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Wed Jul 05, 2006 5:50 pm

Dave, Jeremy and Jess -

Thanks for all the help. really appreciate the info. I guess I have to stock up on my Bus Books. :D :D

Bob - Campnbus

Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:00 pm

daves_ale wrote: VDubTech wrote: Me next!! Me next!! Here's my M-code plate:

here ya go:

42 118 829: 4= model year ('74) 2 is always there, the rest is you VIN
507= Vent wings in cab doors
J6J6= Neptune Blue
51= dark beige interior
D53 = ? If it was made in 1970 you would have a huge heaping helping of M codes including one for chrome, not painted parts, mud flaps and other cool stuff, for 1976 it just means USA spec. Being a '74 ...I guess you're screwed.

067= Battery 54 A
093= Vent wing in rear sidewindow opposite sliding door
227= detachable headrest in cab
09= nineth week of the year (late feb, early march, check calendar for 1974) Week of February 25th
1= Monday
7468= unknown
UP= USA port ??? Portland via Seattle
2316= Kombi, cargo door right, LHD, Seat arrangement 2-0-3
41= Type 4 engine with standard transmission.

'74 blue Kombi...very nice

Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:04 pm

79campnbus wrote: Hi Everyone

I was wondering if anyone has info on the following M Codes:

92 xxx xx

9832ED D03 P27 005 227

10 2 7457 UT 2319 61

This comes from a 79 Westfalia 2.0 manual. We are the second owners. The original owner said that they bought it here and picked it up in Europe, traveled around and had it shipped back as part of a VW Sales program. It has the deluxe camping w/ stove & sink, jealousies not tinted.

That's about all I could gather.
Any help would be appreciated. I'm stuck on the D03 / 005 / 227

PS color is Mexico Beige w/ Brown Plaid camping interior.

Thanks, Bob

Hey Bob, I just wanted to add that the UT designation does mean that it was built to US specs for the Tourist Delivery program to be picked up in Europe.

Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:16 pm

daves_ale wrote: Bub wrote: Oh! Oh!!
Now do mine!! It all original, .. ..what do you see?
Bob O

Here ya go...
12 176 744
1= 1971 rest=VIN

030351 AO2 141 191 507
0303= Chianti red upper/lower 51= Dark beige leatherette AO2= US Spec. 141= heater vent in pass. comp. 191= with outer and center underfloor plates 507= Vent wings in cab doors

13 1 7493 EP 2310 21
13= thirteenth week 1= Monday 7493= unknown [b]EP=United Kindom, Ramsgate (tourists) 231= Kombi, sliding door right, LHD 021= 47 BHP engine, manual trans.

Enjoy

EP=United Kindom, Ramsgate (tourists) That's cool! Usually the tourist ones are just UT!

A02 = group codes:
020 speedometer and odometer in miles
026 with activated carbon container for absorbing fuel vapor
089 laminated windscreen glass
102 rear window defrost
206 inner rear-view mirror, anti-dazzle
506 brake servo and dual-circuit brake control lamp
511 padded dashboard and dashboard lid (not for RHD)
524 USA and Canada safety specifications
525 Seatbelts for USA and Canada

Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:27 pm

Hippy Joe wrote: Here it is:
82 086 213
227 618
483 146 D63 P27 060 073
051 749 UN 2319 61

8- 1978
2- Type 2
086 213- Serial number
227- Datachable headrest
618- 70 amp alternator
4861- Agata Brown
46- cloth camping brown beige interior
D63- Collection Seven blue numbers following
020-Speedometer in miles
032-Lockable filler cap for fuel tank
094-Lockable engine lid
103-Heavy duty shock adsorbers front and back
503-Interior roof trim panels in hardboard
507-Vent wings in cab door
586-?
P27-Deluxe interior with sink, stove, and refrigerator
060-Eberspaecher heater
073-Pop-up campmobile
051-Jan. 30, 1978
749-?
UN-New York
2-Type 2
319-Kombi/Sliding door/LHD
6-2000cc
1-manual 4 speed

This is still the way she sits today.
Plus AC and Roo Bar!
I do have the crome package so that maybe "586"
That was a fun way to waste a day off!

Hey Joe, for 1978 model year, I see the D63 code to go with these following numbers:

012 Exhaust emission control installation and speedometer in miles instead of kilometers
067 12v 54A battery instead of standard 12v 45A battery
102 Rear window heating (defrost)
162 Rubber strips for bumpers

568 - tinted windows except windscreen for years 74+75
568 - tinted windows and windscreen with laminated windscreen for years 76+77
not sure what to make of that one for your 78........

652 Interval switch on windscreen wipers and wash-wipe installation, interval @ 6 seconds.
765 Special sales campaign for Champagne Edition II

Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:23 am

jereandjess wrote: daves_ale wrote:

Well this is what we need:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1861267657/sr=8-1...oding=UTF8

It was written by the guy who compiled the list on the type II site.
Supposedly it has all the M-codes including the ones with the ?? on the type II site.

I want one! I don't get it why I love looking up these old m-codes.... I guess it's like treasure hunting.

It was a great Father's Day present for me this year! I have loved looking through it. I can't say enough good things about it. Very informative and if you like doing this stuff, it is a must!

Your birthday must be coming up soon Dave! :wink:

Birthday and father's day have past. :x
I'm taking a trip to Amazon real soon!

Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:06 am

I still cannot find this plate in my 77 Westy. I've felt all over the air ducts... everywhere. Nothing. Very frustrating.

Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:51 am

Mine on my 78 was on the air duct straight up from the clutch. It is hard to see, but you can see the tip of the tag hanging over the air duct. It is face up so you cant just read it. I used a dental mirror and could read it real good that way. Keep looking, once you find it you will kick yourself. I crawled around a bay floor for 30 mins until I found it. Good Luck!

Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:04 pm

Hello all,

I have 2 questions about my M codes....

Here is my M Code Plate:

72 073 430
246
945134 D04 P27 073 227
51 1 7485 UJ 2319 61

The only codes I have not been able to decipher are:
2nd line: 246
3rd line: D04
4th line: 7485

Any thoughts? Thanks!

Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:26 pm

#246 is the "Baltic Birch Handmade Westy Interior" and #7485 is the "table mounted outside with optional tiki torches".

Just trying to help. :P

Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:37 am

Randy in Maine wrote: #246 is the "Baltic Birch Handmade Westy Interior" and #7485 is the "table mounted outside with optional tiki torches".

Just trying to help. :P

That MUST be it! :twisted: :P

Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:58 pm

EZ Gruv wrote: Hello all,

I have 2 questions about my M codes....

Here is my M Code Plate:

72 073 430
246
945134 D04 P27 073 227
51 1 7485 UJ 2319 61

The only codes I have not been able to decipher are:
2nd line: 246
3rd line: D04
4th line: 7485

Any thoughts? Thanks!

According to Vincent's book:
7485 is a temporary serial no (for production planning)
D04 is a group code for 1977 that includes 002, 012, 067, 102, 206
246 is "Windscreen free from import duty for USA (with M89 only)"

Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:12 pm

Here's my m-code plate. Nothing special - 78 Sage green westy, imported to St Johns, NB (KN). D59 group included 70 amp alt, BA6 heater, and fresh air fans ("ambulance fans") or as the book puts it "2 electric ventilators in the fresh air system".

I found the best way to see it and take a picture: Remove front drivers side turn signal housing. Drill out rivets and remove plastic housing. The plate is slightly to the left and in front of you, over the metal lip and on the horizontal air duct.

Stick hand and digital camera in and rotate - after illuminating area with lighting from inside van near steering column (the flash will overwhelm). Take about 8 or 9 shots with slightly different angles and ranges. One or two are bound to turn out.

If no camera, take paper and pencil, and rub (as numerous others have suggested).

Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:11 pm

I seem to have a lot of M codes that haven't been mentioned...My plate reads...

12 200 888
507 517 518 697
523926 A02 P32 097 195
17 5 7196 UT 2310 21

Any help?

Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:33 pm

Never mind...Found it.

Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:34 pm

dwill49965 wrote: EZ Gruv wrote: Hello all,

I have 2 questions about my M codes....

Here is my M Code Plate:

72 073 430
246
945134 D04 P27 073 227
51 1 7485 UJ 2319 61

The only codes I have not been able to decipher are:
2nd line: 246
3rd line: D04
4th line: 7485

Any thoughts? Thanks!

According to Vincent's book:
7485 is a temporary serial no (for production planning)
D04 is a group code for 1977 that includes 002, 012, 067, 102, 206
246 is "Windscreen free from import duty for USA (with M89 only)"

So does anyone know what 002 is? It is not listed on the type2.com page.

Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:48 pm

EZ Gruv wrote:
So does anyone know what 002 is? It is not listed on the type2.com page.

002 is "With US-specific sealed beam headlamps, for M027" model type 21,22,23 (LHD)

a second line underneath reads:
"with US-specific carriers for catalysts (only with M524)"

M027 - "plate with emissions value, engine with catalyst" model 21-23(LHD), yrs 75-79, rmks USA-California.

M524 - "USA and Canada specifications"

Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:23 pm

02 xxx xxx It's a '70 bus, VIN

119 Eberspacher BN4 gas heater
121 Fresh air fan - 'Ambulance fan'
191 Sub floor - belly pan
506 - ?

523917 - paint and interior- ?
C01 - ? group of codes?
094 Lockable engine lid
095 Radio - Wolfsburg model
100 Without front VW emblem

42 3 - Wednesday of the 42nd week
75 25 - unknown (?)
001 - picked up in Europe? The owners manual has it hand written in that it was picked up at the factory
2310 - kombi
21 - ?

any help at filling in the blanks?

Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:03 am

Clara wrote:
02 xxx xxx It's a '70 bus, VIN

119 Eberspacher BN4 gas heater
121 Fresh air fan - 'Ambulance fan'
191 Sub floor - belly pan
506 - ?

523917 - paint and interior- ?
C01 - ? group of codes?
094 Lockable engine lid
095 Radio - Wolfsburg model
100 Without front VW emblem

42 3 - Wednesday of the 42nd week
75 25 - unknown (?)
001 - picked up in Europe? The owners manual has it hand written in that it was picked up at the factory
2310 - kombi
21 - ?

any help at filling in the blanks?

Try this out:
506 = Brake servo and dual circuit brake warning light
523917 = L282 Lotus White Code for Westy campmobile
C01= ? (probably camper interior)
231 021 = (you have to split the numbers differently, don't ask me why they stamped them the way they did) Kombi, 47 (BHP), manual trans., with M157
m157 = Exhaust control system (And depending on engine number) with activated carbon canister

A 70 Westy, nice plus you got all those other goodies? Sweet.

Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:23 am

Clara wrote:
02 xxx xxx It's a '70 bus, VIN

119 Eberspacher BN4 gas heater
121 Fresh air fan - 'Ambulance fan'
191 Sub floor - belly pan
506 - Brake servo and dual-circuit brake control lamp

523917 - paint and interior- ? lotus white L282
The interior for the westfalia was fitted with standard seat and door panels until 1973. This means dark beige for 69-73.
C01 - ? group of codes?
Yep, group, here they are:
020 speedometer and odometer in miles
089 laminated windscreen glass
102 rear window heating
181 chrome hubcaps
206 Inner rear-view mirror, anti-dazzle
507 ventilation windows in cabin doors
511 padded dashboard and dashboard lid (not for RHD)
517 Factory prepared campmobile interior
524 USA and Canada specificatioins
525 seatbelts for USA and Canada

094 Lockable engine lid
095 Radio - Wolfsburg model
100 Without front VW emblem

42 3 - Wednesday of the 42nd week Yep, 10-15-69
75 25 - unknown (?)
001 - picked up in Europe? The owners manual has it hand written in that it was picked up at the factory
001 indicates that it was produced for the VW wholesale dealer ASCHAFFENBURG.
2310 - kombi
21 - ?
231 - Kombi, LHD, Sliding door RT
0 - Standard version
2 - 1600cc, 47 horsepower engine w/mcode 157 exhaust emmission control system, with carbon canister
1 - manual transmission

any help at filling in the blanks?