Thanks Scott.  You talked me out of it.  :)

Just found, courtesy of a list member, a good hatch without wiper, in
the correct color, in Salt Lake City ($60).

On 3/3/2011 3:50 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

> but regular vans ..7 passenger ones, and Westy's ..
> I find the rear glass is pretty self cleaning..
> so I wouldn't bother myself unless I just happened to have a with-wiper
> rear hatch door laying around.

> Scott
> turbovans

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bret Berger" <bretberger@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Rear Hatch Swap on 1982 Vanagon
>> 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?