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Heated seats??? I want air conditioning.
This time of year in Vermont, morning commutes can get a wee bit chilly with the top off.
VW based CMC 52 TDr “Miss Gertrude” AKA “Gerty”
HappyJack,
After this morning’s drive in (no top on the car and 42 when I left my house) do you have any info on heated seats? I might see if I can retrofit them.
VW based CMC 52 TDr “Miss Gertrude” AKA “Gerty”
I plan on mounting my radio someplace else, like maybe under the front of the seat.
Bob-
Not sure this is an option for you, but I purchased a bluetooth amplifier on amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072JJNSLX/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) so I can run music off of my phone (downloaded, spotify etc). I have this hard wired in to my fuse cluster and placed between my seats. If I want to restore the interior to a clean “no modern stuff” appearance, I unplug the power cord, un hook the speakers and tuck the wires under the seats. takes me about 1 minute to be back up and running.
VW based CMC 52 TDr “Miss Gertrude” AKA “Gerty”
ALSO= The speedometer is reading 60mpg at 40. Is there a fix for this?
Mine does the same thing (CMC on a VW frame) I am only 10mph off though and reading slow (doing 50 gauge shows 40).
VW based CMC 52 TDr “Miss Gertrude” AKA “Gerty”
I think you need to excite the field windings in your alternator. I had the same symptom when I put the Suby in Bridget. Here’s a vid showing how it’s done with a Delco GM one.
I am using an incandescent bulb – the original bulb was blown when I got the car.
Trying to figure out how excite the winding on the Motorola alternator I have. B+ wire to the field terminal?
I have wired the alt lamp directly to terminal 15 on the coil and still get no light nor any charge – even at close to 3k RPM.
For sake of full disclosure, I am a moderate mechanic and a crappy automotive electrician LOL – you get a sucking chest wound, I can fix you with no problems, give me an issue such as this and I am damn lost.
VW based CMC 52 TDr “Miss Gertrude” AKA “Gerty”
Found one on MG Magic. Are you able to see out of the rear of the car pretty well with the soft top on?
VW based CMC 52 TDr “Miss Gertrude” AKA “Gerty”