1987 VW Vanagon 4254
The 1987 Volkswagen Vanagon continued the refined late Vanagon period with the 2.1L water-cooled wasserboxer engine, rectangular headlights, improved cooling system design, and available Syncro four-wheel drive. With Tin-top, Westfalia, Weekender, and Syncro configurations, the 1987 VW Vanagon remains a popular choice for classic Volkswagen owners, campers, and overland-style builds.
This page groups parts for the 1987 VW Vanagon, including Tin-top, Westfalia, Weekender, Syncro, Syncro Weekender, Syncro Westfalia, and other water-cooled Vanagon applications depending on your vehicle and catalog fitment. CIP1 offers a large selection of 1987 Volkswagen Vanagon parts and accessories, including wasserboxer engine parts, cooling system parts, brake parts, suspension parts, steering parts, Syncro drivetrain parts, rubber seals, electrical components, body trim, interior parts, exterior parts, lighting parts, camper parts, wheels, and vintage VW restoration components.
Browse parts for your 1987 VW Vanagon and keep your classic Volkswagen on the road with confidence, whether you are maintaining a daily driver, restoring a Westfalia camper, upgrading a Weekender, preserving a Syncro, or planning a full Vanagon restoration.
More about the 1987 VW Vanagon
Factory-style details
- Late water-cooled VW Vanagon
- 2.1L water-cooled wasserboxer flat-four engine
- Approximately 90 hp engine output
- Digifant engine management
- Front-mounted radiator with lower grille
- Rectangular headlights
- Rear-mounted engine layout
- Rear-wheel drive on standard 2WD models
- Syncro four-wheel-drive models available
- Independent front suspension
- IRS rear suspension with CV joints
- Tin-top, Westfalia, Weekender, and Syncro applications may apply depending on fitment
1987 Vanagon notes
- 1987 continued the 2.1L wasserboxer Vanagon period
- Rectangular headlights and late front-end styling continued
- Syncro four-wheel-drive models remained available
- Late Vanagon cooling, engine management, and interior refinements continued
- Westfalia and Weekender models can use different camper, interior, seal, and trim components than passenger Tin-top models
- Body, trim, engine, cooling, brake, suspension, wheel, camper, and electrical details can vary by production date, market, drivetrain, and Vanagon model
