Monthly Archive for July, 2008

The ignition switch finally removes itself from the vw bus

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Remove/Replace VW bus Ignition Switch

Some may recall that for the past couple weeks now, I’ve been waiting for the ignition switch in Vandejo to remove itself so I can put the new one in (I lost the keys recently.) Well, it’s finally out and ready to take the new switch that I picked up. So far, I see two ways to get the old ignition switch out. You can follows these well written instructions, or you can drill out the old ignition switch.  I replaced my old switch with a new unit from Hella, part # 113905855B.

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Photos of VW bus ignition switch housing uploaded

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Ignition Switch Housing from a 1974 VW bus