So the black plastic part with the embossed date from 1989 is the back
of the speedometer. Clearly from the various photos you have a later
speedo installed in an earlier cluster.

What exactly is it that you would still like to know?

Mark

Neil N wrote:
> Thanks Mark.
>
> Images showing back of cluster:
>
> https://goo.gl/photos/7YDhHxxHjjL5cfUbA
> https://goo.gl/photos/sUUFdh4z1ZJxUYw38
>
> Images showing more ID numbers on cluster:
>
> https://goo.gl/photos/hXPSiT3mPC3zS33u7
> https://goo.gl/photos/adKXqy324WQXLau49
> https://goo.gl/photos/JmWaBzL9MJr47CkA9
> https://goo.gl/photos/dbmuPy4FzREbRyyJ6
>
> On 8/21/17, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> That embossed date looks like Aug 89 to me, for when the black plastic
>> part was molded. The white ink stamp above it shows assembly date in
>> 1990, perhaps month 5 or 3, can't tell. A view of the whole cluster back
>> would be nice.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> Neil N wrote:
>>> Hi all.
>>>
>>> This image: https://goo.gl/photos/dHGTtBE5BReSGzGu5  appears to show
>>> that I have a 1982 instrument cluster.
>>
>
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