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p\n:321909203 is definitey out of a 74-76 Passat TS(factory sport 2dr model). It is 12 volt and new ones(only german ones are available) are approx $140 from VDO See Ya!!! @ @ \ / / ( ) \ \/ \___/ \ / \ / \ / \/ Bad Boy's VeeDubs Adelaide!! Type-3 Capital of the World!! +--------------------------------------------------------+ '62 1500 Variant 129530 '65 1500N Panel Van PV0075 '73 1600TL Variant aparoczy@ezinet.com.au ---------- > From: Melissa & Jim <jadney@vwtype3.org> > To: type-3@umich.edu > Subject: VDO Clock > Date: Sunday, 16 February 1997 9:54 > > >From: Andy Russo <vwtpye3@macquarie.matra.com.au> > > >Can anyone help - I bought a VDO Cockpit Style clock at a swap meet for $10 > >which I thought was okay as new ones here are over $200. The guy assured me it > >was 12 volt but there is nothing on the case to indicate whether it's 12 or 6 > >volt. As I don't want to blow it up feeding it 12 volt if it's a 6 volter, I > >thought someone might be able to tell me. > > > VW P/No: 321 919 203 > > VDO P/No: 214/6/3 4 74 > >I checked my latset VDO book and the clock is slightly different only listing > >12 & 24 Volt with no part numbers like the above. > > Understand your concern. Early clocks, including some 12 V up to ~70 have > white plastic back covers. Later ones are all metal. The ones I have are > all ink stamped with the date in two places and the voltage in one. The VW > part number looks to me to be a dasher/passat number to me, but I'm not > really sure. The last numbers of the VDO # above looks like a date code (4 > 74) to me: a very early 12 V dasher/passat. > > If you can open it up and look at the works inside that will tell you > better. The early ones were wound by a solenoid once every 60-90 seconds. > I would guess that only this style was made as a 6 V. I suspect yours is > different. > > Jim > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Melissa Kepner Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org jadney@vwtype3.org > Laura Kepner-Adney > Madison, Wisconsin > ---------------------------------------------------------------------