Wiring wise when they are a mess it is better to remove the wiring, then fit any new electrical items you want where you want them also replace faulty items then start the wiring from scratch keeping joints to the minimum.
I have seen buggies with 4 or 5 bits of different wires joined up to get a wire long enough rather than fit a long wire and one turned up with a completely blue loom made from a reel of wire so tracing wires was impossible.

keep up the good work you will get to a safe usable buggy but they are never a finished buggy.

Quote from: snoopy on April 15, 2021, 03:26:35 PM
one turned up with a completely blue loom made from a reel of wire so tracing wires was impossible.

I saw a beetle show car at Volksworld a few years back and all the wiring was red.  Looked very nice, but what a complete nightmare.

 

I can imagine! Fashion before function...

The flip body GP that Adam Talbot buult was all blue wiring I think.
And my mate did his Volksrod all in black, but he did put circuit identifiers on. Just hope they haven't faded.

JCBs are all wiired in yellow with identifying codes printed on the wires.

More entertainment rewiring my front lights 

https://youtu.be/hZp7zgd-4C0

Excellent Steve.

I don't know how you make accessing, let alone working, under/behind the dash look so roomy and straightforward. Admittedly I've always had the seats in when sliding into the foot-well but its still a dingy, cramped and disorienting space as the blood accumulates in the head.

Your video will surely encourage more to have a go at some wiring issues, and if it means another yellow buggy is on the road then its a win win !

Thanks @hugh - I did try with the seats in but there was no way I could get in! in hindsight I could've left the drivers seat in but it did make running the loom easier.

I was recently sent some images of the beach buggy by a previous owner - what a time warp they are!

The buggy started off life on a different number plate and was originally orange with completely different wheels and 1200cc motor:








It was then sprayed yellow and had white wheels fitted in the early-mid eighties, and at this stage had some purple paint applied but the owner changed his mind & went full yellow - I found remnants of purple while doing some body work. Interestingly the buggy also featured an engine cage which is no longer fitted - presumably removed when the new 1600 engine was fitted:









It was then transformed again with nice shiny slot mags and a new registration number - notice the canopy which is still fitted today.









It's fascinating uncovering the history of this buggy - which is sixty years old next year.

Great snaps of history and you have to love an orange buggy sprayed yellow !