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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Badders81 on 17 October 2007, 04:19
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All,
I am the new proud owner of a 1987 Mk2 16 valve. Having spent a year driving a new Alfa Romeo Brera, which may I add had to be replaced after just three months, I have taken the decision to opt for a more economical and hopefully enjoyable form of motoring. The question I have is how would I find the original spec of the early 16 valve GTIs? The one I have bought is in awesome condition, even though I haven't seen it in the flesh yet due to working in Canada, mainly standard spec however has a replacement steering wheel. I have noticed that some of the earlier Mk2 GTIs have a different steering wheel to the more commonly featured one I have seen on 1989 models and later. The car I have is the earliest 16 valve I have seen and therefore my question is which steering wheel should it have and secondly can both standard steering wheels be fitted as I prefer the later one?
Badders
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My 87 valver has the early steering wheel splines, think they changed in 89? Early wheels have smaller splines and hence a smaller hole in the centre if you get what i mean?
Later wheels have a larger centre hole and therefore dont fit. However i believe you can get some hub pullers on the collar of a later steering column and remove it to enable you to fit an earlier wheel, so i guess wou could reverse that process to fit a later wheel to an early car.