What is this "button" for?

Just searching on the web and found this pic.

What is the function of that "thing"??



Thanks!

Well you've got me there mate.

But from memory which is not that good, it looks like the dashboard dimmer switch from a MK2!
If I'm right which I'm mostly likely not, then what's it doing in a MK1?

Is it a 'Citi"?
If I'm right (which I'm most likely not) then VW were getting rid of a few parts where ever they could!
Either that or someone put it there because they couldn't find a blanking plate and that happened to fit.  
Just a thought.  

Radio speaker fader wheel.

The picture is from an '82 Mk1 1.8.

Bacardiandcoke, and that fader is for… ?  

Bacardincoke said

Radio speaker fader wheel.

Showing my ignorance but in a MK1?
Just don't remember seeing one fitted but then that means nothing.  

It's a hang over from the days of mono radios… If connected correctly it would have adjusted the volume of the sound from the left / right hand speakers. Some older sets didn't have the facility built in.

I've a complete one somewhere, I'll post a few pics of the wiring if your interested.

Bacardincoke said

It's a hang over from the days of mono radios… If connected correctly it would have adjusted the volume of the sound from the left / right hand speakers. Some older sets didn't have the facility built in.

I've a complete one somewhere, I'll post a few pics of the wiring if your interested.

Yes mate, I'm curious now!  

I've got one of those kicking about in a box of bits… it was installed in my 83 cabby when I bought it, took it all out when the stereo was upgraded.

I assumed one of the previous owners had fitted it into the centre console with a blanking plate rather than have the 3 gauges, maybe it had been there from day one.  I put in the gauges.

Pangzi said

I've got one of those kicking about in a box of bits… it was installed in my 83 cabby when I bought it, took it all out when the stereo was upgraded.

I assumed one of the previous owners had fitted it into the centre console with a blanking plate rather than have the 3 gauges, maybe it had been there from day one.  I put in the gauges.

Good man.
Oh and another white Cabrio looking at your pic!  

Now that I've had a look at the wiring it's actually intended to convert a set with two speaker outputs to four speakers, though you could just as easily use half the wires and make a single output speaker set into a double.

It allows for two additional speakers to be faded front to rear while the sets own controls would adjust sound left to right.

The wirings just spliced so mono doesn't suddenly become stereo or stereo become quadraphonic.




 

Nice one 'Barcardincoke'.  
You can see it clearly in your pictures but in 'Mobys' pic his yellow circle is cover up the white speaker logo on the left I think.
That and his fader wheel must be all the way to the left or right, so not showing the white line down the center point.

Bacardincoke said

Now that I've had a look at the wiring it's actually intended to convert a set with two speaker outputs to four speakers, though you could just as easily use half the wires and make a single output speaker set into a double.

It allows for two additional speakers to be faded front to rear while the sets own controls would adjust sound left to right.

The wirings just spliced so mono doesn't suddenly become stereo or stereo become quadraphonic.




 

I missed a complete set up at Stanford Hall last year. Do you need yours? Will you use it again??? 

I'm sorry it's a keeper, earmarked for my Campaign but I'll PT you a pointer to where you might get one.

If you do, you'll also need the slightly different dash trim piece with the speaker emblems. The standard one still fits, but the opening is bigger and doesn't entirely cover the white speaker emblems on the switch itself as per the second image.

My dash had one but it had been butchered. It didn't bother me 12 years ago cause I put a new head unit it. Now I've got a period unit Id like to get the correct fittings.

Thanks, Ill await a PT. 

Dan

Just adding this for reference as the old pictures have been deleted.