vw camper question

oflynno · 23-09-2008 10:27pm #1

are the rear side windows in a 79 type2 camper the same as the 72?
there was a model change in 72 as far as i know and i am wondering.

we tried fitting the window from a 72 to a 79 bu it seems slightly too big

help

Abelloid · 24-09-2008 7:03am

Not sure if there was a change, did you ask on T2I?

trevorbrady · 24-09-2008 7:17am

the change was all below the belt-line as far as I know. Justin's '71 (?) bay van is an "early bay", my '74 is a "late bay". The differences are in the front panel, rear lamps, bumpers, chassis rails, wheel arches, door hinges, sliding door handle etc. I don't think thare's any difference in the window aperture size.

Crazylegs on T2I will know for sure, this is his bread and butter. If you ask him nicely he might even go out and measure both early and late bay window frames for you.

green-blood · 24-09-2008 1:41pm

the other thing to watch out for is that campers were often built up from panel vans and the side glass may not be original VW, in either vehicle!!

Abelloid · 24-09-2008 1:46pm

green-blood wrote: »

the other thing to watch out for is that campers were often built up from panel vans and the side glass may not be original VW, in either vehicle!!

Ah good point - unless it's a westy there's a good chance it started out as a panel van.

oflynno · 24-09-2008 4:10pm

no this one is a factory built one

the other one was a panel van that had windows fitted

actually the windows are still there,they are aluminium frames with sliding glass in them

trevorbrady · 24-09-2008 8:13pm

oflynno wrote: »

actually the windows are still there,they are aluminium frames with sliding glass in them

it's not white over green with an "IP" reg is it?

oflynno · 24-09-2008 8:23pm

the camper (now departed) was white over green

why did you know it?

the reg. i am unsure of as tis my brothers not mine

trevorbrady · 24-09-2008 11:29pm

yeah, it was from down south Kilkenny if it's the one I'm thinking of. It was a panel van and had really little aluminium framed windows out of a boat grafted in... :rolleyes:

trevorbrady · 24-09-2008 11:41pm

http://www.southernvolksfolks.com/hotair/hotair_issue10.pdf

here ya go, page 8 of this PDF, second up from the bottom, second from the right. It's B&W but it was white over dark green, I think it was DIP reg although I could have it arseways, the memory ain't great

Same bus?

Abelloid · 25-09-2008 6:57am

trevorbrady wrote: »

http://www.southernvolksfolks.com/hotair/hotair_issue10.pdf

here ya go, page 8 of this PDF, second up from the bottom, second from the right. It's B&W but it was white over dark green, I think it was DIP reg although I could have it arseways, the memory ain't great

Same bus?

Not much hope of swapping those portholes with anything.

oflynno · 25-09-2008 2:48pm

trevorbrady wrote: »

http://www.southernvolksfolks.com/hotair/hotair_issue10.pdf

here ya go, page 8 of this PDF, second up from the bottom, second from the right. It's B&W but it was white over dark green, I think it was DIP reg although I could have it arseways, the memory ain't great

Same bus?

no thats not it
it has the camper high roof thingy on it a viking or something
3rd attempt today at putting in the window
no joy
the windscreen and all the other glass is now in,just waiting for that one to comply

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