Hello,
i have a 68 beetle, (love it), anyways starter went out, its a manual and i was informed that a stater for a automatic bug is better than the style for the manuals, true or is someone full of crap, also i need some new parts and cool custom parts like chrome engine stuff, any suggestions about a website or a catalog to check out? thanks alot

An auto starter will work. I don't know if it's worth the extra expense. The main difference is that it eliminates the need for the bushing in the transaxle housing.

If you have a basically stock engine, which for the '68 would have been a 1500 single port, the normal starter will offer years of dependable service. Even up to a mild 1776cc no special starter is needed. It's only for high compression performance engines that you really have to start worrying about whether the starter will perform right.

I would, however replace the bushing every time I replaced the starter. A worn bushing is the number one cause of starter binding and failure.

As far as bling for the Bug, get a copy of Hot VWs magazine. There are dozens of ads for everything you could imagine.

Alright thanks guys, that helps alot, im new to the vw stuff, i'll find that magazine