Where can i buy headlights for a 73 Supper Beetle?

Question 1
Where can i buy headlights for a 73 Supper Beetle?...  My friend's 1973 Volkswagen Super Beetle's head lights are broken. Her bday is coming up in 6 days. I would like to get her Super Beetle head lights !!! please help!!

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1)   Any decent parts store should have those headlights in stock, Napa, Autozone, Advance Auto parts all carry the older large round headlights because many older cars used them, not just the beetle.

Call your local parts store - BalloonRich

2)   at auto parts store.at junk yard. - Madu.s.a.

3)   Advance Auto parts all carry the older large round headlights because many older cars used them, not just the beetle. - Dafdfgd

4)   Assuming you mean JUST the lamps and not the entire assembly:

Kill two birds with one stone.

At JCWhitney.com you can not only get new headlights, but you can buy a conversion kit that changes them over to the brighter and more reliable quartz lights used in newer cars. Runs you about $35 plus the cost of the lamps which you can then pick up at a local auto parts store.

. - ca_surveyor

5)   cip1.com sells pretty much every part you can think of for air cooled VWs

Good luck - Jay S


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Question 2
VW Beetle just for girls?...  Is it uncool for a guy to drive a VW Beetle?

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1)   i think that it should be just for girls. but ive seen guyes drive them too. - racingfingers94

2)   it is definitely uncool for a guy to drive A Beetle ur either a little fruity or weird... - ortizj1413

3)   I see a few men in them, but mostly women. My husband refuses to drive mine unless it's an emergency. It has a flower vase on the dash, that makes it wa-a-a--ay too girlie, in his opinion. - skier_80302

4)   yes I would consider it rather gay if a guy was driving a VW beetle - Paul

5)   an old bug of new bug

old bugs are bad as-s - Dr. Douchebag


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Question 3
07 jetta a/c problem?...  well i noticed when the car is in neutral and i turn on the a/c, the a/c fan does not come on by the radiator. what this does is just blows in warm air through the vents. The weird thing is when i start driving for couple min. with the a/c on, the air starts to cold...? and when its in neutral it comes back with warm air. What problem could this be?

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1)   This isn't a problem. The thing is that the fans usually start working when you start driving for a couple of minutes. Another thing you can do to get the car cooler is to use AC refrigerant I think that's what it is called. Go to NAPA or Auto-Zone or target and u can get some. At the auto shops like NAPA they will show you how to connect it and use it. - John F

2)   AC does not normally put out much at idle. You need to rev the engine before you really get any good AC output.
So I can't really tell if there is anything wrong at all.

If the output is less then it used to be, then you are probably simply low on freon.
But do not put more freon in unless you see bubbles in the reciever/dryer sight glass (cylinder after the condenser, near radiator). Too much freon will blow the pump.

But it does not sound like anything is wrong unless the car starts to overheat and the radiator fans still do not go on.
And by the way, the fan on the radiator is for the radiator really, not the AC. - Motorhead

3)   First off there isn't a sight glass on this car. That was back in the day. Secondly, yes that is a problem. Your cooling fans arn't coming on at idle when they should. The fact that you feel cold air when you drive is just because as you drive, the airflow going through the front of the engine helps cool off the condenser. This is actually a common problem on Jettas. The brushes on the electric motor in the fan wear out. Nothing you can do about it. Just get some new fans and install them. Pretty easy. Just four screws, and the fans slide out from underneath the car. - Enrique R

4)   I agree with the last answerer (Enrique)..but before going to the fan,I would first look at the two 30A fuses on the battery first (depending on type of jetta/model year), these fuses easily give up due to heavy current draw from the fan motor.
Goodluck - schatz


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Question 4
2003 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0 GL acceleration problems?...  I have a 2003 Volks Jetta and recently it's been having some weird acceleration problems. It has just had a tune up and a Volkswagen Dealership fixed a weird electrical problem, so I don't think it's a spark plug problem. What's been happening is that car is revving REALLY high, but the car has very slow forward movement, and it takes a long time to pick up speed. It also seems to rev high when going at slowish speeds. I think it was at around 3,000 RPMs just going at 40 mph when it's usually at around 2,000/2,300 RPMs going at the same speed.

Sometime before, I always had to rev the engine high to pick up speed after stopping, the RPMs would increase, but then the car would jerk forward when the acceleration picked up and the RPMs would go back down to normal.



The car has almost 100,000 miles on it. It's around 99,600. Could it be the transmission? Clutch? Help!
The car is an automatic, not a 5 speed.

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1)   Your transmission is shifting too late, or it could be that you are too heavy on the gas and the transmission is having trouble keeping up. If your transmission is not wanting to shift at 3k rpms it could be because your foot is on the gas so just let off a bit and then it should shift. If not then it's your transmission. - Peter

2)   Some kind of transmission problem. Low fluid, failing torque converter, internal failure. Get ready to pay. - Captain Obvious

3)   You were just at the dealership. Go back. Without directly saying they "f" it, indicate to them you did not have this problem before. Talk to the Service Manager. Not the front honkies. Most likely low on transmission fluid. But let them make that detemination in case I am missing something. - I might assist if I feel like it

4)   I have problem with acceleration for my 1999. - Shary


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Question 5
Is volkswagen Beetle already selling good in India?...  

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1)   Oh yes, Beetle has got a phenomenon response in India as the sales of the car are much above the expectations. The car is seen as a style statement by the rich-shots and flaunting the car is the ideal way to do that. The car has managed to sell 280 units till noe which is great, The car is priced at nearly 20 Lakhs segment, but the high responses only suggest that Indians are now ready to spend provided the offering is exceptionally unique. - sonika

2)   I'll be surprised if they are able to sell anything beyond 10-20 Beetles per year!!!! It's got only heritage value... Though interior quality is excellent... but it still NOT a treat to drive...

Will NOT sell for sure!!!! - Sonia

3)   You may be surprised to know how the car sales for the Beetle are moving in India. Volkswagen has sold about 284 units of the New Beetle in less than five months since its launch. April alone brought the sale of about 92 cars. The iconic Beetle has a waiting period of two-three months, as the company is importing it from its manufacturing plant in Mexico, and selling it in India as a completely built-up unit. Read through for the complete info about the sales: http://blog.carazoo.com/2010/05/bug-called-the-%e2%80%98beetle%e2%80%99.html

For the complete review you can visit: http://www.carazoo.com/volkswagen/newbeetle - Carazoo.com


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