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| Walk-through | A
walk-through model bus is equipped with two individual front seats, rather
than a bench style seat. This allows you to "walk-through"
to the passenger/cargo area. This model is often equipped with a
shorter 2/3 length middle seat that allows you
to access the rear seat as well. The shorter middle seat is a
different Bus model (as opposed to another option) so not all walk-thru
front seat Buses are guaranteed to have a short middle seat. The
walk-through option was a standard option from 1958-onward, although there
are a few earlier examples. Most '58-'59 walk-through Buses that have
survived are Panelvans. Walk-thru Buses have the spare tire mounted on
the rear deck in a recessed compartment. 1967 and earlier
walk-throughs use a unique lugnut to hold the spare tire in place.
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| Wash Basin | Term used to describe the 1959 -
'61 SO-23 sink. It is basically Tupperware. |
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| Wasserboxer | German: " water-boxer." The water-cooled version of the Vanagon. | |||
| Water Cooled | To indicate an engine cooled by water as opposed to air-cooled. | |||
| Weber | Supplier of higher performance dual carburetors for the Volkswagen motor. | |||
| Weekender |
Camper conversion.
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| West Coast Car | Shorthand for a low-rust or no rust VW. | |||
| Westfalia |
German company with a long history that partnered with VW to convert buses into Campmobiles.
All campers are not Westfalias or "Westys". |
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| Westfalia Roof Rack Tags | currently reproduced by Greg
Noble. |
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| Westy | Slang for Westfalia | |||
| Wheelwells |
Metal that surrounds the wheels as viewed from the exterior.
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| Whitewalls |
Type of tire characterized by a white ring on the front side. |
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| Wide-5 | Slang description for the 5x205mm lug bolt pattern. See also 5-Lug | |||
| Wide 5s | Another name for stock 5 lug rims, refers to the wide bolt pattern | |||
| Wide-bed |
Term used for pickups with an optional "Wider Bed". These were
designated with M codes 200 & 201. The
200 retained steel gates and the 201 used wooden gates. Only a handful of
these are known to exist.
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| Window Guards | Official VW name for the aluminum rods mounted on the inside of the rear windows on
Deluxe model buses to prevent luggage/cargo from hitting the rear windows.
See slang term: Jailbars. |
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| Window Regulator | Assembly mounted inside the door that allows the window to be rolled up and down via a window crank and a gear. | |||
| Winker | The German word for the "semaphore"
or as the English have called them "trafficators" Those funny directional devices used on Volkswagens from the 1930s prototypes to 1960 (in Europe) semaphores were last seen on US bound cars about 1955. They were also known in late 1950s early 60s US Army slang as "idiot sticks" and made illegal by the German safe pedestrian laws in 1961. 
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| Wiring Harness |
The set of wires mounted in a VW that carry power to the various accessories
and the engine, as well as providing needed grounding. |
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| Wolfsburg | The plant in Germany where the Volkswagen passenger car was produced. Total area 8,321,000 Sq m of which 950,000 Sq m is built up. (as of 1964) Split-screen Volkswagen Buses were produced here until March of 1956. | |||
| Wolfsburg Bumper |
A VW bumper produced or intended for VW vehicles produced at the Wolfsburg
factory. Usually refers to the VW Bus front
bumper used until March, 1956, which had a narrower front license plate area
and thus longer ribs. |
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| Wood Slat |
Any VW accessory or standard feature that
included the use of a number of wood strips. Examples: Slats in
the Single Cab or Double Cab bed area or slats used in VW roof
racks.
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| WVW |
Chassis number prefix (first 3 digits of standard 17-digit VIN than began in
1980) for VW German-built cars. "W" = Country of production (West) Germany "VW" = Volkswagen car builder. Also the prefix for Mexican Beetles sold in Europe, as well as European New Beetles (instead of 3VW, which VW of Mexico used for American-sold New Beetles.). |
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