Chris
The 83.5 CDN westy has it on the dash.
On 8-Feb-06, at 3:15 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Date:    Wed, 8 Feb 2006 13:12:37 EST
> From:    JordanVw@AOL.COM
> Subject: Re: silver socket  (and silver sockets FS)
>
> In a message dated 2/8/06 8:54:34 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> collum@VERIZON.NET writes:
>
>
>> I feel so left out!  My '85 Westy does not have a silver socket,
>> but it
>>
>
> the "silver socket" only came on '74-'84 US model westfalias.  cant
> speak for
> other countries, but '84 westy US model was the last year to get them.
>
> i have a bunch of these "silver sockets" available from westys i've
> parted
> out if anyone wants to add one to their vanagon.  i added one to my
> sunroof
> van.. its got a john deere plug sitting in it now.  i have a little
> 12v dash fan i
> wired another john deere plug to, and use the silver socket for
> powering
> that..
>
> chris