Tonight I started the wiring on the beetle, boy its a mess.

First problem was that the lights weren’t working properly so that was first on the todo list. I finally figured out the wiring diagram (why are they printed so small) and it was easy after that. Next up I started chasing some of the other wires around dash. First was the radio live. I chased this all the way back to the battery and surprise surprise it was not fused. Actually it was dangerous he didn’t even have the connections insulated. So that was first to be fused.

I also found about 6 constant lives around the bonnet, none of them insulated properly. I still have to identify which wires are no longer needed and remove them, there are way to many.

I also identified a problem with the radio, with the internal heater controls refitted there is not enough room for the radio so I’ll have to get creative with the fitting. I’ll let ye know what solution I come up with when I find one.