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Title: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: robz on 31 December 2010, 18:31

cant find that brill thread, any helpers with better use of the english search language :D
cheers :)

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: Wayne on 31 December 2010, 18:34

why it looked horrid.

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: robz on 31 December 2010, 18:38

im interested mate ;)
one looked brill, and im tempted as a part time show thing, not dead cert but wanted to see it again!
got one thread, but there was a better one with more pics im sure... and a link to an australian site iirc...

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: Wayne on 31 December 2010, 18:39

Quote from: robz on 31 December 2010, 18:38

im interested mate ;)
one looked brill, and im tempted as a part time show thing, not dead cert but wanted to see it again!
got one thread, but there was a better one with more pics im sure... and a link to an australian site iirc...

Still think it looks wrong.

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: robz on 31 December 2010, 18:42

lol, you know what im like though, cant resist :D

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: Mitching on 31 December 2010, 19:26

Didn't they turn out to be just photochops and not actually possible?
Was an improvement anyways  :evil:

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: robz on 31 December 2010, 19:28

It's been done!!!
;)

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: Bellend on 31 December 2010, 20:06

I'm on the bus on my mobile, first search result.  :huh:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=137204.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=137204.0)

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: robz on 31 December 2010, 20:09

That's the one I got fella, there are 2 more i think, when you were banned :D had a few Pics on em :)
Got one more!!

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: Bellend on 31 December 2010, 20:12

Quote from: robz on 31 December 2010, 20:09

That's the one I got fella, there are 2 more i think, when you were banned :D had a few Pics on em :)
Got one more!!

Fair enough.

I remember one looking reasonable and those two look horrible cause the grills straight and the bumper isn't.

Do remember one looking alright tho.

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: robz on 31 December 2010, 20:14

I am drunk, but I do have the pot noodle horn for this right now !
Happy new year lol

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: tdi_blu on 01 January 2011, 10:12

I know its a little different but that looks pants why not just sell the VR buy a mk2  :wink:

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: robz on 01 January 2011, 10:17

I've got a plan in my head, something the pics I have found are missing a part that could make it look fab!!
May be wrong, I think they look good. So why not??
Plus i love my mk3, just wanna play :D

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: tdi_blu on 01 January 2011, 10:39

Thats fair play and at least its still a mk3  :evil: ill keep an eye out if you go ahead and do it be intresting mod anyway and different  :wink:

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: robz on 01 January 2011, 10:47

That's the spirit mate!
I keep circling back to this and I really fancy it!
Hardly a big job to change back if i don't like it!
Gonna be good!

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: Jimp on 01 January 2011, 14:08

All the photos knocking about are photoshopped, but one or two people actually tried and posted on vortex about it. One of them gave up because it involved a lot of messing about and cutting and making new parts. Another actually did it but I think it either broke or he removed it quickly. I don't have the pictures and the thread it was in was quickly shut down because of a flame war. It looked, odd. It was seriously marmite which is what caused the flame war  :grin:

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: robz on 01 January 2011, 14:12

Lol
I've got 3 pics, but that downunder thread has gone as that had a few more!
Hang on, I'll post em up....

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: robz on 01 January 2011, 14:15

(http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/vv134/robz88/5395a4c5.jpg)
(http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/vv134/robz88/2ce165de.jpg)
(http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/vv134/robz88/b078c678.jpg)
There were a few others too
I like it!!

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: SoundillusioN on 01 January 2011, 14:26

Ah i remember these. I think the black one is shopped due to the curves of the grille at at each end where the list are.  The other 2 look genuine.  Not sure on it though as an overall look but i think i prefer it over a vento front.

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: Jimp on 01 January 2011, 14:36

The purple and the red are photoshopped too I'm afraid. I think the genuine photos were of a blue mk3.

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: robz on 01 January 2011, 14:40

The black and red ones are sexy as!!

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: Wayne on 01 January 2011, 14:59

The question remains, why would you want to make a mk3 look like a mk2.

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: snifferdog on 01 January 2011, 15:02

I think it looks great!! :cool:

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: robz on 01 January 2011, 15:06

The answer as before is why make one look like a vento, or a mk4??
For me the lights and grill have always been a downside on the mk3 whichever way ya look at it!
Standard are crap looking, mk4s at just minging, mk2s look odd, quad are boring and expensive!
But at least this gives a talking point at a show, gives people something to argue over :D

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: SoundillusioN on 01 January 2011, 15:15

The red one looks bad with that bumper.

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: Jimp on 01 January 2011, 18:19

I did some research.
Here's an idea, get some ABT or Hella dual rounds and modify them. I happened across these pictures:
This is the blue car I thought did the mk2 conversion but he actually cut ABT rounds in half, removed the second light and reattached the curved end to the single light half:
(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f375/donvitovr6/fcf56ebd.jpg)
Another guy did the same:
(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f375/donvitovr6/fd46db80.jpg)
Dual rounds with the inner light removed for cold air feeds, VW racing did this with some mk3s before:
(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f375/donvitovr6/47b6d705b3127cce8dc68e5135c40000001.jpg)
And this is doing it wrong, mk2 quads on a Jetta. This one is apparently genuine:
(http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk78/mohrlantj001/Old%20School%20Water%20Cooled/old%20school%20try%20two/DSCF0004.jpg)
This guy put in single rounds and no grille but from his build thread I think he said they were rounds from an E30:
(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f17/DirtyJerseyDubs/ian06.jpg)
Here's another option, Hella single rounds. Pretty damn rare because they were ugly even in the 90s, but here are some shots from a mk3 rally car:
(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e277/TomStashko/ralleyegol.png)
(http://www.kitcarsweb.com/cars/2000/golf3kit/golf3-14.jpg)

Hope that helps mate  :smiley:

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: robz on 01 January 2011, 18:42

Very helpful mate thank you!!
Certainly gives a few more options, certainly think the mk2 front is still the best, but this is certainly great advice!!
How did ya manage to get all this, i failed miserably!! Lol

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: Jimp on 01 January 2011, 18:43

I went searching for ABT single rounds since I knew of them already and then for ABT dual rounds since I heard of people removing one light for an air feed, giving a single round look. I just sort of happened across the rest in the process or from info in other threads.

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: robz on 01 January 2011, 18:51

Top work mate!!
Ya don't see these things much at all!!!

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: Jimp on 01 January 2011, 18:58

No worries man, hope it helps out!  :cool:

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: tech1889 on 01 January 2011, 19:03

Rally cars one looks good..

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: SoundillusioN on 01 January 2011, 19:06

The first blue one with the cut into singles ABTs looks like it's got the front from the dodgy frog eyed scooby!

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: Wayne on 01 January 2011, 19:48

Quote from: Jimp on 01 January 2011, 18:19

I did some research.
This guy put in single rounds and no grille but from his build thread I think he said they were rounds from an E30:

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f17/DirtyJerseyDubs/ian06.jpg)

Hope that helps mate  :smiley:

Wtf, how different is this.  :cool:

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: robz on 01 January 2011, 19:50

Turning ya Wayne :D

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: Wayne on 01 January 2011, 19:55

Quote from: robz on 01 January 2011, 19:50

Turning ya Wayne :D

Not really, but don't think I have ever seen a Golf done as a old school hot rod before.

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: robz on 01 January 2011, 20:21

Lol
Not my cup of tea to be fair, bet it gets a few looks :D

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: SoundillusioN on 01 January 2011, 20:26

Seen that before, love the paint and wheels on that.

If you're looking for more hot rod golfs........

(http://gallery.tuningy.com/albums/2009/2009-07-26-6-new-styler-tagesmeeting-weiden/michal-6-new-styler-tagesmeeting-weiden-0063.jpg)

(http://static.skynetblogs.be/media/75960/dyn010_original_600_450_pjpeg_2585886_251f3353b526512abf001a523aeca0d2.jpg)

(http://static.skynetblogs.be/media/75960/dyn009_original_800_600_pjpeg_2585886_ba2b60616ba619d0733fff7cd15f8097.jpg)

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 03 January 2011, 11:23

that looks friggin rediculous!

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: Jimp on 03 January 2011, 17:07

Here's a video of another mk3 rally car with the single round headlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxB7UO5ReyA

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 03 January 2011, 18:41

Nice bit of rally footage but im still undecided on those headlights, i also noticed the fitment of m3 style / white & clear rear light clusters. were the team sponsored by Halfords or something?

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: Jimp on 03 January 2011, 19:36

To be fair the headlights were available at dealerships form Hella, so hardly Halfords spec. I'd argue the same about the rear lights, sooo many mk3s have clear/red rears, they're not exactly lexus specials.

Title: Re: search help - mk3 with mk2 front end :)
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 03 January 2011, 21:24

''help and sarcasm since '02''   :rolleyes: