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| posted on December 4th, 2005 at 02:03 PM |
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Kombi ID tags
I believe I have a Microbus as it has a complete interior with seats, complete trims, headlining seat belts.
The ID tag says -seating capacity 2
Any ideas??
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| posted on December 4th, 2005 at 03:15 PM |
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Congratulations.. You own a Type 2 Microbus 1977 model, 8/9 seater, sliding door left, RHD.. Serial Number 141 2?5
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| posted on December 4th, 2005 at 04:00 PM |
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confused
maybe I am a little dim, but if it says seating capacity of 2 how can I legally seat 8 
I am asking because (warning non VW content) I also have a Commodore and converted it to a 6 seater from a 5 seater using the factory benchseat and
seatbelt mounting points and had to have a modification plate to update the rego details. I would assume that Queensland Transport would only take the
deatils from the ID plate and class it as a 2 seater.
Do all 8-9 seater Kombi ID plates say 'Seating Capacity 2'
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| posted on December 4th, 2005 at 05:42 PM |
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Thats a good question.. Aust plates are a bit confusing.. You have a number 227 2 141 235.
the first 3 numbers would normally mean a Type (2) microbus (2) 197(7) model. The 4th digit (2) is a mystery on all models and the remaining 6 digits
141 235 are the serial number of your vehicle.. That would mean you have a standard microbus..
You see above the RHS rivet they have stamped "Transporter 224" which is a rhd microbus..
I know Aust plates wre not consistent with german plates however an excellent reference site is http://www.type2.com/m-codes/index.html the info is basically the same but the plates aren't the same lay out.. Good
luck..
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| posted on December 5th, 2005 at 12:07 PM |
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A bit more info from the same site:
http://www.type2.com/library/identifi/vin.htm
In Australia it could have originally been sold as a windowed van. It should still have the mounting for original seats and seatbelts To convert it to
a bus you will need to get all the seating apparel and take it to a transport engineer and get a modification plate saying it can seat more people. As
it'a all original you should not have many hassles.
True vans had no seats, seat belt mountings, heater outlets, side cards, roof lining etc in the back.
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