Need expert opinion

[OEM G60]

The smooth back panel is factory (my old UK spec '86 GTI had this with the "VOLKSWAGEN" badge on the left and "GOLF GTI" on the right).

Oh yeah of course, you're right, i remember my mates '87 Valver and my old '85 CL had the same thing, guess it was a pre-88 (pre one-piece window door) thing.

[Stiggy_21]

I've seen electric glass sunroofs, but only in a 90's spec mk2, only ever seen manual steel ones in pre '89 cars as an option

[OEM G60]

My '89 16V and my '91 16V both had steel factory Golde sunroofs, both manual ones. They seemed to be quite popular in the UK, no idea why though the sun hardly ever comes out!

[moostin]

Yeah i hadn't noticed till i looked closer at that one for sale. I reckon that rear panel is the weirdest not having the recess for the badge, you'd think they'd all be the same, but that red one in my link doesn't have it either. I thought it could of been a mod, but nothing else seems to be so it would be a bit weird to smooth the rear and not bother with anything else! Notice the 16V on Gumtree has the bee sting and the red one in my link doesn't as it was an 8V. Wonder if they were the stock 16V wheels over there?

I sure that the early 2's did not have a centre vw badge my 84 is smooth and the 88 has it

[moostin]

No rear badge


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[Stiggy_21]

Moostin.. On both your cars can you; looking In the boot, check out the rear body panel where the vw badge should be. Can you see a bulge from the inside in the '84, Or is it dead flat??

[walshydub]

Early MK2's 84-87

Small VW badge with Volkswagen script on the left

Late MK2's 87-91

Badge in the middle

[OEM G60]

Can't believe i forgot they were like that! As i said it was a one-peice window time change ('8.

Still, i've never seen side mouldings like on that SA Mk2.

[RedMk2Gti]

Are they SA example ? Walshydub

My Mk2 is 86 South Africa model, it has VW badge in middle and GTI badge on the right. Forget about the big bumper, I know you hate them

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/forums/f46/im-back-now-become-whitemk2gti-45547-2.html

[ozgti]

Mine has no dimple in the middle, (84 GTI)It's all smooth.

In terms of moulds- That's the early side moulding. They attach with double sided tape instead of push locks into the panel. The vinyl striping was standard on all early golfs, but mopst are removed when they peel. There is also a sill stripe that some came with.

Strangely it still has the boot glass decal.

Bumpers- It looks like it's missing teh stripe all together.

[moostin]

Moostin.. On both your cars can you; looking In the boot, check out the rear body panel where the vw badge should be. Can you see a bulge from the inside in the '84, Or is it dead flat??

I'll check it out!

[Stiggy_21]

The grey/silver or black stripe was only ever on small bumpers.. My Helios blue '89 originally had a grey/silver stripe. Red, white cars had the black stripe. And black cars came with nil.

Also early stick on side strips sat below the crease in the doors?? Where as the later clip on ones join on top of the crease

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Geez this threads gone WAY off topic!!!!

[walshydub]

Are they SA example ? Walshydub

My Mk2 is 86 South Africa model, it has VW badge in middle and GTI badge on the right. Forget about the big bumper, I know you hate them

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/foru...i-45547-2.html

They're both European versions, so who knows really. It's all getting a bit grey.

I don't hate big bumper MK2's, i love all versions. Just prefer them on 2 door's and smalls of 4 doors, but i'm strange like that :p

[ryana89]

The grey/silver or black stripe was only ever on small bumpers.. My Helios blue '89 originally had a grey/silver stripe. Red, white cars had the black stripe. And black cars came with nil.

Also early stick on side strips sat below the crease in the doors?? Where as the later clip on ones join on top of the crease

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Geez this threads gone WAY off topic!!!!

What would you say if I said I owned a 92 (reg) MK2 with stripe and a GTi badge on the back




(shuddup Ryan, just cause your sssspecial)

[OEM G60]

So that's a SA 16V big bumper is it? Or did you put the bumpers on it?