I suspect it was a case of using up what they
had left at the end of production but who knows

             I think your right.   They did this in my Jetta
witch is the last of the A2 series.  It has parts from the
GLI, Carrat, Wolfburg, but no labels...
                                                  Eric

Mark Drillock wrote:

> VW did some odd things in the last years, as well as all the previous
> years I'd say.
>
> I have seen a bunch of 90 Syncros  with power everything but without
> front seat armrests and without the padded dash. It is hard to accept
> that this was much of a cost savings to them unless they had a bunch of
> that stuff left in Graz. I suspect it was a case of using up what they
> had left at the end of production but who knows.
>
> Mark
>
> jbange wrote:
>
>> At 10:34 PM 12/20/2004, you wrote:
>>
>>> all '85 up US models had the vinyl molded dashpad w/ tray and maplite
>>> except
>>> the 90-91 NON-GL vanagons.
>>
>>
>>
>> Is that "non-GL" as in the base model, Syncro, Carat, and Multivan? I
>> know
>> the Syncro that year was specifically NOT available as a GL, but the
>> Carat
>> and Multivan don't have "GL" in their names and sure have most of the GL
>> options (power locks, windows mirrors, etc.); did THEY have the silly
>> stamped dash tray?
>>
>> John Bange
>> '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
>>
>
>