chrome bumper/long tails?

[WABIT]

i dont think i have ever thought about this...

did vw bring out a metal bumper mk1 with long tail's from factory?

cheers
dom

[Retired]

Nah, the big tails came out end of 79/80 and by that time, mk1s had plastic bumpers.

AFAIK, metal bumpers were only on 75, 76 and 77 models.

[WABIT]

yeah i knew that, but was thinking of like a inbetween or limited edition mk1 or something like that....

dom

[Retired]

Ah cool, not to my knowledge but happy to be proved wrong.

I used to think it looked rank but it is not too bad if the rest of the car is done right.

[hans j]

In the states, late golf 1's had really long tails and aluminum bumpers (painted black). My '78 has small tails like a cabby and steel chrome bumper. But our bumpers are much taller... so jealous of your tiny bumpers, whether steel or plastic.

[Jarred]

I don't know if VW did from the factory, but I've got pics of the combo.

also US or EU chrome, and US or EU bigs??

[gtimk5]

Scuse my ignorance but wot the heck do you all mean by chrome bumpers with long "tails"??????
Doesnt make any sense to me!!

[Jarred]

long taillights Andrew

[GoLfMan]

Scuse my ignorance but wot the heck do you all mean by chrome bumpers with long "tails"??????
Doesnt make any sense to me!!

tails = tail lights Andrew

get with it old man

[gtimk5]

Thanks Jarred, taillights is what we call them down here. We must be behind!
Never heard them called tails. I had the later "tails" on Gunter with the steel bumper. The later panel and lights were cheaper to buy than the normal one.

[Retired]

See, Gunter looks HOT with the long tail-lights :biggreen: and steel bumpers.

I would hit it

[gtimk5]

Thanks Cam, it looked good and I painted the bumpers black

[XXX-1.8T]

i didnt know they were called long tails?

The US Rabbits had really long tails which look like they are off a Pontiac or Ford.

[gtimk5]

The yankee ones do nothing for me!!!

[Retired]

Either, nothing worse IMO.

Euro long ones look hot, I love the all red ones esp!