There are three things on a vanagon that go all the way back to aircooled
days that haven't changed, off the top of my head. One is the round
headlight ring, one is the wire bail that secures the valve covers and then
there are the valve covers themselves. I'm not 100 percent sure about all
that, anyone know for sure? And is there anything else?

Jim

On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 4:36 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> I just wondered that.
>
> vagcat.com shows PN 111941049A   for a '79 Golf "retaining ring for
> sealed beam unit". Googling that PN I see;
>
>
> http://www.jimellisvwparts.com/products/Volkswagen-VW/Vanagon/Retaining-ring-for-sealed-beam-unit/5216341/111941049A.html
>
> It shows quite a few applications.
>
> Happy hunting Tabe!
>
> Neil.
>
> On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 6:00 AM, James Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Aren't those rings the same on every round headlight VW ever made?
>
>
> > On Nov 18, 2012, at 1:55 AM, Tabe Johnson <greentabe-vanagon@YAHOO.COM>
> wrote:
>
> >> I need one of those metal rings that keeps the round headlight from
> falling out on 85 and earlier vans
>
>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly  http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp
>
> '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named.
>
> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
> Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group:
>
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>