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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: juleshs on 09 April 2009, 18:03

Title: corrado front end
Post by: juleshs on 09 April 2009, 18:03
any one know if the corrado slam panel headlights and grille will fit a 1990 golf
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: nealey on 09 April 2009, 18:46
corrado headlights in a mk2 have been done before, iirc it involves using a jetta slam panel, corrado headlights and rallye grill and a bit of chopping etc

Jolfa on clubgti has done it
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: juleshs on 15 April 2009, 14:52
waiting for the corrado slam penel and lights to arrive, thats this weekend taken up, hope its not too taxing i am planning on having major hangover on satday
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: muppet on 15 April 2009, 22:38
id like to see how this turns out.... when you do it make sure you do a how to please cos i was thinking about the same thing
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: juleshs on 15 April 2009, 22:40
i wll git pics of all the butchery
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: WYATT on 16 April 2009, 21:14
i've seen some photos of a mk2 with corrado front end and it looks well good i mean brillaint i wish i had the money to do it , everywhere i look they quote £150 for everything i need , but i just cant warrant that on the look i'll save up and get it on my mk2 one day ,



Joe
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: juleshs on 16 April 2009, 22:25
i picked the slam panel and headlights up for £50   £30 for the rallye grill so not too bad
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: juleshs on 20 April 2009, 11:22
do not try this with a corrado slam panel, it will fit but shape is wrong and also the bonnet catch is in the wrong place,
jetta slam panel next
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: juleshs on 30 April 2009, 20:20
well the old thing as gone from this
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt295/juleshs/SANY0132-1.jpg)
to this
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt295/juleshs/SANY0173.jpg)
to this
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt295/juleshs/SANY0174.jpg)
and now this
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt295/juleshs/SANY0181.jpg)
maybe back to this
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt295/juleshs/SANY0132-1.jpg)
i bought a corrado slam panel to start with but that was the wrong shape and not being able to weld that went on the scrap pile, next i bought a jetta slam panel which was a total wast of money, by the time i had cut out the bits i needed to it looked like a golf slam panel, so that was £70 well spent, basicly all you need is a pair of corrado headlights and the willingness to chop up a rallye grille.
i have got a couple of things to finnish ie, deep grille spoiler to get rid of the gap and a bit of paint on the bottom of the grille then may change it back to 4 lamp not sure i like it
oppinions and ideas welcome
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: nealey on 30 April 2009, 22:52
Prefer the original tbh but try it with a spoiler and see how it goes
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: Martz on 30 April 2009, 22:57
Sorry fella, I know I sold you the grill, but that looks wrong. Might be the colours though??????
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: juleshs on 30 April 2009, 23:06
will waste a bit more money on a grill spoiler then bin the whole lot and go back to original
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: Chris-White on 01 May 2009, 13:44
i like it, but you car doesnt have enough low / poke to pull it off imo.
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: Horney on 01 May 2009, 13:46
Thay early or late Corrado headlights? Late ones are a bit bigger round the edges so would fill it out a bit more.

Nick
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: juleshs on 01 May 2009, 15:16
was told they were late ones,not to worry i think they will be on ebay next week, depending on what it loks like with the grill spoiler
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: Horney on 01 May 2009, 15:23
I think it looks better than the jetta set up but not as good as the rallye set up. Give it a few tweaks, some paint and a badgless grill and I reckon it'll look good.

nick
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: juleshs on 01 May 2009, 15:38
might not pass mot with all the tie-raps  holding it all together
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: beechymonza on 01 May 2009, 17:17
2 be honest it looks a bit bog eyed, if i were you id stik it back normal, or go single headlights,  :sick: :sick:
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 01 May 2009, 18:07
anyone remember the blue westside mk2 with corrado front, that looked sweet!
to pull it off you need g60 arches and very wide wheels though imo. i think yours need a bit of moving around to make the gaps around the lights more constant, but the potential is there
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: ReDBull on 02 May 2009, 19:39
Don't think it looks to bad. With the grill spoiler fitted and the black trim kiwi'ed it'll look 10x better. Could also do with fog lights in the bumper to balance it up. Makes a change to see someone trying somthing different. Nice work.
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: Diamond Hell on 02 May 2009, 23:54
Looks gash IMO.

After careful consideration and running one for a bit de-badge grilles also look gash.  Single light, late OEM grille FTW.
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: Roverdose on 03 May 2009, 12:46
get it painted and soldier on! but as chris said, need other mods to compliment it, imagine it sitting a cm off the floor and it would look bad ass! if you decide you dont want it and fancy selling up, pm me! until then stop dilly dallying and get the rattle cans out!

ian
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: Thom89 on 04 May 2009, 01:11
Looks hideous to me! the top of headlamps need to be no more than 20mm off the edge of the bonnet, that would then leave larger gaps from the top of the bumper, to the bottom of the headlamps! so unless you could lift the bumper to fill the gaps, then it will always look out of proportion...
just my opinion
Tom
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: jezza16v on 04 May 2009, 08:07
Oops! :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: john905 on 04 May 2009, 09:08
you would be better off with a jetta front end to be honest will look loads better
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: juleshs on 07 May 2009, 20:40
a bit of paint on the lower grille, waiting for the grlle spoiler to get rid of the top gap
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt295/juleshs/SANY0241.jpg)

(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt295/juleshs/SANY0242.jpg)
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: Horney on 07 May 2009, 20:46
Now it's starting to look pretty damn good.

Nick
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: Neo Badness on 07 May 2009, 22:27
What a difference a few days make!! From zero to hero :grin:
Proof you should stick to your guns.
Look forward to the new photo's
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: juleshs on 15 May 2009, 20:28
its finnished and i hate it, egay could be beconing
(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt295/juleshs/SANY0331.jpg)

(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt295/juleshs/SANY0333-1.jpg)

the bumper may not look right, thas because its balancing there, i reversed down the curb and completely ripped it off the car, broke every clip on the bumper so thats now for the bin, unless i can find a way of fixing it back onto the metal bracket

(http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt295/juleshs/SANY0332.jpg)
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: nealey on 15 May 2009, 21:03
looks a lot better than what it did to start with

You could always take it slightly further and split the headlights and paint part of the insides black or maybe look into lamin-x
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: twistedblack69 on 15 May 2009, 22:25
I'm quite liking that mate, looks...sleepy, tho lol
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: Horney on 16 May 2009, 00:06
I think it looks pretty good actually.

nick
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: ReDBull on 16 May 2009, 09:34
Looking good  :wink:. Still think the fog lights and smoked indicators would improve things. :nerd:
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: twistedblack69 on 16 May 2009, 16:11
I think you should get rid of the eyebrow spoiler tho IMO
Title: Re: corrado front end
Post by: juleshs on 16 May 2009, 21:00
if i get rid of the eyebrow i end up with a nasty looking gap between the bonnet and lights, the indecaters and fogs will be getting done, just not yet been made redundant so money is a tad tight