1973 Baja bug

[IslandJP]

Hi, here's some Pics of our '73 Baja bug Jeeps And Buggies has been working on this spring. We are having difficulty deciding just how to proceed with mounting the headlights and what type of lighting to use. (Halogen, LED, etc.)
Any advice or ideas are appreciated! Check out our Jeeps And Buggies facebook page. Thanks.

[Mike9300]

Dang that is sweet, welcome to the site


I am sure other will have some great advice about the headlights but man looks sweet

[buggyman]

 

Dang that is sweet, welcome to the site


I am sure other will have some great advice about the headlights but man looks sweet

(Annnnnd,here we go)
Dayo JP ,
Please take a look @ Andy's thread starting riiiight about here http://www.chircoestore.com/catalog/smf/index.php?topic=4895.msg34935#msg34935
Also please do a general search here of "headlights" to find a whole page full of links to threads showing other options including just cutting open the holes & mounting self-contained offroad headlights:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=offroad+headlights&bav=on.2,or.&bvm=bv.46471029,d.cGE&biw=1264&bih=818&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=JYWRUfesH8f8iwLaqYH4DQ
tied to the upper shock mounts .

Looks like you've got a operation goin' on there
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&gs_rn=12&gs_ri=psy-ab&suggest=p&cp=17&gs_id=4&xhr=t&q=Jeeps+And+Buggies+duxbury&es_nrs=true&pf=p&sclient=psy-ab&site=&source=hp&oq=Jeeps+And+Buggies&gs_l=&pbx=1&fp=1&biw=1264&bih=818&bav=on.2,or.&cad=b
Massachusetts location? from what I can tell from the license plate?

 

[IslandJP]

Hey Buggyman, wassup? Jeeps And Buggies is located on Nantucket island, 30 miles off of Cape Cod, MA. Lots of beach to run!

[Mike9300]

Nantucket island, 30 miles off of Cape Cod, MA. Lots of beach to run!

nice!

there once was this girl from Nantucket....never mind 

I am sure you never heard that before
 

[Kimbo]

......there once was this girl from Nantucket....never mind 

Was that the one who had a bulldog and a bucket ??

Nice ride, love the paint job.

My perspective on lights, FWIW, would be dependent on the overall "look" you're trying to achieve, and/or the intended use. Personally I'd go for HID's hi/lows in the normal front fender positions, but mounted to the front beam, rather than the fibreglass, and then 4 KC's up at the roof line above the visor - kinda traditional, kinda "yesterday", yes, I know, but then why mess with tradition.

[IslandJP]

Thanks for the input Kimbo,    I think we are going to definitely mount to the beam with cutouts. I will repost more pics when I can. And yes, I am the Man From Nantucket.

[IslandJP]

We are having some electrical/wiring problems with the '73. Interestingly, I can't seem to find any photos or video detailing the wiring from the back of the speedo cluster.
We have hazards, but no turn signals. Possible flasher relay?  

[Rick G]

You can try another flasher relay, but one thing I had trouble with in my '71 is that the power for the turn signals goes through the emergency flasher switch. When you pull the emergency flasher switch the turn signal circuit is broken. If not pressed in all the way, or if the contacts are dirty the turn signals don't work. Every once in a while I have to jiggle my emergency flasher switch to get turn signals on after using the 4 ways.

Rick

[buggyman]

 

We are having some electrical/wiring problems with the '73. Interestingly, I can't seem to find any photos or video detailing the wiring from the back of the speedo cluster.
We have hazards, but no turn signals. Possible flasher relay?  

Hi JP ,
Probably not the relay http://www.chircoestore.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=899&osCsid=09bl85uv10s74kjda344r84oi2 itself since the flashers work,what it sounds like to me is the turn signal switch.
Here's a basic wiring diagram from a 72(almost identical)

and the key from a 73

both from http://www.vintagebus.com/wiring/index.html   .

The 73 & later diagrams are a lot harder to read ,so here's the full diagnostics link to both the TS switch & other related problem areas associated with them:
http://www.vw-resource.com/vw-resource.com_non_ssl/search.php?zoom_query=turn+signals&zoom_per_page=10&zoom_and=1&zoom_sort=0   .

Like Rick alluded to,just use a multimeter or test light to verify solid power & ground paths between components then the actual problem will become self-evident .

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUGn_qJQ0PI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUGn_qJQ0PI</a>
from
http://www.youtube.com/results?q=air+cooled+vw+wiring&bav=on.2,or.&bvm=bv.47008514,d.cGE&biw=1264&bih=818&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=w1  .