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Subject:Re: Wolfsburg parts into regular Vanagon?
From:John Scheckel
Date:Mon, 15 Mar 1999 21:59:18 -0800

Bernhard Schmidt wrote:
>
> Does anybody have experience putting the Wolfsburg Ed. Table into a
> regular GL(91)?
>
> I wonder if the necessary fixures for attaching the Table to the sidewall
> come standard underneath the side panel, or whether this requires
> welding...?
>
> Also, how about exchanging a Wolfsburg Tachometer for the regular clock?
> Is the cable to the engine part of the standard wiring trunk, and is just
> not used on a non-tacho vanagon?  And if somebody knows this, would you
> also know the color of this wire?
>
> Thanks so much in advance.  I am sure somebody thought about this before.
>  We just bought this wonderful '91 Synchro non-westy, but we now long for
> some of the Wolfsburg/Carat features that didn't come with our
> baby...However, I also bought an 87 Wolfsburg AT for our Company, and the
> company doesn't need the table or the tacho...
>
> Bernhard Schmidt
> 91 Synchro
> San Francisco

I briefly looked into doing the same thing.  What I found was this;  the
table and its associated side panel are held in at the top by a metal'j'
channel which is rivited to the body, the bottom is screwed into the
body.  It appeared to me that the rivits could be drilled out and new
pop rivits installed providing you the coveted table.  It seemed the
side panel from the non-weekender model could be put in place using the
vw original clips and mounting points.  You will have to remove teh rear
seat to carry out this project.

Let me know how you made out as I will probably end up doing the same
project.  Good luck
John Scheckel