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On 8 Nov 2003 at 8:47, MichaelJones wrote: > The later hinges are strengthened in the area that cracked on mine - > certainly for me the later hinge could be used to replace the earlier item . > I'm guessing that VW spotted problem during the 60's - sadly I don't know > the year of the hinge that I obtained but when compared it shows an extra > long section of reinforcing down one side of the arm. Interesting that VW spotted this as a weak point and reinforced it. I think all the hinges I've seen from 68-on were the same, and probably reinforced like your replacement. I wonder when the change was made. I would guess around 66, as that was a big year for type 3s, and the first year they were officially imported into the US. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org