"George Turner, Jr" wrote:
There is a gent that works at a local VW dealerships in town that claims he can retrofit a complete MK4 gti front end on an MK3 without any cutting. He claims to have done one car already and it came out extremely clean (I have yet to see the car)... but I was wondering if anyone has heard of this or seen this? Is it even possible or is he pulling my leg?I am trying to hook up with him in person and get more details.
The 99.5+ Cabrio is still a MK3 underneath - so it *should* work. I'd think it would cost a fortune to do though using NOS parts. I'd think that you would probably need a new core support, rebar, fenders, bumper cover, possibly a hood, grille, real MK4 headlights, misc trim, etc.... If you could locate a wrecked Cabby in a scrapyard for cheap, it would be something to look into. I wouldn't want to buy all of those parts only to find out that they don't fit.
My $0.02........
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-Steve.
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