As an old VW guy I have to mention that chirp will change, depending on how far in you install the tailpipes. If you look in the muffler (with the pipes removed) you will see another pipe on one side. (forget which side) You put the new tailpipes in till you hit that other pipe then wiggle it back out about 3/4" or so. Install the other side to the same depth using a tape measure. That internal pipe creates a venturi effect and helps draw exhaust through the heat riser pipe under the intake manifold. Too much or too little back pressure at that point will change the heat riser flow and also change that chirp. Pushing the tailpipe in too far will also restrict the exhaust. If you get it just right you wont hear much chirp at all. (at least till the baffles rust out)

Just love the beetle tweet! It is as iconic as the Ferrari roar. Great work on the car!

@teddysliftworld

6 жыл бұрын

I agree the tweet is iconic but it sounded better without the tips. I would have left them off.

@Hundert1

6 жыл бұрын

Heidi and Franny's Garage Ganz bestimmt! Los geht's Deutschland, PROST

For a pair of guys who aren’t “experts”, you guys did great! Thanks for posting

Love your keeping it old school. This is a good series.

Having fun, that's what Beetles have always been about. Good job. I recently retired and now an old Beetle sits next to my Harley. Love wrenching and driving/riding both. Now, just need to move to Florida so it's more of a 12 month deal.

I totally love the sound that the beetle makes its so pleasing to hear . damn wanna have my own dream beetle car

"Sounds like a boxer" xD

@Gniggaaa

3 жыл бұрын

Maby cause it is 😂

@caecae2726

2 жыл бұрын

He has no idea 🙃

I used to have the flared tails pipes on my 74 Sunbug, man, the memories. Keep em coming !

@CarlDraper

6 жыл бұрын

Flared pipes with no baffles are the best

@karlsmith2570

6 жыл бұрын

That beetle sounded so much different without the exhaust tips on it especially since it didn't have that distinctive chirping sound that it would have with the tips

Fun video, Guys! Here's a tip for installing the stereo: The metal plate must go on the *interior* side of the dash, not the trunk side, as you did in the video. This metal plate is meant to provide stable support for the radio. This is why the display is flush with the plastic face plate, which is not correct. Instead, the display should protrude through the plastic cosmetic face plate about 1/4 inch or so. Your installation will work adequately if you supported the back end of the unit with metal plumbers tape or other similar material. When you install the AUX connector, I recommend you correct the installation of the metal support place. Errors aside, keep up what you're doing. Fun content, great video capture and editing work! Cheers from an enthusiastic owner of three 1969 Beetles and two VW busses ('69 & '72).

VW Bug is my absolute favorite car. Learned to drive my uncle's beautiful 64 when I was 9 years old. Fell in love for life.

Love your bug! I was little in the 60’s and my mom had an old bug (a ‘60 I think), we called it Herbie (after the movie The Love Bug) and I used to sit in the little back pocket next to the engine...in the days before seat belts and car seats lol. Ah bug memories 💓

Nice to see some young guys interested in Beetles. My 63 has half the wires under the hood and they are still a pain in the butt. Nice radio

Don't let anyone's negative comments about your work bother you. You are working on the car yourselves, that alone makes you car guys!! I personally love that you went back with stock tips, I love that little chirp. You guys are doing great.

I remember as a teen hating the sound of the exhaust chirp on my 74 Super Beetle...so I just screwed off the chrome tips...and instant power! (The same German Harley sound you got). Only problem was the exhaust stained the paint...but it sounded tough. Later put on a a little header...I remember it was called the “Purple Beetle Booster”...made it sound sporty yet civilized. Thanks for the memories!

It sounds sweet with those new pipes on.

nice to watch yet another generation learn about Type 1's! back in the day, we bolted on exhaust "extractors" with glass-pack mufflers and re-jetted the carburetor, it didn't go any faster but the glass pack drowned out the tinny VW sapphire radio

Nice video guys good to see young guys learning to work on these old cars a 1973 VW Bug was my first car in high school. :) Mike, ASE Master Technician 1979-2020

I just found this series and it's everything i've been looking for

The sound is as iconic as the shape of the car. My Bug chirps like a happy cricket and i love it :-)

I get a kick out of how the exhaust sounds like a cricket on a beetle. But I would rather it without those chrome baffles. And just put a couple straight through chrome tips instead to get the aggressive sound. Really liked the retro styled radio!

I love it. I hope you guys plan on making a lot more videos of aircooled goodness.

Okay, a new subscriber here. Awesome. Keep up the great work. You're learning and having fun. And getting stuff done. Awesome

You guys are Great !!! You had me ROTFL with the Mini German Harley comment ! Love it !!! Keep up the good work ! I own an all original 1965 bug now but have owned 13 throughout my lifetime. Even owned the one driven in the movie "Chances Are" by Robert Downey Jr and Cybil Sheppard but lost it in a nasty Divorce... LOL but that's a whole other story... Anyway just wanted to comment on you guys and tell you thanks for keeping the Vee Dub alive on your channel !!!

Great job fellas! Love the Beetle Diaries.

Good work guys. I've been bitten by the Bug. The only cure is to watch more VW videos 😁

Check the fuel evaporation system for fuel leaks. That is most likely the reason why you have fuel smell when turning to the left.

Hermoso video! Gracias por reivindicar este clásico!!!! Saludos desde Argentina.

Hey guys first time watching you guys. Great stuff. You guys are totally cool. Can’t wait to watch the rest of your vids.

Even here in Germany a beetle is very very rare on the streets today My sister owned one in the late 70s, I had my first driving atemps on this car.

@joaopaulodelimacapela3317

6 жыл бұрын

flees4free I know what you mean... Beetles are slowly disappearing from the streets. But when the last survivor would still roll over among SUVs and hybrids, I bet it'll be here in Brazil or Mexico !

My 2nd car was a 1973 super beetle,loved that car,bought it in 1978.Back in those day"s, a mail order company called J,C. Whitney made every after market piece you could imagine for a type 1 VW.Those cars were everywhere and cheap to buy and own.They sold a set of flared exhaust tips that took that annoying "whistling sound" completely away,back then regular department stores sold everything for those cars.Changing an engine was 4 bolts and 7 wires,1/2 day job.tops.Floor jack under the motor,pull it right out,new one went in just as easy.Windshield washer was powered off the spare tire,when you got lower than 26lbs. the washer stopped working so it didn"t totally de flate the spare,alot of really genious stuff on these vehicles!

Excellent, boys! I have a 73 mexican beetle, I'm trying to restore it. It's getting awesome!

You guys have got to keep and protect this Bug. It's an antique now, and from the looks of it,it's a real good one. Enjoyable video,..thanks again!

@diutsfuller446

6 жыл бұрын

the brothers four

Enjoying the vids. Well done. Keep em coming.

I had to wait for the end for the best line... 'but noooobody died!' made my day!!

Why do people think that WD-40 is a good penetrating oil? It's good for removing bugs 'n tar, it's a good fire starter, and it"s OK for a squeaky door. Smells OK, too. That's about it.

@TheJorgSacul

5 жыл бұрын

PB Blaster. Works fast and great, and even if you didn't do any work, it still smells like "real" service work. :D

@2BugsandaBack

5 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. I don't know if you have it in the States, but here in the UK I always use PlusGas instead. Much more effective.

@scottkeiser4348

5 жыл бұрын

There’s free all too. Best thing I have seen yet

@anglegrinder

4 жыл бұрын

Jorg Sacul nah wd-40 smells top notch

@t.s.racing

4 жыл бұрын

The WD in WD40 stands for water displacement formula. It's Primary function is not for loosening rusty parts, although it works as such. To a degree.

Pioneer Premier were actually the higher line radios from Pioneer back in the day, similar to the Elite for home electronics, not Walmart.

I put the larger diameter stainless tips on mine... gets rid of the pea shooter whistle and gives it a nice rumble with the “boxer” (actually unequal length header) noise. Sounds great in my opinion

This is awesome guys! just randomly found your video and I saw Painters Grinding and instantly knew where you where. I'm in the same boat, younger guy with a old bug trying to learn as much as he can on it! Would love to see y'all at some Colorado cruises!

Really like this type of video Great job guys

Good video guys. Got some good advice when I was younger. Heat works well. Use a propane torch next time.

Sounds so sweet guys! Keep up the great work - Christopher

looks like lots of fun. Great entry for somebody interested in wrenching but isn't very experienced yet

Close your eyes 9:29 to 9:54

@agustinra1007

5 жыл бұрын

A completely different experience

@CymenTheLegend138

5 жыл бұрын

Well this is harder than it looks

@kpj54256

5 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHAHA I went back just to hear it. LOL That's funny! Didn't think of that first time past that section.

@wev7196

3 жыл бұрын

hahahahahaha

Those little tweet generating baffles, actually serve a purpose. The baffles help maintain the correct back pressure on the exhaust. Without this much needed back pressure, your little 4-cylinder friend will suffer from overheating, and possible cylinder burnout. You can run without them, if you use longer pipes, just do the calculations to achieve the same level of back pressure. This is akin to tuning the port on a subwoofer. In my humble opinion, the Beetle should always have the "VW Chirp", but then I'm an old school "Air Head". Nice video guys!

I put a vw tip on a allis Chalmers exhaust pipe. Made it real quiet. My brother put a megaphone exhaust system on his vw with a 1300 engine with 1500 jugs and pistons along with a 3/4 cam,two barrel holly carb,bobbed fenders and hood bonnet. That was one fast car. Sounded like a big angry bumble bee. He also installed a fastback engine in another bug. Had to ease on the gas especially when shifting gears as the front end would come off the ground and scrape the exhaust tips on the pavement. :O

I like the Jbugs stero, it matches pretty well. Glad you guys are keeping Felix as close to factory original as possible..:)

First thing I did was replace that dreadful "chirpy" exhaust and replace it with a decent extractor system that improves efficiency AND makes my bug sound like it has some balls! Each to their own though. Great video guys, good job.

Love the series guys keep up the great content

They already sound mega amazing from the factory. Truly a unique car! The only car nicknamed after a bug beetle (animal) that actually looks like one. We grew up with em. Love the sound. Love the vehicle. Wish they'd make all the models from beginning to end again even with a hybrid and all electric version but with a button on the electric version to put on and off that famous beetle tweeting sound. Los geht's Deutschland. Auf Wiedersehen, PROST

Brings back memories. I wish I still had my 72

Heart felt Sound.

Music to my ear, but originally there was no chirp. Aftermarket pipes makes that sound. I had a pair of NOS pipes,they purred so sweet. My recent 1500 Bug chirps too:)

Man, you guys scored. What a great Beetle.

Nice stereo for the VW. Never thought that the motor sound was made that way. My dad had three of those VW 's.

Next you need to add some additional speakers since the new stereo supports it. Also get rid of the resonators and old muffler and add some headers. I remember adding a "Purple Beetle Booster" to my 1964 beetle in 1973 it had a great sound! Enjoy 😀

Good job boys for keeping your beetle stock.

I gotta say.. your mechanic skills are slim,, but you've already admitted to that.. But the video quality and production is amazing.. Great work guys.. I just subscribed..

I wonder if Ed China would ever colab on this series with you, he is an air-cooled wizard

I'm in Love 💞💞💞 with your beetle! She sounds amazing!

The chirping sound is the crimped internal baffles working loose from the outer shell. Wolfsburg West has tig-welded German made STAINLESS pipes that look & sound great for YEARS! You get what you pay for! Back in the day I just gutted my tailpipes.

You are so lucky to even get the tips out, when you install them, use some never seize so removal is easier next time. also check the fuel filler hose that goes to the tank for leaks as this is the usual source of the fuel smell.

I have a 74 super bug and I got new chrome tail pipes 2 years ago and they are already rusty! I even live in dry Colorado like these Boulder guys! Invest in the stainless steel, it's worth it

Awesome car, love these things, nice video guys!

Millennials...too young to remember stereos with pop-out faces so as to discourage potential thieves. Early 90s "tech," by the way. Haha Anyway, I can't get enough of this series -- keep 'em coming, boys!

@potownrob

6 жыл бұрын

Patrick Curran they’re too young to know that pioneer premier was the opposite of Walmart special in the 90s and early 2000s

@potownrob

6 жыл бұрын

Millennials...too young/clueless to appreciate HD radio and a Pioneer Premier deck. Thing probably already had the aftermarket wiring harness set up. They go and replace it with a cheap Chinese retro looking stereo...

@CalandMike

6 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing when I read it. Premier was as good as eclipse head units back in the day. Very sought after when I was in high school!

@dabeztmashups2425

6 жыл бұрын

I'm only 16 and I know tons about audio quality. Pioneer premier head units or alpine head units were the classic goldies. Now it's some offbrand head unit people use. Kenwood and jvc have a lot of power output nowadays as well

@Addison0526

6 жыл бұрын

There's millennials over 30 years old.

Love that I H hat. Because I'm an International Harvester person. LOL basically 7.3 diesel in Fords. Love the old VW. So much fun to drive. And so easy to work on. But my wife has an 04 convertible new Beetle and I haven't 05 convertible. Bought them cheap and use it as a commuter car. I have a 5-speed hers is an automatic. Love that 5-speed. I wonder if I could make the new Beetle sound like the old ones. LOL you never know. You guys do a good job on the videos. I love that you actually make a video and you get along and help each other. So many KZreadrs want to cut down each other and make a big stink all the time. Using a bunch of profanity. I don't see a need for that. Thanks again, God bless

I had flared tips on my 73 super beetle and 73 regular beetle. They had baffles in them like stock ones but sounded much better

Just wait till you feel the power and the roar of dual webers! It will change your life! keep them videos comin' kids!;)

Love the beetle, your one is in great condition, keep it factory!, wish I had one

Great job guys! I got my 74 Super when I was 14 and I’m now 49, that makes it 35 years of ownership. After all those years I finally decided to try to get rid of the infamous gas smell. You will probably figure out that changing the gas cap won’t solve the problem... can’t wait to watch part 2 of your solution ;-). Keep it up, I love the way to do this serie.

@philtripe

6 жыл бұрын

35 years of gasoline fumes...that has to be good for you

@joaopaulodelimacapela3317

6 жыл бұрын

Eric Godbout -perso Yup, they'll probably have to check out the tank exhausting vent.

@Celticgypsypnw

6 ай бұрын

I cured the gas smell and improved the cooling at the same time.

@peterduxbury927

3 ай бұрын

@@CelticgypsypnwI have a '71 Super Bug, and I couldn't get rid of the gas smell. So, in 2019, it became 100% electric. Now, it's possible to smell the leather seats, and to travel places in a strange kind of silence..........no engine / exhaust noise, but tire rumble of the road. The best thing ever.

@Celticgypsypnw

3 ай бұрын

@@peterduxbury927 I have looked at that and it is very clever when done right. The cost and range put me off. I beat the gas smell in those and enjoy the original beast within. I redid the whole gas tank venting system and made it actually better than the factory intent. 0 fumes, better engine cooling to boot. Sharing for free to anyone who asks.

Original tips had a ceramic liner, none or less chirp. We used to replace them with lengths of SS pipe so they didn't look shit again after a few months, in fact the SS ones moved from muffler to muffler.

Would love to see you guys put together my 74 VW 412, had all the body work done and painted it back to its original colour of chromium yellow, but now it has been siting and waiting for me to assemble it, but life got away and the years flew by and health reasons I am unable to assemble it so now it sits in my sisters barn like a new car just unassembled. It truly is the ugly duckling of the rare VW's.

I replaced the muffler from a bus one to the correct stock on my Super Beetle. One day, a tip fell off, so I bought two new ones. The one that fell was easy. The one that fell out. The other one-not so much! I had to spend about a week and a bottle of PB Blaster chiseling it out. It welded itself in. I removed the entire muffler and had to put it in a vice. I hop to not have to do that again!

the distinctive bark of the horizontally opposed four love it to bits

In my 1963 Beetle I took the standard end tubes out and replaced them with flared tips, so called TT Pipes, from 2 to 3 inches in diameter. The looked very sporty and the sound was much more aggressive. (The horse power remained the same....alas!)

Love watching you two

Greetings again from South Africa. I've also noticed that some Karman Ghia models also make this iconic beetle churp n sound

WD 40 is not a penetrating fluid guys. It's a water displacer. Thus, we have the abbreviation "WD." Love your video., guys.

Well this is pretty damn cool! That's one beautiful Super Bug!

+1. .. The good folks at Painters Grinding Co, Denver is a knowledgeable bunch!!. .. Painter's looked after the Frau's '79 Super Beetle Convertible back in the day. .. We continue to own the Super Beetle although stored for several decades. .. V'dub's rule! If only we were closer to Denver?

Nice job fellas! The more you wrench, the more you learn.

I know this video is two years old, but you can get a similar sound to without the tips by punching out the baffles in the tips, which will keep the stock look and provide a similar aggressive sound.

These guys have very little idea of what they are doing, but we all did at one point! The beetle is a great car to tinker with, there are memories to be made!

Great job you guys!!

Awesome vid guys!!

Nice work. SUBSCRIBED!

Great video, guys. I have changed the exhausting pipes of my type 1 (worthy and cheap parts but bring awesome sound for the engine). Super Beetle has lots of nice upgrades compared to the models we have in Brazil. Best regards!

@joaopaulodelimacapela3317

6 жыл бұрын

Bug Mania Hi pal, since you are a VW enthusiast from Brazil, I have no need to write in English, so here it goes : Rapaz, onde a gente encontra um radio retro como aquele ? Você faz ideia da marca dele, ou de algum site onde possa encomendar ? 😁

@BugMania

6 жыл бұрын

João Paulo, no video eles mencionaram que compraram na Jbugs.com que é um revendedor de peças e acessórios especializado em VW a ar. Já comprei algumas coisas com eles. Segue o link do rádio www.jbugs.com/product/USA230-68-85.html Custa US$ 180. Acho que eles não enviam diretamente para o Brasil, mas é possível resolver isto usando um “concentrador de entregas”. Eu uso o Shipito.com que funciona muito bem.

These videos are the highlight of my week. Thanks guys!!!

That radio will look good in big green

I was told that on the old 36 hp engines, removing the muffler caused the engine to run too lean, which damaged the valves. I wonder if those tail pipe tips were to create back pressure or perhaps prevent a too lean condition?

@randall1959

Жыл бұрын

Just put in a larger main jet.

My mum had three of these models in the 80s. Red, electric metalic blue and pine metalic green.

These beetle vids are ace

Good to see young people liking old vw bugs.

Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper “rockin” together. 🤩

Great video, I love beetles. I have to say though watching you go through all that work for the new stereo and hook it up to one speaker is hard to watch lol.

This series is great

that radio is actually a very very high end unit from pioneer, but if it didnt work then it didnt work lol. Good video

not gonna lie, I even went out and bought a new exhaust for my bug and purposefully didn't put on the pea shooter chrome tips on lol. I kid you not, mine shoots flames quite big (and loud) when I let off the throttle at a high rpm. Then i decided to be a good driver and decided to weld metal pipes over the existing exhaust cutouts so I don't have to use the pea shooter tips again and thus making my bug sound more mean. It still shoots flames occasionally, but not as often when it didn't have the chrome tips.

Back in the sixties a company “Abarth” made exhaust systems for imports VW being one of them. Looked good and sounded better than the factory. I think the sales pitch was “free flow”.

Lol “wooooooooow one speaker wooooooooow” you guys are cool:)

Jobs done, nobody died, and nothing caught fire. Worst of all, no blood was spilled. You'll be back in there in about 2 weeks to re-do something, guaranteed. At which time, there will be flames, and blood, then it will run like a champ forever! :D