I am also interested in any information regarding the following post - Lawrence ---------- Martin Peitz wrote: > I've been wondering about the availability of the front diff lock in the > Syncro here in the US. > I have never seen one equiped like that in the US, but maybe its a > regional occurance. Canada may again be different. > In Germany, where people order cars in the configuration they want them > in from the catalog and option list, I have seens lots of front diff > locks. > In the US most Syncros seem to have been sold with the rear lock only, > but some no-lock-at-all cars are around. > Does anybody know anything more about the VW sales approach and > statistics on this. > I am contemplating to convert a front diff to lock using the setup from > the rear lock. > I remember somebody doing this before. Who was this? Please contact me. > It is interesting to note that the front diff lock components do not > list in the US parts fiche, but of course do show in the german fiche. > This speaks against availability in the US, but then anything is > possible in the confused VW sales organization. > Anybody have a front diff housing for lock laying around, maybe you > folks in Europe? |
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