Shouldn't be a problem.  A previous owner of my 84 Westy retrofitted
an 88 Hatch on mine as a result of a rear-ender he/she had long before
I got it in 1996.

The Button Lock Assy is different from the 82, but you should be able
to swap the Lock Cylinder so you can use the same key.
-- 
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
Full Timing Since March 1999
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Bret Berger <bretberger@gmail.com> wrote:
> My 82 rear hatch is creased, dented and rusted to the point that I am
> considering replacing it with a straight one from a donor. �It would be
> nice to substitute a hatch from a later model which has a rear wiper.
> Has anyone done this?
>
> -bret in Saint George, Utah
> 1982 diesel Westfalia