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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: ataripower on 18 April 2009, 23:48

Title: Purchased my first MK1 Gti Cabrio (came with free rust, water & oil leaks)!
Post by: ataripower on 18 April 2009, 23:48: Hi all. After the one day of good weather we had recently decided I wanted a cabrio and have always wanted one of these so picked it up on Thursday.
However after reading through all these really useful posts I decided to check the fuel filler neck and you guessed it rust rust rust.

Has anyone got any ideas where I can pick one of these up? The cabrio one seems to be different to the tin top. Oh and before you suggest I cannot fit myself, so will need to take to a garage.

Any help appreciated

Cheers
Andy
Title: Re: Purchased my first MK1 Gti Cabrio (came with free rust, water & oil leaks)!
Post by: rubjonny on 19 April 2009, 10:53: they come up on ebay quite regularly, gsf do them as well but expensive! filler neck is easy to change though, hose clamp holding it to the fuel tank, screw in the inner arch and 3 around the filler neck. oh and a breather hose near the top.
All you need is a few screwdrivers and a bucket to catch the fuel in :)
Title: Re: Purchased my first MK1 Gti Cabrio (came with free rust, water & oil leaks)!
Post by: ataripower on 19 April 2009, 12:36: Thanks rubjonny. I will check out the supplier, but your talking to a novice who has never even changed an oil filter, let alone this job.....
Title: Re: Purchased my first MK1 Gti Cabrio (came with free rust, water & oil leaks)!
Post by: Wayne on 19 April 2009, 19:32: One other thing to remember is to pull the fuse for the fuel pump and then run the car until it stops that will get rid of the pressure in the system.
Title: Re: Purchased my first MK1 Gti Cabrio (came with free rust, water & oil leaks)!
Post by: rubjonny on 20 April 2009, 08:01: why would that help tho, this is the filler neck we're talkin about here ;)
Title: Re: Purchased my first MK1 Gti Cabrio (came with free rust, water & oil leaks)!
Post by: Wayne on 20 April 2009, 11:12: Quote from: rubjonny on 20 April 2009, 08:01
why would that help tho, this is the filler neck we're talkin about here ;)

I know but makes it safer.
Title: Re: Purchased my first MK1 Gti Cabrio (came with free rust, water & oil leaks)!
Post by: gibby on 22 April 2009, 22:40: Euro Car Parts used to do the filler necks too as I bought one there a couple of years ago. As already said, they aint cheap. I think the tintop is something like £30 and the cab is £100 + VAT.
Title: Re: Purchased my first MK1 Gti Cabrio (came with free rust, water & oil leaks)!
Post by: rubjonny on 23 April 2009, 09:44: ^^ thats early/late difference :)
luckily my cab is an 83 so it uses the cheapy tintop filler neck, as its all tintop golf underneath. Later ones used a larger capacity fuel tank with modified exhaust hangers at the rear, hence the difference in filler necks

edit: same changes also happened to the Scirocco
Title: Re: Purchased my first MK1 Gti Cabrio (came with free rust, water & oil leaks)!
Post by: ataripower on 23 April 2009, 21:55: Quote from: gibby on 22 April 2009, 22:40
Euro Car Parts used to do the filler necks too as I bought one there a couple of years ago. As already said, they aint cheap. I think the tintop is something like £30 and the cab is £100 + VAT.

Yeah checked Euro Car Parts but they don't seem to stock them anymore...
Title: Re: Purchased my first MK1 Gti Cabrio (came with free rust, water & oil leaks)!
Post by: gibby on 24 April 2009, 08:53: Try GSF (German Swedish French), if no joy try this guy http://www.golfmk1.co.uk/ He does mainly tintop ones when I e-mailed him years ago but he said he did supply the necessary clips and hose to use a tintop filler neck for for a cab.
Title: Re: Purchased my first MK1 Gti Cabrio (came with free rust, water & oil leaks)!
Post by: ataripower on 24 April 2009, 13:15: Thanks gibby, tried GSF but they have no stock although they do still list the part. I will try the other chap...