BUMPERS

FRONT BUMPERS
1952=>1955: commonly called the"Ribbed bumper": Two holes drilled with threaded nuts welded to the back for license plate. Same as non-truck bumper of same years.
1955=>mid56:Wolfsburg bus: same as 50-55 except that is doesn't have any threaded inserts for the holes for the license plate. Same as non-truck bumper of same years.
late 56=>July58: Hannover bus: Ribs were shortened, bumper bolts closer to center -about 4 inches. no holes drilled at all for license plate. Same as non-truck bumper of same years.
Aug58=>1965: "slash end": Overriders (also called "monkey bars" and "towel bars") added to US models, Euro had same bumper but with no overriders. Both american and euro bumpers were the Same as non-truck bumper of same years.
1966=>1967: "point end", Same as non-truck bumper of same years
REAR BUMPERS
mid 54=>July1958 Truck only: first year of rear bumper.	Truck rear:	Standard bus rear:
Aug1958=>jan1960 (some say mid 60) Truck only: This style was commonly called "slash end". U.S. model had overrider tubes- also called "towel bars" and "monkey bars". This bumper is actually identical to the mid60-65 bumper, except the inner upper corner of the bumper is rounded out more to clear the truck square body corners. Many people are using mid 60-65 bumpers and just rounding out the top corners themselves.	(Left pic is of Euro version.)
mid60=>1965 "slash end": VW changed the shape of the truck rear corners this year, making them more rounder, so they could use a non-truck bumper instead.
1966=>1967 "point end", Bumper same as non-truck bumper of same years.

BRACKETS
1952=>mid1955 Ribbed bumper brackets, fronts are 52=>mid55 barndoor only Same as non-truck	Rear	Front
		(need pic)
late55=>July58 Rear are the same as 52=>55. Fronts changed. Same as non-truck
Aug58=>1967 non ribbed bumper brackets. Same as non-truck	need pic	need pic

SPLASH PANS
1952=>1957 Trucks had their own special splash pan. Much wider in the mid-section	Truck	Standard bus

1958 only?. has the 52-57 seal and same outer curve, but has the later stamp on the end like the 59-61 where it meets the bracket. (see below)	Rumored to exist ..anyone got a pic? (if it doesn't really exist, then the 52=>57 splash pan would be the correct one.)
1959 =>1961 has the 62-67 seal. The outer curve is the same as standard bus, not a sharp corner. Inner curve is like the earlier models to clear the truck corners. Note the bent curve at bracket.
1962=>1967 Trucks had the same splash pans as non-truck for these years, due to VW changing the shape of the rear body corner curve on trucks..