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Title: - Did all mk2 GTi's. . .
Post by: Rexy on 15 April 2004, 12:19

Come with a sunroof as standard???

Title: Re:- Did all mk2 GTi's. . .
Post by: Veedubgt18v on 15 April 2004, 12:19

yeah i think so

Title: Re:- Did all mk2 GTi's. . .
Post by: Rexy on 15 April 2004, 12:21

guess i don't really need a rollcage anyway, as the chasis is pretty rigid.

Title: Re:- Did all mk2 GTi's. . .
Post by: Dubber on 15 April 2004, 12:23

nope - I've had a GTI without a sunroof....

Title: Re:- Did all mk2 GTi's. . .
Post by: Veedubgt18v on 15 April 2004, 12:23

yeah they are 5 dr is stiffer than 3 and jetta is sitffer than golf! why you wanna know about sunroofs etc?

Title: Re:- Did all mk2 GTi's. . .
Post by: Rexy on 15 April 2004, 12:25

i want to do track days, and a sunroofless gti would be slightly lighter and a lot more rigid.

Saying that i'm used to clio 16v's so its prob a different ball game

Title: Re:- Did all mk2 GTi's. . .
Post by: Veedubgt18v on 15 April 2004, 12:32

yeah i was gonna do that with a mate we were just gonna strip it out and cut away any excess metal, prob would have left the sunroof or welded a thin plate over it

Title: Re:- Did all mk2 GTi's. . .
Post by: Veedubgt18v on 15 April 2004, 12:33

is what stopped me doing it was finding a cheap trailer

Title: Re:- Did all mk2 GTi's. . .
Post by: Rexy on 15 April 2004, 12:49

Thing is, If you rolled a golf with a welded sunroof, the panel could shear :-\ which is a little worrying.

I've been threw all this with my clio, as that has a sunroof and i wanted to remove it.  The only way i would of been able to do so, would be to replace the roof skin with a sunroofles jobbie.  I decided against as it was too costly.  The dude who was going to do the job said he wouldnt advise welding a a sheet over the hole as it the worst did happen it would get messy.

I think i'll just strip my Mk2, and leave the sunroof in and not bother with a roll cage.