The VW Bug, Bus, Karmann and Type 3 have a simple electric system and they need only a few vintage VW light bulbs.
Osram, Philips and Fischer produced the vintage VW light bulbs for the headlights, parking lights, semaphore turn signal lights, speedometer instruments lights, dome light, license plate light, stop and tail lights.
Sometimes it’s hard to get the old 6V bulbs, in particular if you need them right now. 50 Years ago, you just had to stop at the fuel station. I drove once 50 kilometer to get a 6V 35W headlight bulb for my bug. I would recommend that you put some spare bulbs or even better, a bulb replacement box, in your glove box.
Below you see scanned catalog pages from 1950, 1955 and 1965 with information about the 6V and 12V vintage VW bulbs for Oval Bug, T1 T2 Bus, Karmann Ghia and Type 3.
Bulbs for VW Bug with 6 Volt from Osram and Philips :
Headlights (Scheinwerfer): 6V 35/35W / Osram 7324, Philips 6728
Parking Lights (Scheinwerfer Standlicht): 6V 4W / Osram 6892, Philips 6929
Stop / Tail Lights (Brems-Schlussleuchte): 6V 18/5W / Osram 7230, Philips 6517
Stop / Tail Lights (Brems-Schlussleuchte): 6V 20/5W / Osram 7440, Philips 6500
License Plate Light (Kennzeichenleuchte): 6V 5W / Osram 5006, Philips 6821
Instrument Dash Lights (Kontrollampen): 6V 1,2W / Osram 3799, Philips 6829
Interior Dome Light (Innenleuchte): 6V 10W / Osram 6450, Philips 6866
Semaphore Light (Winkerleuchte): 6V 3W / Osram 6427, Philips 6227
Direction Indicator Turn Signal Light (Blinkerleuchte): 6V 18W / Osram 7526, Philips 6401
Fog Light (Nebelscheinwerfer): 6V 35W / Osram 7315, Philips 6227
Headlights Bulb Bilux AS Asymetrical
Headlights Bulb Bilux AS Asymetrical (Hauptscheinwerfer, asymmetrisches Licht): 6V 45/40W / Osram 7950 (VW Nr. N177051)
Headlights Bulb Bilux AS Asymetrical (Hauptscheinwerfer, asymmetrisches Licht): 12V 45/40W / Osram 7951
