Chris, your videos always point me in the right direction and give me the confidence to undertake a job no matter how big or small. Thank you for having the passion to pass on the knowledge

Hi Chris, Just a quick note to thank you for doing these videos. I cant believe every step is laid out to restore or build a bug. I had several bugs as a teen, (40+ years ago) and Ive been wanting to get another to restore as a daily driver. Now it looks like I have all I need to get the job done. Thanks again

Hey Chris, perfect explanation of all details!! I really appreciate your style - simple and clear. It helped me solve my problem on my Karmann Ghia. Jens from Germany

Great video Chris! Thank you

Thank you so much I took the gage apart from my 63 bug and cleaned it very well and had grease the gears and put new gels in. I didn't know what glue to use except plastic model airplane glue my brother had. It wasn't the greatest, but it works, now im not blinded by a little 12volt bulb. Lol

Thank you Chris I appreciate your help and all your videos too. John

Thank you you've been a great help in restoring my bug I've named Carito.

very helpful. thank you for showing me how to restore a speedo.

Thank you for this awesome video, now I can restore my speedometer step by step

I just restored a speedometer after watching Chris here's videos. I did everything the way he talked about and it came out beautiful! However upon reassembling the "glass and bezel" back onto the "case" the edges of the bezel crimped and slipped and I ended up scratching the speedo dial :( But it still looks like new. Just be very careful on reassembly. I bend the bezel "clip" a little less aggressive and it slid on with no problem. (Sorry about the bad description moral is be careful!) I also changed the indicator lenses with a red plastic bingo chips from made by Bicycle. And green sense from a staples page tab.

Thanks Chris - Like The Cars sang, 'Just What I Needed'!

Great job, this video is a big help for us VW lover👍

Awesome video . Very helpful

Any advise for purchasing a new speedo needle? Mine has crumbled... ;-( Vendors, etc. Thanks in advance! I love the videos

Perfect. Just what I needed to know to do it myself

Chris thanks for all your videos and help. Can u make a video regarding the speedo cable. Fixing/replacing/installing/trouble shooting

Good tutorial ! Aha, Now I know why my 2 little round light holes are funny looking or at least the left one. Worn out gel filters 😃 it is important to know what they are for incase they are faded like mine. I love my original to my car model manual !! 👍

What are your thoughts on using a vibrating cleaner (dry media for ammo casings) on these parts?

Love your vids!

Not just any grease, but a small, tiny dab with a tooth pick of Luberplate on the exposed gears and 1 drop of Triflow liquid lube on the rear of magnet shaft, not inside where the cable goes, but right between the brass or metal bushing that holds the magnet shaft to the speedo frame. Of key importance.

Hey Chris, me puedes decir la diferencia entre beetle y super beetle...? btw, tus vids son expectaculares !!!!! muchas gracias a nombre de todos los amantes de losVWs.

Always great vids from you. Thankyou. My 74 beetle odometer quit registering. Hesitant to operate on it. I do have the ability to probably fix it, but not sure of the protocol.Any suggestions where to start?

Can you do a video of how you take off the needle and the center gray piece /center chrome ring ...

Great video, thx for sharing 😉

great work and smart i like vw

Very cool. I've got a salvaged one sitting on the shelf. I'll tear into it as practice for when I do my 66…

Eastwood got a range of spray paints specially formulated to look exactly like the original new metal treatment If that's important for the restoration. The simulated cadmium plating paint gives great results, in my experience, just like brand new. Worth checking out.

Hi, Chris, your videos helped me in restoring 73 Bug a lot...now, question is 'Do you have one show how to get this off the dash?'

Do you have a video like this for a super beetle speedometer? Possibly a good source for replacement bulbs also?

hi great vid ....i am in New Zealand and they do KPH here do you know where i can get a sticker pack to stick over the spedo to make my MPH into KPH ...cheers fish

Very informative. Thanks

Can you do this exact type video on headlights?

Would you know where to get a new speedo needle because the needle on mine broke and crumbled to pieces

do u do buses ever

Chris, the speedo you're restoring here appears to be all gear driven. Is there another type with a spinning magnet and torsion spring or is that just part of the mechanism that wasn't serviced in the video. BTW, your videos are great and really informative.

Chris, what type of grease or lube do you recommended for the gears inside the VDO, and what type of grease do you recommended where the speedo mates with the cable? thanks you!

Can you change out the bulbs to LED? To get a brighter white / less yellow light? Do you know if that is available?

all right chris,

Any idea what size that connection to the back of the speedo is? I'm connecting the cable to an after market speedo and it has a 5/8-18 thread. It's too small for the VW cable connection.

Good video.

thanks for your info..

Boa tarde você tem um link de uma loja onde venda esses ponteiros de acrílico???

Hey Chris, I recently pulled out the turn signal bulb, I put it back in and does not turn on at all. I can hear the relay clicking when I take the bulb out and place it to exposed metal the bulb works, I suspect a ground issue. The other instrument lights are working fine but can’t get this little guy to turn on and off within the bulb housing. Any suggestions? I noticed the metal that goes through the inside of the bulb thinking maybe it’s just bent to far down?

hey.. have you taken a speedo apart with a trip odometer push rod going thru the front plastic cover? I want to know how to get the trip odometer out so I can work on the plastic cover, dial and needle. 71 fasty I have. thx

I bought a new speedo cable installed it, but yet it still doesn't work I wonder what it can be inside the speedometer. Do you have any ideas?

Hello! Where can I buy the color plastics ? Please tell me where.

how do i get to the light to put an led ?

Thank you bro.!😎

Nice video man! I have a 70's beetle and when i drive, the speedo doesnt tell me how fast im going, it stays at zero and ive made sure everything is hooked on properly. Could you help me?

Good job...for the most part.. .

Great video Chris. Any particular type of grease used on the gears, etc?

In the wrong location made one I see you can buy them are the buttons for sale too

What do you do if they have a noise around 45 miles a hour in the car? I took some break cleaner into where the speedo cable goes. It helps for a while but than that annoying sound comes back. Have you gone thru this before?

Chris glued the dial can you adjust the Speedo it registers slow

Muy buenos vídeos tengo un vw bus modelo 82 me gustaría ver algunos sobre ellos

chris, u have avideo to set the dials correctly - mileage dials

Hello Chris, what wire goes under the center bulb indicator?

Where did you buy the "gels" to repair the ones on the Speedometer? I need to do the same thing for my Beetles.

if i want to buy a beetle (vintage) what is the most important part must to be see ?

I would like to have seen him pull the speedo from the dash.

I used clock hands and did not locate the tension right

How do I address a squealing speedo? I replaced my speedometer cable Thinking it was that. But it is still squealing .

You forgot the most important thing ,how to remove the old grease and re lube to extend the life of the the speedo, restoration is not only cosmetic there are gears and bushings that need attention.

do you ever or have you ever had to polish the glass?

Where u found that plastic red and green? At 9:30

nice

Larry is lucky.

how can i put it on 00000 miles?

You didn't make maintenace to the speedodometer mechanism this Is the really important for a good performance. .

Jbugs is asking 500 for a replacement....x.x absolutely ridiculous

you guys need to learn the diff between restoration than just CLEANING ..YOUR JUST A A cleaner...