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Mon Feb 02, 2004 10:08 am

What year did Westy change from the bent curtain rod clam shell lens holder to the dome light style clam shell lens holder.
Also What year did they go from the rectagle screw on lens to the snap on rectangle lens
I was wondering this because I have a 66 pop top westy with smooth (not pebbled) clamshell lens with the dome light style lens holders, but I also have had a 65 with screw on rectangle lens and a 67 pop top with snap on westy lens, so now I am really confussed on what is what

Mon Feb 02, 2004 10:34 am

splitpile wrote: the bent curtain rod clam shell lens holder

Whoa, I just thought some previous owner had done that on mine... didn't know Westfalia did that. My '65 has the "bent curtain rod" with clam shells.

I have learned when it comes the camper stuff, Westfalia made changes as items ran out. Some '65 SO-42s have the rear inner hatch lock and some, like mine don't.

Mon Feb 02, 2004 11:30 am

I always thought that the rectangular interior lights (bent curtain rod) were introduced in '65 with the SO models.

Mon Feb 02, 2004 11:58 am

My 67 SO42 was delivered with the rectangular covers held in place with two screws each.

Mon Feb 02, 2004 1:29 pm

crofty wrote: I always thought that the rectangular interior lights (bent curtain rod) were introduced in '65 with the SO models.

SO- buses were made before '65 and just denotes that it was a special model. they include specially ordered trucks, campers etc.

i'd have to agree that '65 would be the cutoff though. perhaps crusty has a super early example.

Mon Feb 02, 2004 1:36 pm

so-23 wrote: crofty wrote: I always thought that the rectangular interior lights (bent curtain rod) were introduced in '65 with the SO models.

SO- buses were made before '65 and just denotes that it was a special model. they include specially ordered trucks, campers etc.

i'd have to agree that '65 would be the cutoff though. perhaps crusty has a super early example.

SO42 and 44 was what I meant.

Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:06 pm

How about the switch? My 65 (fabrik#1114) has toggle switches (like the pic below) but all of the pics that I've found in the gallery of SO42's have a white push button switch. :?

Example pic from the gallery

Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:48 pm

do the wires for those lights come down from the roof or up from the long panel? Is it a wire run all teh way to teh dash or spliced in to the cargo area light?

Thanks.

Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:24 pm

ricekooker wrote: How about the switch? My 65 (fabrik#1114) has toggle switches (like the pic below) but all of the pics that I've found in the gallery of SO42's have a white push button switch. :?

Example pic from the gallery

I thought kits after #1050 were supposed to have the rectangular lights :?

Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:42 pm

ricekooker wrote: How about the switch? My 65 (fabrik#1114) has toggle switches (like the pic below) but all of the pics that I've found in the gallery of SO42's have a white push button switch. :?

Example pic from the gallery

This is one of the lamps in my '59 SO-23. Originally, the switch is the white push-button type, from what I understand, as shown in my pic. My other lamp has a twist style switch, which was retrofitted. Aparently, the white push-button switches failed over time, so a different switch had to be fitted - thus the radio shack toggle switch.

Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:28 pm

BigPaddle wrote: do the wires for those lights come down from the roof or up from the long panel? Is it a wire run all teh way to teh dash or spliced in to the cargo area light?

Thanks.

Most I've seen have a separate harness with a Bakelite fuseholder from the engine compartment to the driver sidewall and up to the light, independent of the VW harness.

Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:46 pm

1965 SO-42 fabrick #666, clam shell with push button. Before you ask, the curtains are original through #667.

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Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:26 pm

BigPaddle wrote: do the wires for those lights come down from the roof or up from the long panel? Is it a wire run all teh way to teh dash or spliced in to the cargo area light?

Thanks.

neither, a long black wire comes from the voltage regulator pass the gas tank along the driverside wall right behind the wall panel at about beltline hieght..

Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:44 pm

mannys66 wrote: BigPaddle wrote: do the wires for those lights come down from the roof or up from the long panel? Is it a wire run all teh way to teh dash or spliced in to the cargo area light?

Thanks.

neither, a long black wire comes from the voltage regulator pass the gas tank along the driverside wall right behind the wall panel at about beltline hieght..
What Manny said.
Though when I bought a 65 westy there was a wire from the front that was all mangled from being caught in the fan. It wasn't connected to anywhere. I had to connect it to hot (through an in-line fuse) to get the camping lights working.

Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:19 pm

Clara wrote: mannys66 wrote: BigPaddle wrote: do the wires for those lights come down from the roof or up from the long panel? Is it a wire run all teh way to teh dash or spliced in to the cargo area light?

Thanks.

neither, a long black wire comes from the voltage regulator pass the gas tank along the driverside wall right behind the wall panel at about beltline hieght..
What Manny said.
Though when I bought a 65 westy there was a wire from the front that was all mangled from being caught in the fan. It wasn't connected to anywhere. I had to connect it to hot (through an in-line fuse) to get the camping lights working.

so what do you think happened there? they took what was left of wire from the back and re routed it from the front?

Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:20 pm

mannys66 wrote: BigPaddle wrote: do the wires for those lights come down from the roof or up from the long panel? Is it a wire run all teh way to teh dash or spliced in to the cargo area light?

Thanks.

neither, a long black wire comes from the voltage regulator pass the gas tank along the driverside wall right behind the wall panel at about beltline hieght..

i dug up this picture

Thu Mar 18, 2010 2:34 am

67 Florida Deluxe wrote: Aparently, the white push-button switches failed over time, so a different switch had to be fitted - thus the radio shack toggle switch.

Thanks. That's what I needed to know. Time to start looking for original switches.

Thu Mar 18, 2010 3:02 am

ricekooker wrote: 67 Florida Deluxe wrote: Aparently, the white push-button switches failed over time, so a different switch had to be fitted - thus the radio shack toggle switch.

Thanks. That's what I needed to know. Time to start looking for original switches.

you can get these switches anywhere.. i had to replace the ones in my so23 and i got some from a diy /hardware store for £2....

Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:15 am

Thanks for the info. Where is the hole drilled to get from the engine compartment to the cargo area, is it in a constant place or just wherever?

Clara wrote: mannys66 wrote: BigPaddle wrote: do the wires for those lights come down from the roof or up from the long panel? Is it a wire run all teh way to teh dash or spliced in to the cargo area light?

Thanks.

neither, a long black wire comes from the voltage regulator pass the gas tank along the driverside wall right behind the wall panel at about beltline hieght..
What Manny said.
Though when I bought a 65 westy there was a wire from the front that was all mangled from being caught in the fan. It wasn't connected to anywhere. I had to connect it to hot (through an in-line fuse) to get the camping lights working.

Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:27 am

BigPaddle wrote: Thanks for the info. Where is the hole drilled to get from the engine compartment to the cargo area, is it in a constant place or just wherever?

Clara wrote: mannys66 wrote: BigPaddle wrote: do the wires for those lights come down from the roof or up from the long panel? Is it a wire run all teh way to teh dash or spliced in to the cargo area light?

Thanks.

neither, a long black wire comes from the voltage regulator pass the gas tank along the driverside wall right behind the wall panel at about beltline hieght..
What Manny said.
Though when I bought a 65 westy there was a wire from the front that was all mangled from being caught in the fan. It wasn't connected to anywhere. I had to connect it to hot (through an in-line fuse) to get the camping lights working.

I'll check mine later and post a picture, I dont have that answer right off the top of my head.