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Fun bonus – you can use this as a safe easy way to add secondary switches, such as a starter switch in the engine bay. And now I'm wondering about making a wireless remote start; one radio controlled relay for the coil, another for the starter, and you can fire up the engine without going outside first.
Would be silly with the choke on early air cooleds but for a late fuely bug or bus that doesn't need throttle input….
Got a 71 supa bug and have similar issue bug just making a click sound not turning over so going to get me a hard start relay and give it a crack hopefully will work but what a great VDO
Question, what’s the difference between running the original German heater boxes vs. plastic tubing that you took out between the heater pipe and the engine exit heater valve pipe?
If memory serves me, you need a full 30 amps to the starter, running through the ignition switch to get the engine to turn over. Fairly easy to not have enough amperage on these old cars.
I have a '61 Bug that does the same except it doesn't even click when I turn the key. Could it be that my ignition switch is bad? I plan on also putting in a hard start relay.
Just figured out I think I need this for my bus. After driving my bus for an hour in 95 degree weather the other day it wouldn't start (it wouldn't do anything but fuel pump would turn on and lights turned on) It finally started after a few hours. Does this sound like I need one? I still need to have everything checked to make sure there's no other issues, loose wires, bad connections, etc. Any more hard start relays available if I need one?
I could really use one of those… I tried to contact you through the samba. Veedubp8@gmail.com is my email. Thank you.
Guys thanks for all you do for us beetle junkies.. got a 6 volt hard start relay on my 64 beetle that I will converting to 12 volt. Do I need to change the relay to a 12 volt hard start relay? Thanks Chris.
Great video, do you have more videos on Kennedy the bug?
Had my bug rewired. The wiring looked like a crows nest on drugs. Recently had a relay added on the starter. From the standing the battery went bad.
I just bought one a few days ago actually… Was wondering what it's for lol. Makes sense now
Thank you thank you! Is it possible to mount this relay kit under the back seat? I live in rainy (not so much right now!) Oregon and don’t want to mount it by the starter because of all of the moisture. Not a good time push starting your bug to escape wildfires… true story!
Great info and Vid as always guys! Can't tell you how many times I should've pulled the wheel for easier access but did it the hard way!
I think this is my problem, going to be buying one of these.
Yes hard start relays work great, also clean the starter motor nice and shiny were it meets the clutch housing. I also run a cable from the starter motor bolt straight back to the battery earth, it will fly over.
A hard start relay was one of the first things I did on MY 1968 1500 VW Beetle… then a relay for the starter motor too…. most important…
Could have used one of those relays for my 64 back in the 90's . You guys need a lift in a bad way!!
@VW Life – Thanks for posting, but….. it would have been more useful had you showed installation step-by-step. You talked about what you were doing and showed the completed installation, but didn't actually explain and show each step in the installation process…
View # 3,118 at 2:02 PM on 2/17/20
Where do the battery+ line come from??
Thanks guys, I appreciate the tip!
No correct terminal connection instructions to relay in this video.
A must in a beetle /campervan as I’ve recently bought 2 and installed these and problem went away , thanks for sharing , where was that bug hiding ? 🙂 Happy new year guys !!
Did you just leave the relay under the car?
I had to do this a few months back.. Love it !
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Can you insert Italian subtitles in your videos? <3
Great video, this is exactly what I need on my '65. Can you detail more what you bolted the ground wire onto?
Hard start relay is a great addition! I run a semi auto stick starter on my 4 speed. Has more torque than a 4 speeed starter, spins it over so much nicer.