Bert; Try a local after-market bug shop. I'm sure they will have plenty of new and used ones to select from at reasonable prices.
Are there any swap meets (vw and non-vw) coming up in your area? you can pick up used regulators for $2 a piece used and $10-$15 new at these. try these on ePay: <<<http://motors.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=(vw%2C+volks*)++voltage+regulator&_sacat=&_trksid=p4506.m270.l1313&_dmpt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&_odkw=vw+voltage+regulator&_osacat=0>>> <<<http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VOLKSWAGEN-W-GENERATOR-12V-VOLTAGE-REGULATOR-NOS_W0QQitemZ260467755486QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item3ca51689de&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245>>> <<<http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Bug-Ghia-Voltage-Regulator-67-72-yr-0-190-350-068_W0QQitemZ360182340210QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item53dc8a5a72&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245>>> <<<http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BOSCH-VW-VOLTAGE-REGULATOR-PART-113-903-803-B_W0QQitemZ250488756831QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item3a524b1a5f&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245>>> Good luck! Bob > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:19:54 -0500 > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Sticking voltage regulator > > Volks, > > Thanks to several of you who responded to my query about fixing a Bosch > voltage regulator in my '70 bug. I dug up a German owner's book and checked > out their wisdom about the task. They pretty much agree with y'all: "If > the voltage regulator is defective ... repair attempts are futile." (They > used the word "zwecklos," which kinda means "doomed to failure.") > > I hate when this happens. > > The replacement units I've found in the catalogs look nothing like my > original Bosch voltage regulator. Does anybody know a good source for an > original-lookalike? > > Bert Knupp in Music City > > > > > Bert Knupp wrote: > > Volks, > > > > My 1970 Type 1 has an external voltage regulator (beneath rear seat on > > left). When I drive, the "low charge" red light often flickers, then > > comes on steady; when that happens, I can pull over, turn around (my > > rear seat bench is still out), and tap the voltage regulator with a > > small wooden stick. It then works fine for awhile. > > > > QUESTION: Is it possible to open the Bosch VR case and possibly clean > > up the contacts with a little fine emery paper? Or if the contact > > points are fried, are they separately replaceable? The VR is original > > so of course I'd like to keep it if it's fixable. I haven't removed > > it yet -- I'll await the advice of the sages. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Bert Knupp in Music City > > > > |__n__ > > (_____)º > > (Ô\_|_/Ô) > > ü ° ° ü > > Polizeikäfer '70 > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 4379 (20090829) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=PID23391::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HYGN_faster:082009 _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
