Official Syncro Doka thread!

[tarandusVDub]

I'm finally in the club! and will hopefully be sharing my 16 soon.

Looking for options for camping with it. Seems that a light rooftop tent might work on the aluminum tilt frame, or possibly with Vindic if the legs are reinforced. Anyone else found any bed frames or made a custom rack that would work in this way?

Another challenge sounds like keeping things in the bed dry since Vindics don't seal to the weather all that well...

Earlier in this thread there was a lot of buzz about a homemade NATO but that seems to have faded away...
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1990 Syncro 16" DoppleKabine 2.1 DJ 112i
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Sold: 1972 Bay Campmobile; 1984 Westy, base model, 2WD.

[holdthewind2]

The doka is for truck things... need a camper for camper things...

.... actually thought about building a rack for a RTT and making a sick camper out of the doka. Love a project. I would have to get rid of the camper then.... that's not happening....

So truck for truck and camper for camping
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65 deluxe
89 Syncro Westfalia
90 Tristar Syncro

[jAndrew]

Hello all. Need some help with the rear bench seat in my 89 Doka. It was imported for Germany.

I am not even sure if the bench is the proper one as the interior was swapped out at some point long ago. Originally brown seats, everything now gray.

The bench seat is not secured and rattles and squeaks. You can see some sort of latch in the photo but on the body there appears nothing for it to latch to.

Can someone verify if that is the correct seat and what must be done to secure it?

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'89 Syncro Doka

[jAndrew]

Hey all. Got a headlight out on my Doka from Germany with the H4. I can take it apart to see but would rather not before getting a bulb.

Looking like the FLAPS here may not have a H$. Will a regular Vanagon 9003 or is it 9004 fit? What options do I have to get it working so I'm legal?
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'89 Syncro Doka

[jAndrew]

Pic.

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'89 Syncro Doka

[syncrodoka]

What are you trying to replace, the headlight assembly or just the bulb?
H4 bulbs are usually readily available.

[jAndrew]

[Chuckarlie]

[jAndrew]

[jAndrew]

Question or discussion about the lights on a Euro Doka. One of my city lights burned out, and in addition I had some strange goings on with the headlights that were caused by the ignition switch going bad. That ignition cured the headlight issues so I installed new LED bulbs for the city lights. Now when the headlights are on the city lights remain on. I'm sure it was the same before but since they are not very bright I never noticed. Now the cool white LED mixes with the H4 and seems odd. I also noticed on the front signal lights there is a wire that the PO cut. The lower turn signal light, of course, doesn't light when the switch is in the middle position- what most Americans would call parking lights. Some previous owner wrapped blue painter's tape on the wiring to the headlights so I know some fuckery is afoot.

So how should they perform? Should the city lights remain on with the headlights? In European models should the turn signal lights operate in the middle position AND when the headlights are on?

Going to get in there and resolve the issues and would like them to operate as were originally intended.
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'89 Syncro Doka

[holdthewind2]

My doka has another switch for the driving lights.... if the driving light switch is on and the headlight switch is fully off, then the driving lights are offf... when the headlight switch is turned on to the parking light position (first click) the driving lights are on, but not the headlights... when the main switch is fully on the driving lights and headlights Re on... to turn off the driving lights you need to use the driving light switch... mine is on the right hand side of the gauge cluster below the rear defroster switch
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65 deluxe
89 Syncro Westfalia
90 Tristar Syncro

[jAndrew]

[jAndrew]

Under the painters tape you can see where someone tapped into what appears a ground and the yel/blk for whatever reason.

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'89 Syncro Doka

[holdthewind2]

I was talking fog lights as driving lights... oops
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65 deluxe
89 Syncro Westfalia
90 Tristar Syncro

[jAndrew]

[holdthewind2]

I will double check when I get home tonight
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65 deluxe
89 Syncro Westfalia
90 Tristar Syncro

[syncrodoka]

[holdthewind2]

always thought it was off/fog on until headlights switch on then fog off/ fog on with headlights... I just checked and it's off/fog/fog no matter the headlights switch position... unsure about rear fog
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65 deluxe
89 Syncro Westfalia
90 Tristar Syncro

[smithprocess]

finally in the club! a syncro doka has been my dream vehicle for at least 10 years, and I just picked this '89 up about a month ago. It's got a 2.5 subaru in it, and drives great. It looks decent from a distance, but the paint is definitely a backyard job. Rust isn't too bad anywhere from what I can tell so far.

I'm just enjoying it for a while before I dive into all the projects I have in mind for it.. decoupler, new captains chairs, rear discs, new paint, new window tinting, AC would be nice... it'll be a labor of love for a while.

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[holdthewind2]

Very nice Doka... hope you enjoy talking to strangers... you'll get plenty of questions everywhere you go... Congrats
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65 deluxe
89 Syncro Westfalia
90 Tristar Syncro