Date:         Sun, 21 Jan 2001 09:21:15 +1000
Reply-To:     Simon Glen <simonglen@BIGPOND.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Simon Glen <simonglen@BIGPOND.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Window Dimensions
Comments: To: vwmark@CONCENTRIC.NET
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Dera Mark,

Not all Vanagon window dimensions are the same.  For 1993 T3 Transporters,
Microbuses and Caravelles (i.e. Vanagons to Americans) Volkswagen did change
the window size.  From that year all South African built T3 vehicles had
bigger side windows and the waistline was lowered about 10cm.

Regards,

Simon Glen
Toowoomba, Australia
1992 VW T3 Transporter Syncro van
1969 VW 411

Mark Upton wrote:

> John,In my expert opinion,The answer is Yes They all were the same.Did you
> ever hear of VW changing their tooling for looks?
>
> John Rodgers wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know if all the window sizes  in the vanagons are all the
> > same one to another? That is right rear in a 1980 model is the same as
> > the right rear in a 1991 model?
> >
> > I have a project and need to know.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > John Rodgers
> > 88 GL Driver in Birmingham, Alabama where the cold is killing my vans
> > systems one by one...last week the clutch slave cylinder, this week the
> > hydraulic pump.  Valve stems frozen, can't air my tires.etc, etc,etc.