Sounds like your van was built in '89, but went through it's Westy
conversion in '90 for sales in '90. The mirrors between the '90 and '89
manufacture year are different.

I could be wrong... but then again... I could be right!

Chris

>I checked my vin number against the chart Ron provides on his excellent
>vanagon.com page to detrmine what year my syncro really is.
>
>My syncro has black mirrors, not white mirrors, so i always assumed that
>it was a 1989 model, even though the po called it a 1990.  According to
>Ron's chart, however, it is a 1990 since it has the "L" designation for
>the year of manufacture.  The California title also states that it is a
>1990.  But the date of manufacture on the door jam sticker states "mfg.
>by Volkswagen AG West Germany 5/89."  The line below it states
>"incomplete manufacture 6/89."  According to the VIN code, the van was
>manufactured in Austria and was number 209 to come off the line.
>
>Is it an '89 or a '90?
>
>Steve...
>89 or 90 syncro westy
>san francisco

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'90 Westy
'72 Westy (deceased)