In a message dated 11/25/00 9:00:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, weber@OWC.NET
writes:

<< Au contraire' Chris. The hatches used on the 1980 through 1983 Air-cooled
 models were stamped metal with a rubberized surface on the top and
 insulation on the bottom. Those beasts weighed a ton (had an 83 AC) and I
 thank my lucky stars every time I remove the plastic hatch from my 87 GL. >>

i said one lid fits all from '80-'91.  which, they do.
 He asked if there were different sizes, theyre not.... the metal and plastic
are the same size, and are interchangable.
chris
'84 wolfy with metal lid off '81 (paranoid...seen too many engine fires  :<)