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Subject:Re: Front turn lenses '72 bus
Date:Thu, 11 Apr 1996 21:34:16 -0400

In a message dated 96-04-11 13:47:56 EDT, jbrill@unlinfo.unl.edu (James
Brill) writes:

>'72 has the same lenses up front and the one piece clear, amber, red 
>tailights.
>
>'73 has the way up front lenses, on either side of the air intake 
>thing on the front of the bus, several inches below the windshield and
>the same rear lenses described for the '72 bus.

My '72 (Build date 6 June 1972) has '73 style front turn signals.
>
>Yell if this is wrong.  The '72 shares the front brakes with my '71 so
>I keep my eyes open for them.  Calipers and disks for these are tres 
>tres expensive.  Jim

Yes, the '71 and '72 share the same front brakes and they fit no other year.
 Makes me wish that when I had the '73 for parts that I had taken the
spindles, rotors, and calipers off when I took the engine.

Brad
'72 Westy
'87 Syncro GL