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Title: mk1 cabby inner spots question.
Post by: gibby on 03 January 2006, 11:12: Looks like a stone or something has smashed one of my inner spots and the lens has a nice hole in it, I've rang GSF to get a replacement but they say they only do them up to 1988 as the grill changed after that, hmmm, not sure about that one, :undecided: so my question is, does anyone know if there really is a difference in the grill/inner spots on a cab up to '88 and after. Also, does anyone know for deffo if mk2 inner spots will fit on a mk1 cabby ? :undecided: Thanks in advance. :smiley:
Title: Re: mk1 cabby inner spots question.
Post by: [han] on 03 January 2006, 12:01: ii have the same hole in one of my inner spots :laugh: sorry i cant help ya tho gibby! :kiss:
Title: Re: mk1 cabby inner spots question.
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 03 January 2006, 12:15: Honestly i dunno mate, if anything did change i can only think it would have been how they were mounted, and possibly the connections on them. If you can hold on till the end of the month i will take one of mine out when i come up. Then we can see if they fit.
Title: Re: mk1 cabby inner spots question.
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 03 January 2006, 12:22: Just had a look on ETKA mate, and i cannot remember your reg, but i looked at 87 and 88 reg, and the inner spot hasn't changed at all, so GSF are talking rubbish.
Title: Re: mk1 cabby inner spots question.
Post by: Madone_si on 03 January 2006, 12:25: Hi Gibby

All the mk1 cab inner spots are the same - GSF are talking crap. I might even know someone who might have a set - I will find out cost for you and come back
Title: Re: mk1 cabby inner spots question.
Post by: gibby on 03 January 2006, 12:53: Thanks all, I'm just waiting for a price from ECP, VAG want loads for them and I think looking at ECP's website they will be about the same price as VAG. Si, let me know if there are any about for sale and how much. Slick, I'll PM you my reg number and if you could look it up on ETKA for me that would be great, although VAG did say there was a chassis number change on the spots, but the VAG guy sounded like he was struggling to me. :smiley:

MOT is up at the end of the month and I'm reckoning that it's going to be one of those MOT zany japes where if you have something it's got to be fully working etc, but if you aint got them it doesn't matter. Maybe I should go single badgless grill for the MOT ! :laugh:

Quote from: Han on 03 January 2006, 12:01
ii have the same hole in one of my inner spots :laugh: sorry i cant help ya tho gibby! :kiss:

Doubt it's the same size Han as mine looks like someone's blasted it with a shotgun. :cry:
Title: Re: mk1 cabby inner spots question.
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 03 January 2006, 13:07: you could actually remove them both and go through the MOT without a problem, same old if they are not there then they cannot be tested. You have the main driving lights so the spots are not officially required.
Title: Re: mk1 cabby inner spots question.
Post by: [han] on 03 January 2006, 13:24: yeah.. mine was a crack in the glass till i put me finger thru it.. i was just testing to see if it would stay in place... obviously not!!! :evil:

Hope ya get sorted gibby!
Title: Re: mk1 cabby inner spots question.
Post by: Madone_si on 03 January 2006, 13:56: Gibby

The mk2 spots are the exact same size but when you fit them 2 of the fixing points will line up but the third won.t but is easy to fabricate an adjoining bracket to make it secure.The mk1 part no. ends with 038 but mk2 end with 040.

I can get mk2 ones for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£10 for the set if interested - Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£5.66 for delivery to your address recorded delivery.

Mk1's waiting on reply from two contracts
Title: Re: mk1 cabby inner spots question.
Post by: gibby on 03 January 2006, 15:54: Nice one Si, I'm just awaiting Slick to tell me what the part number off ETKA is. :smiley:
Title: Re: mk1 cabby inner spots question.
Post by: AdamB on 04 January 2006, 14:24: Gibby - I've got some spare inner spots for a let model cab somewhere. Let me know if you have any probolems locating what you needd.
Title: Re: mk1 cabby inner spots question.
Post by: gibby on 04 January 2006, 14:28: Nice one Ads, I'll let you know if I have probs getting some. :smiley:
Title: Re: mk1 cabby inner spots question.
Post by: Madone_si on 04 January 2006, 14:50: Quote from: AdamB on 04 January 2006, 14:24
Gibby - I've got some spare inner spots for a let model cab somewhere. Let me know if you have any probolems locating what you needd.

Hi Adam - what else you got kicking around for a cab? :smiley:
Title: Re: mk1 cabby inner spots question.
Post by: AdamB on 04 January 2006, 14:56: I'll have to check. I'm sure I have most of the lights (front and rear), A set of crystals for the front, but one has a crack in it. Window winder handles. Space saver spare, jack.
I'll dig about next time I'm in the garage.
Title: Re: mk1 cabby inner spots question.
Post by: gibby on 04 January 2006, 15:27: Ads, is that a full set of crystals for the front including inner spots or just two outer lamps ?
Title: Re: mk1 cabby inner spots question.
Post by: Bronze MK1 Cab on 04 January 2006, 17:28: I had the same problem with a cracked inner spot, but left it about a year as I knew I would eventually get crystals :grin: