Having spares located there would be pretty typical = of clever German engineering, IMHO.  (based on previous experience = with VW's and BMW's)

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.C= OM]On Behalf
> Of Todd Kaderabek
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 10:18 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: tail lights
>
>
> on 4/25/00 1:13 PM, Karl Wolz at = wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net wrote:
>
> > Do you have taillights, brake lights, and = back up lights? 
> If so, you're OK.
> > My '84 and '85 both have dummy receptacles = which are
> non-functioning on USA
> > models.
>
> I have tail lights, tail lights, brake lights, = and reverse
> lights.  Two tail
> light bulbs on each side.  Maybe they are = dummies, in which
> one would store
> an extra bulb.  By God, I think you're = onto something!
>
> Thanks, one less thing to worry about.
>
> TJK
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>