How come........

[analogue_rogue]

How come..

Some Mk2s have quad lights at front and some twin..
I cant seem to work out the pattern!?!?

Thanks!

[Thom89]

How come..

Some Mk2s have quad lights at front and some twin..
I cant seem to work out the pattern!?!?

Thanks!

GTI's had quad setup as standard, as they were the highest spec, GL's and Drivers and some other higher spec cars also had them... low spec models CL's etc had the poverty spec setup, but many were converted to the "GTI" spec by simply swapping the grill, for ones with the extra lamps, and plugging into the existing loom...

Thom

[analogue_rogue]

So the GTIs with twins have been downgraded by someone at some point?

[Thom89]

So the GTIs with twins have been downgraded by someone at some point?

Yes, some people preferred a cleaner look and swapped over to the poverty setup, but it seems that the OE look is where its at these days...

Thom

[X4MGS]

GTI's had quad setup as standard, as they were the highest spec,

GTI's Only Had the Red Stripe Version.

GL's and Drivers and some other higher spec cars also had them...

Plain Quad all in Black. Interesting Point here is that these models came from the factory with the highly sought after "Blue Label Hella Spot Lights"

low spec models CL's etc had the poverty spec setup, but many were converted to the "GTI" spec by simply swapping the grill, for ones with the extra lamps, and plugging into the existing loom...

Thom

Quad GTI with red stripe is the dog's danglies IMO...

[Mr Blue]

Early cars had more slats in the grille.

A big mass debate if the blue labels on the inner lights were standard. I like them.

All about the quad red tbh

[X4MGS]

The one I've always wondered about was the Silver stripe 7 Slat Grille & Bumpers - what model did that come off ?

[robiwill]

the chrome grill surround came on the early type 1984 to 1987  gl's with chrome trim bumpers from 1988 they dropped the chrome grill but retained the chrome trim bumpers, both came with the chrome window trims, in 1989 when the gl's had the big bumpers the chrome window trim was dropped, god we broke alot of golfs in the past

[X4MGS]

the chrome grill surround came on the early type 1984 to 1987  gl's with chrome trim bumpers from 1988 they dropped the chrome grill but retained the chrome trim bumpers, both came with the chrome window trims, in 1989 when the gl's had the big bumpers the chrome window trim was dropped, god we broke alot of golfs in the past

[Thom89]

Blue "Hella" decals were not fitted to GTI's inner lamps, unlike the lesser models. A GTI that has them, has the wrong lamps fitted, or the decals have been added at a post production date, the "desirable" decals are still supplied by Hella for a nominal fee!
New lamps supplied by the dealer back in the day, had them fitted out the box, you simply peeled them off, for a GTI fitment.

Thom