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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: twistedblack69 on 26 February 2009, 14:40
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Just getting some ideas (most of which are stupid, namely this one :laugh: :laugh:) I found this picture on another forum
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/stegti/Picture014.jpg)
Are these G60 arches?? They look a lot wider than the ones I've seen on ebay at the mo. anyway....was thinking it'd look kool to put the front arches on the rear, leave the front ones as standard GTI's, and put some spacers on the rear, make it all a bit wider than the front. Do you think the front right arch would fit on the rear left, and front left on the rear right??
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Yes they are G60 front plastic arches, I don't think they would ever fit on the rear though :)
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not a straight swap no, it can be done with some effort though. seen it a couple o times. trouble is it'll look a bit pap unless you fill the arches, and to do that properly you need to do a bit of arch work. bit tricky at the back too, as its double skinned. if you cut them back they must be sealed properly or moisture will get up in the quarter pannel and rot it from the inside out.
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Just put g60 rears on they are wider than standard anyway
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you got any pictures of that done rubjonny? must look a bit weird!
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not to hand, not so many people can be bothered with the hassles of makin em fit, I'll see if I can dig anythign out. I'd stick with the standard g60 rears:
(http://vwtech.no-ip.info/images/golf/yum.jpg)
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By "making it fit", what does this entail?? Is that shaving off some of the arches down, or is there work to be done on the car too?? (apart from what has already been mentioned)
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not to hand, not so many people can be bothered with the hassles of makin em fit, I'll see if I can dig anythign out. I'd stick with the standard g60 rears:
(http://vwtech.no-ip.info/images/golf/yum.jpg)
Lovely looking car that.
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that looks sexy as hell
no rubbing strips FTW
are they G60 front and rear differant then ??
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yeah the rear is more subtle different to the front, not as much didth difference on the back than G60/non-G60 front. I think the red one may even have std rears?
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Mine are G60 items all round.
(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd2/Darnpistonbroke/June200810.jpg)
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The rears look slightly more Flared :smiley:
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It does...wondering what that'd look like with standard fronts and rear spacers...could look nice
Stunning car DarnPB and RubJonny
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G60 Items all round & rears are definately more sculpted further out then the standard items..
(http://www.golfgti.co.uk/pageimages/gti_int07/38.jpg)
(http://www.golfgti.co.uk/pageimages/vwfestival06/7.jpg)
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My god i remember your black golf, i saw it parking at Halford in Hemel Hempstead, i cant tell it was 8v,16v or G60!
Here pic of me standing next to your golf :rolleyes:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3545/3344950121_de2ea51506_b.jpg)
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Ahh to many good looking cars!
Starting to think of reasons NOT to get a Mk2 as a little project over the summer....G60 rep? Hard finding excuses not to do one!
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Ahh to many good looking cars!
Starting to think of reasons NOT to get a Mk2 as a little project over the summer....G60 rep? Hard finding excuses not to do one!
I'm bringing mine to Bournemouth in a couple of weeks...for good!
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Small world heah & guess what it's a almost dead standard 8v.. I like your picture & the pose excellent..
My god i remember your black golf, i saw it parking at Halford in Hemel Hempstead, i cant tell it was 8v,16v or G60!
Here pic of me standing next to your golf :rolleyes:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3545/3344950121_de2ea51506_b.jpg)
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Is the black rear number plate legal? nice looking car
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Is the black rear number plate legal? nice looking car
only on classic cars :)
but i guess they are classics in one way or another
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Colour and dimensions
Black number plates with white or silver characters are permitted on vehicles manufactured before 1973.
Current plates have black characters on white reflective material (for the front plate) or on yellow reflective material (for the rear plate).
Older British plates had white, grey or silver characters on a black background. This style of plate was phased out in 1972, and is now legal to be carried only on vehicles built prior to 1 January 1973.
Front number plates are 520 mm x 111 mm (20.5" x 4⅜") in size. Rear plates may be 520 mm x 111 mm (standard), 285 mm x 203 mm (square) or 533 mm x 152 mm (large).[citation needed]
Motorcycles formerly had a double-sided number plate on top of the front mudguard, curved to follow the contour of the wheel and visible from the sides. The requirement for the front number plate was dropped in 1975 because of the severe danger these presented to pedestrians in the event of a collision.
Specialist HM Forces vehicles use black plates with white lettering.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_car_number_plates
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Is the black rear number plate legal? nice looking car
only on classic cars :)
but i guess they are classics in one way or another
I like it.. on a serious note though they are illegal and if caught as often I have been, it's a severe telling off or a fine or both! At the moment the car runs legal plates for peace of mind and as I am getting older and supoose to be setting a good example, I tend to leave the legal ones on lol....
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Colour and dimensions
Black number plates with white or silver characters are permitted on vehicles manufactured before 1973.
Current plates have black characters on white reflective material (for the front plate) or on yellow reflective material (for the rear plate).
Older British plates had white, grey or silver characters on a black background. This style of plate was phased out in 1972, and is now legal to be carried only on vehicles built prior to 1 January 1973.
Front number plates are 520 mm x 111 mm (20.5" x 4⅜") in size. Rear plates may be 520 mm x 111 mm (standard), 285 mm x 203 mm (square) or 533 mm x 152 mm (large).[citation needed]
Motorcycles formerly had a double-sided number plate on top of the front mudguard, curved to follow the contour of the wheel and visible from the sides. The requirement for the front number plate was dropped in 1975 because of the severe danger these presented to pedestrians in the event of a collision.
Specialist HM Forces vehicles use black plates with white lettering.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_car_number_plates
I hate the number plate police, black car therefore black number plates :laugh:
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this is the main problem with fitting fronts, on the rear:
(http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj396/jhelm29/P1010114.jpg?t=1231706633)
the yanks seem to like doing it on jettas, was looking for a red jetta with it done well but found this 2 door with it done. by all accounts its not at all easy!
(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i276/shadyous777/Christmas%20break/DSCN0771.jpg)
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Have you got a link?? Woudlnt mind a further look at that. And I am a bit of a perfectionist so would like to think I'd do it right :tongue: :tongue:
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could probably find it again but it was just that one pic, don't know where the rest of the info about that 2 door is. get searching the vast-ness of vwvortex!