>From: Joe Clark <jclark@nexus.polaris.net>:
>Isn't it also true that the '69's have rear defogger wires?  That was 
>always a Q&D way to differentiate w/o measuring cables, etc.

Mine does.  Not that there is continuity or anything through the wires.

;-)

I checked the wipers as suggested by BusBoys.  Yup, they had the locknut,
but...they were silver like the 68s, not black.

I think all these posts show that VW had a continuous product improvement
program, transitioning one model year into the next over a period of
time, rather than by discrete jumps (except for the major style changes).  
It seems like the safest way to tell the year is the VIN.

...Dave Phillips  '69 bus     |  Internet:  phillips@aries.tucson.saic.com