm]

Hi. As you have already found out the '74 and earlier components are completely different than the '75 thru '79 (fuel injected USA) cars.
Yes, on the earlier ('74 and earlier) the heater cables are run under the axles, as they are inside the frame horns and exit approx. 6" from the heater box connection.
Since you are good at fab work/welding, etc, why not look at pics of the '68 thru '71 Bus, type 2, heater box cable connection point because possibly you can use this info to fab up a link/tab to connect to the '75 - '79 cable's.
I believe all of the replacement heater boxes are set up to use either the type 1 linkage (down low) or the type 2 link connector (up high).
If you advance to this point successfully I highly doubt the oem length '75 cable will be a direct hook-up.
Hope this helps, Hooah?

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[rockerarm]

Hi, look at the pic for this "replacement" heater box which is universal for type 1's and the '68-'71 type 2's. The link there might be easier to replicate than running a "new" tube to the lower/earlier location.

http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=043255105F

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[rockerarm]

Heater? Damn, heat for 11b doesn't exist! Sorry. Yeah, modify the easily replaced parts and not the pan. The body should not be that much different than a '74 carb'd type 1 where those hoses shouldn't fit.

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