In a message dated 1/16/02 3:08:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, wilden1@JUNO.COM
writes:

> When you get up past 1983 some of the hatches are plastic (yes I know
> they are composite fiber Yada Yada) but they are the same size.
> JordanVw@AOL.COM  has a boatload of hatches that he has offered before at
> good prices.
> Stan Wilder
> 83 Air Cooled Westfalia
>
> On Wed, 16 Jan 2002 14:50:52 EST Teresa Reinhardt <TeresaRein@AOL.COM>
> writes:
> > Would anyone be able and willing to tell me
> > what year rear hatches (yes, the big one)
> > fit on an '82? I thought all vanagon's will
> > work, but junkyard says, only 80-82.
> > Is that true?
>

i think she is talking about a rear hatch, not the engine lid?
all the engine lids fit any year.  as far as rear hatches, 80-83 has the same
lock, but anything from 80-91 will work if you dont care about the lock being
different or having to re-key a newer lock to fit your old key.
chris