Starter Adapters - for TDI Starters

These adaptors mate the modern VW gear reduction starters to the air-cooled Vanagon bellhousings, manual and automatic WBX bellhousings, as well as the Vanagon/Syncro diesel bellhousings. Developed to utilize the commonly available, powerful (1.8~2.0 kw) and reliable gear-reduction starter from the 1996 - 2003 manual-trans VW TDI (diesel) cars, the SR0408X, SR409X, and SR0425. Please read the notes below for some specifics. Note - The SR0408X and SR409X (basically the same part) is a Bosch high torque gear-reduction type starter, is slightly longer than the stock WBX starter, and has a self-supporting shaft, so it no longer requires the pilot bushing to position the shaft end.  Note - In addition to the WBX, these adaptors will work with ALL conversions using a Kennedy, Eurospec, SmallCar, Vanaru, or Tiico engine adaptor plate and stock-diameter ring gear + WBX. The manual, non-diesel version of the adapter will also work on 1975-up manual Buses.  Note - The automatic version adaptor