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I agree w/ those guys who suggest a conversion. I've done several, and in a
B-210, you have a really good candidate. My logic is that the bux you will spend
on a good 6 volt battery (PepBoys will sell one for around $45., at least here in SoCal), can be invested in a conversion.
My suggestions;
1.) keep the starter as it is. Eventually the solanoid could burn out, but that may be a long way off. In a pinch, you could have your 6 volt rebuilt using 12 volt guts. Look at VW parts places.
2.) get the following parts from a 12volt 544 or a 122; fuel gauge, blower motor, wiper motor (544 only, although I've heard that the taillgate wiper motor found in 145 and 245 wagons will work), and maybe some extra switches.
3.) leave the horns as they are. The noise you get from 6 volt horns in a 12 volt car is LOUD, and they aren't on long enough to overload them.
4.) changing over the bulbs, including dash lights isn't a big deal, and in the future, that's one headache less. 6 volt bulbs are getting harder to find, as 6 volt cars become more rare. Any parts house which caters to Volkwagons will be a valuable source for all that stuff, including most Bosch stuff.
5.) The generator will have to come from a 12 volt donor car, but this might be a good time to invest in a Delco type alternator. It's a little bit of tinkering to get it to work (bracket fabrication) but it can be done, and the benefits are significant.
I probably forgot something, but if your car will be driven, and not just a garage queen to be trailered to car shows (what a fate for an old horse!!), then this is the way to go. I once traveled all the way up the West coast in my '57 PV444, and trying to find a 6 volt Voltage regulator in some small town wasn't fun. The American types didn't seem top work just right. I finally discovered an old auto electric guy (great human being, bless him mightely) who sold me a VW Bus one I had to modify, but that took a valuable travel day to complete. Keep us informed how it goes, a lot of Volvo phoax have been there, and a lot more surely will be!
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