my new mk1 golf project

[Preen59]

looks great lawny...who would have known a rack that came on XB/XC Falcons could look so good on a Golf just need some ol' skool suitcases & esky for it now.....hmm, pity i can't fit one to my Cabby....

They were a universal unit. Came in a few different lengths and widths. I've also seen them on Datsun station wagons and things like that.

[captainvw]

lookin good mate

[Golf Loon]

.....hmm, pity i can't fit one to my Cabby....

The later Cabrio owners manuals have pics of a factory roofbar you could get for the cabrio.

I think it clips to the rails at the side of the windscreen and you could get a surfboard or similar between that and the safety hoop

I have never seen one in real life though.

[dubai gti]

looks great lawny...who would have known a rack that came on XB/XC Falcons could look so good on a Golf just need some ol' skool suitcases & esky for it now.....hmm, pity i can't fit one to my Cabby....

[ross_m]

I love the look of this car. Cool colour. Love the roof rack too

[Preen59]

Fits well with the theme and age of the car.

Mk1s are woth nothing anyway, so go nuts I reckon.

Looks good mate.

Exactly.

[Golf Loon]

Fits well with the theme and age of the car.

Mk1s are woth nothing anyway, so go nuts I reckon.

Looks good mate.

[lawny]

well it is done and it looks sick.... love it

[Tim]

From memory lawnys car has had a respray at some point so its not like he will be butchering factory original paint anyways? If you decide you dont like them its not a big deal to fill the holes and have the roof painted again. Its only money.

The one thing to be careful though is to make sure they are sealed properly. I had a friend with similar roof racks on his mk1 and he started to have a few rust issues around them.

[16v_kid]

what about gluing it on with some special glue? Just in case you don't like it later on etc...

But, looks pretty cool.

[Whubbsie]

I was eyeing these off on ebay, would be putting them on if I wasn;t broke and had been able to bid. they look awesome.

[WABIT]

if their not coming off and you like them, hammer away mate, those looks crazy and would really be unique to any mk1 in OZ! just make sure you clean them up nice before you put em on, coz itll be difficult to keep em clean

dom

[lawny]

how many screws have to be put through?

it is 23 screws in total. i know its one of those straight original mk1's that are getting hard to find, but its just going to have to be a straight original mk1 with really cool roof racks on it.

[Gipson]

i wouldnt risk "screwing it up" dude
how many screws have to be put through?
personally i loved my racks when i first put them on then got sick of them after a few days. just dont want you to do the same and be left with a butchered roof

[lawny]

Sorry dude it can only be screwed down if I use it. Will never come off.