Evening all my camper is a L reg regestered 9/01/73 so when buying parts do I need 72 parts or 73 parts. Cheers
Got to have been built 72 so maybe best going for that me thinks. Just preparing to be shot down by somebody else
It all depends whether somebody got there first and "upgraded" the part you need to another year ..or VW fitted a different year part anyway. Post a picture of what you need to replace and you will probably get advice on which shirt to wear. Maybe somebody can actually help.
The registration date of a vehicle is arguably irrelevant. You need the build date which can be got from the M plate. VW worked on "model years" - August through to end of July, rather than calendar years. The "72" model year would have been August '71 to end of July '72. The "73" model year would have been from August '72 to end of July '73. Your chassis number will tell you whether you have a '72 or '73 model year if you don't go down the M plate route. When ordering parts always state when the vehicle was built, so as not to avoid confusion. Helpful to quote chassis number when doing so.
If the picture in your avatar is your van, it looks like you have: - a late front - an early sliding door - (assumption base on the model) late rear lights - (assumption base on the model) a early fuel flapper. So you should be able to fit mainly late parts There's a nice thread listing the perks of those models: http://thelatebay.com/index.php?threads/aug-72-aug-73-late-bay-discussion-73-model-year.36986/
^^ this. That thread is very useful. Mine left VW in early Feb '73 (although I still don't know if that means it had been to Westfalia already or not) and does have a few prototype bay parts so you'll probably find a few on yours. I think the likes of JK and VWH are getting better in their denominations for 72/73 bits but it's always worth checking! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
