More info on the switch:

The switch housing is pretty small, no more than 1" square. It has 4 flat
connectors on the back, and a yellow wire sticking out of each side.

On 5/25/06, Ray Reinhard <rayreinhard@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Now that summer (temperatures of 100+) has arrived in Sacramento, CA, I
> desperately need the air conditioner switch from a 1986 Westy. This
> circular, black switch controls on/off and fan speed (inner) and temperature
> (outer ring). Note that these switches are UNIQUE TO WESTIES of roughly the
> '85 to '87 vintage; a switch from a non-Westy vanagon will not work.
>
> According to my VW dealer, it's part # 175-272-327 but it's no longer
> being made. The manufacturer only sold it to VW, so that's no help, either.
> I have worked with BW Auto Dismantlers for the past 9 mo. with no luck. If
> anyone out there has such a switch, let me know. I'll pay almost anything!
>
> --
> Ray Reinhard
>

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Ray Reinhard