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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: nedward on 21 July 2011, 16:11

Title: Mk 3.5 Cabriolet front vw badge
Post by: nedward on 21 July 2011, 16:11

Hi ive got a mk 3.5 cabriolet and would like a black vw roundal for the front. Do VW make one or is one available.

Cheers for any help  :smiley:

Title: Re: Mk 3.5 Cabriolet front vw badge
Post by: Wayne on 21 July 2011, 16:24

Same as other models, measure the size but a mk4 one should fit.

Title: Re: Mk 3.5 Cabriolet front vw badge
Post by: dom on 21 July 2011, 16:25

Quote from: Wayne on 21 July 2011, 16:24

Same as other models, measure the size but a mk4 one should fit.

You just have to be careful with the mk4 badges because there are 2 different types, an early one which is fairly deep and a later one which is much shallower. I'd assume you'll need an early one but it would be worth checking :smiley:

Title: Re: Mk 3.5 Cabriolet front vw badge
Post by: Wayne on 21 July 2011, 20:49

Quote from: dom069 on 21 July 2011, 16:25

Quote from: Wayne on 21 July 2011, 16:24

Same as other models, measure the size but a mk4 one should fit.

You just have to be careful with the mk4 badges because there are 2 different types, an early one which is fairly deep and a later one which is much shallower. I'd assume you'll need an early one but it would be worth checking :smiley:

Interesting info :afro: handy to know.

Title: Re: Mk 3.5 Cabriolet front vw badge
Post by: nedward on 27 July 2011, 22:32

Thanks for the quick replys   :smiley:

Title: Re: Mk 3.5 Cabriolet front vw badge
Post by: nedward on 14 November 2011, 20:30

Just a follow up. I got a black roundel from ebay, VW part number 1JO 853 601 A 041.  :smiley:
This is the shallow type. Being from a mk4 it is NOT a direct fit. Its the same size but you have to remove all the tags apart from the top two and the centre one.

Title: Re: Mk 3.5 Cabriolet front vw badge
Post by: Gash on 15 November 2011, 10:23

Why don't You just spray you current one?

Title: Re: Mk 3.5 Cabriolet front vw badge
Post by: nedward on 15 November 2011, 13:11

Sprayed ones can chip and scratch. I have modded the mk4 one to fit. My previous post was just to clarify the information. So any one looking in the future to do the same thing would have a better idea. 

Title: Re: Mk 3.5 Cabriolet front vw badge
Post by: Don Cabriolet on 18 November 2011, 18:30

Quote from: nedward on 15 November 2011, 13:11

Sprayed ones can chip and scratch.

I was worried about chipping, so I got another badge from a scrapper and sanded the chrome off, then sprayed three coats of gray primer, sanding between each, then sprayed two coats of red (more sanding) and finally two coats of clear coat. A lot of work maybe but it looks good and I can wax over it too.

The Cabrio one is next as soon as I can get a good badge to work on, but as she is black I'm toying with the idea of gunmetal gray or metallic black. Can't be too cool - there are people out there who don't own a Golf  :grin: