Emergency Flasher Knob?

empiracer1966 · Post by **empiracer1966** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:01 pm

Does anyone know where to find an 'emergency flasher knob? Ive been searching on theSamba to no avail

I did by-the-way, find a couple of Type IIIs and was wondering if they are the same?...Brian

Post by **jmartini** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:10 am

Hi Brian: Both of the knobs that I have purchased in the past have been on the samba, Another place to try is ebay - they show up on there every once and a while too. You can always try bfyobsoleteparts.com, these guys have old stock items and many times they are not listed on the site - call them and they may be able to help. If all else fails just be patient and you will see one show up on the samba for around 50.00 - 75.00, they are on there on and off throughout the year! Good Luck Brian!

The hard thing to find will be the wheat bulb that goes in the flasher knob if it is burned out - I still haven't figured out where you can get those.

scruffy · Post by **scruffy** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:42 am

I'll do some digging I might just have one!

scruffy · Post by **scruffy** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:22 pm

I dug through my stuff and came across one from a type 3 12v thou. It is rubber with a red insert which is broken but the insert is $3.00It is not the pretty red one. I'll try to screw it into my switch tomorrow and see if it will work, if it does your welcome to it,so you have something to get by with til you find one.I have to start digging through the local boneyards and collecting stuff.AND THE WIFE WONDERS WHY I'M A PACKRAT.

empiracer1966 · Post by **empiracer1966** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 5:15 pm

Thats mighty thoughtful of you Scruffy...I do, by the way, already have a working '67 flasher. Sorry for the inconvience, I should have been more clear...Im just looking an original 66 version...

As for the 'wheat' bulb...I know there is a 'wheat styled bulb in a AutoMeter tach that has the small shift light on the face

http://autometer.com/cat_accessoriesdetail.aspx?vid=139

not sure if its what we need, but it was the first thing i thought of when I saw it...I believe Harley Davidson's uses 'em also...Ill see if I can come up with more info.

Brian

empiracer1966 · Post by **empiracer1966** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 5:16 pm

Thats mighty thoughtful of you Scruffy...I do, by the way, already have a working '67 flasher. Sorry for the inconvience, I should have been more clear...Im just looking an original 66 version...

As for the 'wheat' bulb...I know there is a 'wheat styled bulb in a AutoMeter tach that has the small shift light on the face

http://autometer.com/cat_accessoriesdetail.aspx?vid=139

not sure if its what we need, but it was the first thing i thought of when I saw it...I believe Harley Davidson's uses 'em also...Ill see if I can come up with more info.

Brian

Post by **jmartini** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:46 pm

Just remember Brian, it needs to be a 6 volt wheat bulb - a 12 volt won't work. It's the only replacement bulb I haven't been able to find! Brian - I'll keep looking around for the flasher knob for you - I stumble onto them on different sites every once and a while. If I see one I'll get in touch with you right away!

empiracer1966 · Post by **empiracer1966** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:29 pm

OOPS!!! 6 Volts! What was I thinking! Im sorry, Thats right, Im converting mine over to 12v. I was thinking that...that...12v thingy for all of ya...I even converted a bad 6v blinker to a 12v by pc mounting the relays then installed them into it

Brian

Post by **jmartini** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:45 am

Brian - There is one available on Ebay with some other parts -

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Volks ... dZViewItem

I'll send you an email with the link as well.

Good Luck!
John

volksbugusa · Post by **volksbugusa** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:35 pm

empiracer1966 wrote:OOPS!!! 6 Volts! What was I thinking! Im sorry, Thats right, Im converting mine over to 12v. I was thinking that...that...12v thingy for all of ya...I even converted a bad 6v blinker to a 12v by pc mounting the relays then installed them into it

Brian

hello:
Since you converted your system to 12 volt and now have a flasher how did you wire up your switch?I am having a problem with mine.when i put on my emerg, switch it will only go on when i put on the left or right turn signal...
matt
volksbugusa

Post by **jmartini** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:45 am

Hey Matt - I don't have a 12 volt so I won't be able to help but I'm not sure the wiring would be any different if it were 12 vs. 6 volt. Double check the wiring going into the blue box under the hood. I'm haveing a similar weird problem that I haven't taken care of yet....my horn goes on when I put on my right turn signal. I'm going to take care of that one this spring. My mechanic thinks the problem is related to the aftermarket turn-signal switch...who knows!

scruffy · Post by **scruffy** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:43 am

Mine is the same way turn signal arm on before flashers activate,No horn tho

Post by **jmartini** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:48 am

Go figure! How could something that appears to be so simple cause so many issues!

empiracer1966 · Post by **empiracer1966** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:22 pm

Hey volksbugusa,

I did in fact, wired it all up just like as if it was still 6v...just not in the car, for my 66 has yet to be painted.

I did a "mock" set-up for all my electricals to verify that all my updates will work as original.
As for your issue, You did not mention if your switch illuminates when you turn on your switch? If it doesnt, youll have to find out why for the lil "blu-box" needs this "signal" to complete the circuit and to relay the contacts open and closed.

If the switch does illuminate but doesnt blink, then youll have to change the wattage by increasing the watts on the bulb or by putting a resister in parallel with the bulb, for the blinking operation is dependent on the aperage draw across the flasher. (This also being that the original "blu-box" is infact a good one). Example-This is the same as when you have a burned out turn signal light, the turn signals will not blink (if they are wired properly). This also includes the idiot light in the speedo.

This site was very usefull...
http://www.type2.com/library/electris/vw-9prong.html
Ive printed out and down loaded alot of info from this site. This is also where I found my schematic for using relays on a pc board then mounted them in a broken 6v "blu-box" that still looks original!

Hope youll find this info usefull

Brian

empiracer1966 · Post by **empiracer1966** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:16 pm

UPDATE!

I have since discovered that the autometer replacement bulb is rated at 6.3v!

The #86 bulb was cross referenced to be 6.3v at .2a. I apologize for the inconvenience it may have caused…but! Now we may have a possible 6v flasher knob bulb option!

If anyone knows for sure that if in fact this does work, please post your findings here on this thread.

If this bulb does work, then we’ll know that its size is a T1-3/4 wedge base bulb…and with that info, there is a #70 bulb rated at 14v at .15a that may work in the 12v converted cars. I got my 12v bulb from an early 90 Harley gauge and am back to looking for what model(s) this bulb was used on.

Brian