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Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:54 pm

bajaman73 wrote: Something different about the rear brakes? I'm about to do this job soon.
New brake shoes have the holes to do the 72 style as well as the others. They'd be 72 only as they have less holes.

Sun Feb 23, 2014 6:34 pm

72 only bus bumper splash pans.

Fri May 09, 2014 1:56 pm

1972 only bumper brckts

Wed Jun 25, 2014 1:48 pm

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72 only Door Frames-Lower Part (doglegs)-(rocker panel)-(wheel arch)
Has flared fender lip over tire, with no step built into the floor section like the 73-79. Because the step is, in the wrap around bumper as the 68-71.
Thanks to Volktales for the pic.

72 only front Tow Hook.

Sat Oct 11, 2014 9:34 pm

The rear bumper is 72 only however what about the front bumper? I assume it is not specific to 72 since it hasn't been mentioned.

Sat Oct 11, 2014 9:43 pm

When I got my 72 it was the first vw I had owned in a long time so I was unaware of the one year only issues. Fortunately I'm not a freak for 'stock only'. It now runs good and I'm starting the cosmetics. My next will be a split tho I think

Sun Oct 12, 2014 8:08 am

19BUG70 wrote: The rear bumper is 72 only however what about the front bumper? I assume it is not specific to 72 since it hasn't been mentioned.
You would assume right. 68-72 front bumpers are the same.
Good day

Sun Oct 12, 2014 9:11 am

quote:old DKP driver
1972 only trailer hitch from draw-tite co.Will not fit with headers.Only with stock style muffler.The U bracket fits
over the engine crossbar.
also,there is a stiffener on the inside of the bumper

Sun Oct 12, 2014 9:30 am

68-71 rear bumper compared to a 72.

72 only rear bumper splash pans.

72 only rear bumper brackets.

Mon Dec 01, 2014 2:09 pm

The parts manual list two different part numbers for the Front Turn Signal Lenses.

(211 953 141 J front left/ 211 953 142 J front right) to the end of 71.

(211 953 141 P front left/ 211 953 142 P front right) from the start of 72.

Wonder what the difference was??

Mon Dec 01, 2014 2:21 pm

Tcash wrote: The parts manual list two different part numbers for the Front Turn Signal Lenses.

(211 953 141 J front left/ 211 953 142 J front right) to the end of 71.

(211 953 141 P front left/ 211 953 142 P front right) from the start of 72.

Wonder what the difference was??
68-71 has a chrome like outer edge, 72 has a dull silver edge.

Mon Dec 01, 2014 3:16 pm

busdaddy wrote: Tcash wrote: The parts manual list two different part numbers for the Front Turn Signal Lenses.

(211 953 141 J front left/ 211 953 142 J front right) to the end of 71.

(211 953 141 P front left/ 211 953 142 P front right) from the start of 72.

Wonder what the difference was??
68-71 has a chrome like outer edge, 72 has a dull silver edge.

Thank you DB!

Mon Dec 29, 2014 9:58 am

1967250s wrote: The tail light screws on a '72 also have a machine thread, with brass inserts for the nuts in the light housing(that strip in the brittle plastic!), not a plastic thread on later ones. Not sure when that changed, anyone know?

1967250s wrote: Ah, yes, the of
Mine was built 10/71, 2 months into production. I remember my tail light housings to be held on by nuts and washers, the (maybe 4 or 5mm) threads being cast into the plastic housings. I swapped out the grey part with replacements long ago, seemed the same.

Thu Jan 08, 2015 8:10 am

Fri May 08, 2015 11:16 am

Thanks to mayor ratwell.
72 bus in original condition

Tcash

Fri May 15, 2015 4:38 am

I'm curious if the sun visors for the '72 are for that year only or if they are interchangeable. Can anyone verify?

Thank you.

Wed Feb 17, 2016 9:31 am

sorry for bringing this topic up, but can anyone answer these two questions above?

Thu Feb 18, 2016 8:06 am

There's nothing different about 72 my sun visors afaik. I've got some newer Brazillian ones and they go right in same as the originals.

Thu Feb 18, 2016 8:20 am

I don't recall there being anything odd about the visors in a 72 either.

Mon May 23, 2016 2:11 pm

From a 1972 version of the bildkatalog, you don't see this in the versions online, they replace the page, 16 becomes the plastic one and they drop this altogether.