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Re: [gti-vr6] Re: Cab fenders for a GTI/GLX



Hmmm,

That was me and my bright idea. However, my car is not so new. It's a 95
GLX and there is still a hole in the RF fender. One of these days, I'll get
a weekend off to go exploring...


At 9:49 PM -0400 4/9/99, Christopher Morgan wrote:
>From: Jeremy Selg <jisu09@hotmail.com>
>
>> anyone know where to get '95-96 Wolfsberg Edition Cabrio fenders?
>
>Are you sure that these will fit a GTI or GLX?  (assuming that's what you're
>putting them on).  IIRC, the fenders are slightly different because the
>rocker panels of the Cabrio are larger and extend further forward than on
>G/J's, and the rear lower edges of the Cabrio fenders are shorter
>(vertically) to accommodate this.  On the GTI and GLX, this part of the
>fender is under the rocker moulding, and helps support it.  It might be
>easier to see what I'm talking about by looking at a regular Golf or Jetta
>and comparing it to a Cabrio.
>
>Also, didn't somebody just find out the hard way that the newer cars have
>some sort of emissions equipment behind the RF fender that sits right where
>the light would go? (assuming you want these fenders to put the lights on
>your car)
>
>-Chris
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