The Dutch Transporter owner's manual that I have specifies the curtains as
optional equipment. So the question for you US guys is not "why didn't we
get them in '89" but rather "why did we get them for free all those years"!
Count your blessings...

Happy camping,

Robin

'88 Joker TD (with see-through curtains)
'03 R1150GS

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Schwaia" <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: anyone know why '89 carat/wolfsburgs didnt have the curtain
kits?

> All I know is I missed my '88 Wolfy at Burning Man this year because my
> '89
> didn't have the curtains.  I know, I know... I should've added the
> curtains,
> but there just wasn't enough time.
>
> So, that being said, I give up... why?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of JordanVw@AOL.COM
> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 9:10 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: anyone know why '89 carat/wolfsburgs didnt have the curtain
> kits?
>
>
> so when vw introduced the 7 pass wolfsburg with the "Carat" style
> weekender
> interior (rear facing jumpseats, flip out sidetable, etc) in '87, they
> came
> stock with the snap in privacy curtains.. (the 4 curtain kit in the white
> plastic
> bag)..
> They had the privacy curtains on all '87 wolfsburgs, 88 wolfsburgs, and
> '90
> and '91 Carats..... but not on '89's for some reason....so does anyone
> know
> why
> the '89 Carats and Wolfsburgs didnt have the snap in privacy curtain kit?
>
> anyone care to take a guess?
>
> chris