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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: Optimus Wol on 05 May 2005, 11:55

Title: cab lights on standard shape mk1....
Post by: Optimus Wol on 05 May 2005, 11:55

whats involved putting the rear lights from a cab onto a normal mk1? is it just a straight swap??  :huh:

Title: Re: cab lights on standard shape mk1....
Post by: gibby on 05 May 2005, 12:22

I'm pretty sure that they wont fit as they are different sizes I think.  :undecided: Have a look at some of the styling companies and see if they sell different ones for cabby's and tintops, if they do then they are deffo different sizes.  :smiley:

Title: Re: cab lights on standard shape mk1....
Post by: 10:27 on 05 May 2005, 13:58

i think they will fit a small rear light mk 1 but not the bigger rear light mk 1 hope this helps

Title: Re: cab lights on standard shape mk1....
Post by: richard ellison on 05 May 2005, 14:08

nope different sizes. the mk1s tintops are longer thinner lights...

Title: Re: cab lights on standard shape mk1....
Post by: Phil303 on 08 May 2005, 10:02

It's only the later MK1 tintops that had the larger lights, the earlier ones do have the same cluster as the Cabrios.

The larger lights came in from 1981 onwards (and were actually closer to what the golf designer, Guigaro, always intended them to look like, fact fans!).

Title: Re: cab lights on standard shape mk1....
Post by: BobbyT on 12 May 2005, 11:19

yeah mine is an 82 and has the longer lights, maybe you could fit the cab ones with a bit of fetterling and fill the holes left by the longer lights?? :huh: :tongue:

Title: Re: cab lights on standard shape mk1....
Post by: Optimus Wol on 12 May 2005, 11:54

looks like some tinkering is in order then!! i'll let you know how i get on if i ever try.................