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Offline buzzkip

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Re: Vento front-end on Golf - Universal fitting?
« Reply #10 on: 22 February 2010, 19:18 »
Thanks ha  :grin:

I'll see what it's like when I get the grill then. The lights are so expensive :O
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Offline VR6-Joe

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Re: Vento front-end on Golf - Universal fitting?
« Reply #11 on: 22 February 2010, 19:20 »
Absolute bollox?

My car had twin chamber lights, took them off and fitted Vento lights no problem?
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Re: Vento front-end on Golf - Universal fitting?
« Reply #12 on: 22 February 2010, 19:59 »
Why do people bother with this, looks sh!t :sick:

Better to spend money on decent mods like suspension, wheels/tyres.....or better still save it!!!
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Offline Jimp

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Re: Vento front-end on Golf - Universal fitting?
« Reply #13 on: 22 February 2010, 20:09 »
Quote from: DazVR6 on 22 February 2010, 19:59
Why do people bother with this, looks sh!t :sick:

Better to spend money on decent mods like suspension, wheels/tyres.....or better still save it!!!
Why do people bother with anything on a 15 year old economy box?  :tongue:
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Offline buzzkip

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Re: Vento front-end on Golf - Universal fitting?
« Reply #14 on: 22 February 2010, 20:14 »
I personally think it gives the car a very 'classic euro' look. I'll photoshop the mods onto my car and see what it looks like  :tongue:
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Offline dan iow

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Re: Vento front-end on Golf - Universal fitting?
« Reply #15 on: 22 February 2010, 20:56 »
i love vento fronts they look so much better . i have a vento front on my golf , and i didnt change hardly anything , the wings are my original golf wings , and front panel is original golf panel , all i changed was the headlights which plugged straight in and bonnet , and bought a de badged vento grille .
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Vento front-end on Golf - Universal fitting?
« Reply #16 on: 22 February 2010, 20:57 »
Nothing needs cutting, you need bonnet, grill and lights if they are from the same year all the wiring will be the same.
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Offline DrewGTI

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Re: Vento front-end on Golf - Universal fitting?
« Reply #17 on: 22 February 2010, 22:25 »
Quote from: DazVR6 on 22 February 2010, 19:59
Why do people bother with this, looks sh!t  :sick:



thats why all the mk3's PW have it done. . . and the car of the year in PW was a mk3 with a vento front end.


looks nice if done right... colour, look etc.
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Re: Vento front-end on Golf - Universal fitting?
« Reply #18 on: 22 February 2010, 22:47 »
I would rather do the mk3.5 front conversion. That would look nuts  :laugh:
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Re: Vento front-end on Golf - Universal fitting?
« Reply #19 on: 22 February 2010, 22:53 »
Quote from: zdebx on 22 February 2010, 22:47
I would rather do the mk3.5 front conversion. That would look nuts  :laugh:

Not really keen as the back does not really match.
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