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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: dan iow on 13 February 2009, 21:29
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hi im new to this site and new to vw's i have bought a mk3 golf 3 door , want to fit jetta front end on it because i like the look of the rear of golfs and front of jettas lol . is it an easy conversion to do ? any tips etc ? thanks Dan
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search for mikesters threads as he's just done his...but you need the bonnet,headlights and grille (and possibly the headlight wiring connectors..depending on years)
you can fit the vento bumper too for the full conversion or use your golf bumper which isn't as deep or wide (but fits fine)
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I paid £110 for the following:
Vento headlights
Vento Bonnet
Vento Grille
Bumper Iron
Slam Panel
(note you dont need the slam panel, but i wanted a new rad fan, and the bumper iron on mine has a small bend on one of the holes to clip in the grille, so got that too)
I then spend £50 on a venom debadged vento grille
I then spend a further £20 on headlight wiring loom, to convert old vento lights to my new loom.
Everything is just bolt onto the golf, and you can keep your standard bumper from the golf, rahter than a vento, as the vento vr6 splitters are like rocking horse doo doo to find.
You will also then need to get all the parts sprayed, and the wings sprayed in to match. Ive been advised at around £500 to spray the lot for a good job, although i did also want a bumper smoothed and sprayed for that price.
Where are you located, as i know of a place that has a supply of ventos.
Hope that helps
Mike
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do it mate it looks sweet
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thanks every one , i have been busy this evening and bought a red 1.8 vento with mint body work for £50 because it has a broken gearbox lol .and i bought a vr6 front and rear golf bumper and tailgate with spoiler . the wings on my golf are dented very very badly , so i can hopefully use the vento ones .mines a 1.4 match aswell because im 19 and cant afford to run a big engined vw lol so my headlights are old loom and the vento is old style loom . :smiley:
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are you breaking whats left of the vento???
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the expensive part is the paint. lol I post up about buyin a vento front end and now loads of people want it.
Not guna fit mine now......
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the expensive part is the paint. lol I post up about buyin a vento front end and now loads of people want it.
Not guna fit mine now......
bet 90% of people that even ask about it will never do it so dont worry! :grin:
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the expensive part is the paint. lol I post up about buyin a vento front end and now loads of people want it.
Not guna fit mine now......
bet 90% of people that even ask about it will never do it so dont worry! :grin:
Yeah, i was being a bit sarcastic to hopefully double bluff everyone. But yeah was just sayin to dec, everyone is asking, but doubt anyone has the parts on their lounge floor stubbin their toes, hah.
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vento front is played to death :grin: :grin:
stick with golf front, if you want vento front then buy a vento hahahahahaha
know what u mean tho mike, was same with hella twinheadlamps and me but hey ho, its all good
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vento front is played to death :grin: :grin:
stick with golf front, if you want vento front then buy a vento hahahahahaha
know what u mean tho mike, was same with hella twinheadlamps and me but hey ho, its all good
I would say only a handful of people can pull them off as well though... Saw a standard bright blue mk3 with them in black today and it just looked a bit bolt on :sad:
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^^^^ so true
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have to say not a vento fan, but if it floats ya boat...(edit. no pun intended! :grin:)
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I will go for it, as i want to make the car how i personally like, but im not guna cut corners like before.
I dont see the point in spending £100 on hella lamps and then not getting them sprayed, it looks a bit off as dec said.
Besides, i have done the modded mk3 look, now i want a low smooth vento fronter.
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(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u30/inthoughtwelive/P1020449.jpg)
(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u30/inthoughtwelive/Picture048-2.jpg)
(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u30/inthoughtwelive/Picture055-1.jpg)
(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u30/inthoughtwelive/Picture105.jpg)
(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u30/inthoughtwelive/Picture326.jpg)
(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u30/inthoughtwelive/Picture345.jpg)
Bottom ones are the same car but the top one is a different one but owned by the same person :smiley:
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look so mean. love it. Even if it is played out im not wanting to be the biggest gay in the village/ed38. lol.
Nice pics dec :)
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personally those vento fronted mk 3s in the pics their look like they are 300 quid runners hahahaha
and yeah hella twins look best same colour as car....just as mine are :)
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To be honest Vento front has been done to death now.
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To be honest Vento front has been done to death now.
Yes it has, but im not doing it to be different, and cool with the crowd. Ive done it becuase i like it. Everything on everyones cars has been "done to death" be it your alloys, de-arching, hella lamps etc, but you have them becuase you like it.
vento front is played to death
If you didnt notice its already been said in this thread too...
Rant over...
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To be honest Vento front has been done to death now.
Yes it has, but im not doing it to be different, and cool with the crowd. Ive done it becuase i like it. Everything on everyones cars has been "done to death" be it your alloys, de-arching, hella lamps etc, but you have them becuase you like it.
vento front is played to death
If you didnt notice its already been said in this thread too...
Rant over...
if you like it then i dont blame you for doing it
lets see some pics of the parts then pal?
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Will start a thread tomo i think, take a pic of the parts. The new badgless venom grille is sex in its self.
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Will start a thread tomo i think, take a pic of the parts. The new badgless venom grille is sex in its self.
cool, whats the grill like, got a link to it?
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To be honest Vento front has been done to death now.
Yes it has, but im not doing it to be different, and cool with the crowd. Ive done it becuase i like it. Everything on everyones cars has been "done to death" be it your alloys, de-arching, hella lamps etc, but you have them becuase you like it.
vento front is played to death
If you didnt notice its already been said in this thread too...
Rant over...
Calm down, was only saying I am sure it will look ace.
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might glue a plastcic chicken to the roof... pretty sure that hasnt been done to death on a mk3 :grin:
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thanks for the pictures dec , never actually seen a golf with a vento front end before . like i said im new to the vw scene . i love the look of that conversion so im definately going to do it , i live on the isle of wight so if i do that my golf will stand out and probably be the only one on the island like it . il hopefully get the vento monday , and i will try to put some pics up on my crappy dented up golf , and then keep u posted on the build . i like this site , theres no criticism even if the topic isnt to your taste every ones still nice and helpful . Thanks for the help and comments .
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thought i would post up a few pictures of when i first got the car .
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/th_Photo0254.jpg) (http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/?action=view¤t=Photo0254.jpg)
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/th_Photo0256.jpg) (http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/?action=view¤t=Photo0256.jpg)
with the vr6 bumpers tryed on
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/th_Photo0021.jpg) (http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/?action=view¤t=Photo0021.jpg)
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/th_Photo0024.jpg) (http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/?action=view¤t=Photo0024.jpg)
started stripping the golf down
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/th_Photo0053.jpg) (http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/?action=view¤t=Photo0053.jpg)
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/th_Photo0054.jpg) (http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/?action=view¤t=Photo0054.jpg)
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/th_Photo0055.jpg) (http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/?action=view¤t=Photo0055.jpg)
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/th_Photo0056.jpg) (http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/?action=view¤t=Photo0056.jpg)
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/th_Photo0059.jpg) (http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/?action=view¤t=Photo0059.jpg)
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/th_Photo0060.jpg) (http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/?action=view¤t=Photo0060.jpg)
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/th_Photo0057.jpg) (http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/?action=view¤t=Photo0057.jpg)
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and now with the vento front on .
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/th_DSC00324.jpg) (http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/?action=view¤t=DSC00324.jpg)
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/th_DSC00325.jpg) (http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/?action=view¤t=DSC00325.jpg)
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/th_DSC00326.jpg) (http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/fiestadan2k7/Gonto/?action=view¤t=DSC00326.jpg)
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nice work mate. When its all sprayed it will look good.
You didnt need to change the wings though :/
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my old wings were really dented and damaged , thats y i have put them on . cant wait to get it sprayed , hoping to get coilovers , then paint it , but i have no idea what colour to paint it , i dont like green or red lol so i hate the paint as it is , was thinking white or maybe a light blue . any ideas ?
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Black mate would be sexy i always think. Going to cost you a lot of money mate to get it sprayed if you want the whole car a new colour.
Would be a lot of dollar just for the bits to be the same colour as the car. give it a propper wash, and polish and it will look good.
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Leave it a different colour, rat look is in this year.
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Leave it a different colour, rat look is in this year.
lol, that was a joke yeah?
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Leave it a different colour, rat look is in this year.
lol, that was a joke yeah?
Maybe :laugh:
Makes a change from dragon green however.
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Nothing wrong with Dragon Green, best colour of the lot :D
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Leave it a different colour, rat look is in this year.
lol, that was a joke yeah?
Makes a change from dragon green however.
Amen to that :grin: :grin:
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black is the best, and mine isnt even black....