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I just spotted a potentially serious detail on the new Bosch voltage regulator: The whole outer metal shell is D+. This means that when the engine is running, it is at 12 to 14v. The new one is wider than the old, so there is a real risk of it touching the bodywork. If the piece of vinyl cloth that they glue to the side just next to the VR in the factory is missing, you may short the VR to the body. Also, the seat may short to it if it is saggy. This picture shows the old & new side by side: http://vw1600e.org.uk/regulator/reg1.jpg This picture shows a side view: http://vw1600e.org.uk/regulator/reg3.jpg You can see that the mounting bracket comes down from the 'inside' of the new design. I think an appropriate safety device may be an old margarine tub over the whole thing. I replaced the vinyl "insulation" next to my VR with duct tape covered in PVC insulating tape. PVC tape on its own isn't sticky enough, and gets saggy when hot. There's a good reason for this design, I think. You can see 3 electronic components pressed into the shell. By doing this they get a nice big heat sink area. -- Matt. UK. '73 1600e FB. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~