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  • Type 2

    Any Volkswagen Transporter . Since the Beetle was the first car produced by VW, it became known within the company as the Type 1. The bus or transporter was the second type of vehicle produced, so it became known as the Type 2. The Squareback/Fastback was the Type 3, and the 411/412 was the Type 4 (which had the same engine as the 1972-1982 Type 2's ( buses ).

  • 4-2-1 system

    A type of exhaust system with a 4-2-1 configuration

  • A-2 chassis

    A chassis type used in newer Golf and Jetta models

  • Techtonics 2020 motor

    A type of engine or motor, possibly used for improved performance

  • Transporter

    Any of Volkswagen smaller trucks and vans. known as Type 2 , they evolved through four (4) 'generations': T1 , T2 , T3 , and T4 , but the entire line of vehicles has always been called ' Type 2 '.

  • T1

    The first generation of Transporters , from 1949-1967. Note that this is not Type 1, but just T1 (for Transporter 1 ). Strictly speaking, it should be Type 2 , T1 . Known as the Station Wagon or Microbus .

  • Waterboxer engines

    Type of engine used in Vanagon/T25 models, with 1.9 or 2.1 liter displacement

  • Radiator

    The front-mounted heat exchanger in a water-cooled Vanagon's engine-coolant circuit. It releases heat from circulating coolant to outside air. Air-cooled Type 2 buses do not use an engine-coolant radiator.

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  • VW Caddy sun visor clip — creator’s model photo

    VW Caddy sun visor clip

    Thingiverse · JtRiekert ·

    Replacement sun-visor clip for the VW Caddy type 2K (2003 onward), according to the creator. The creator reports using solid infill.

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    Suggested as a VW Bus visor clip; the original listing identifies a Caddy part. Bus, Vanagon and EuroVan fitment is unverified.

    CC BY-SA 4.0 · Metadata checked 2026-11-10. Description summarized from the creator’s listing.

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