antera309 3 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Long shot this, but someone might know.Can a Golf Mk4 front bumper be fitted onto a 1999-spec Cabrio (The "Mk3.5" version) without cutting it? Link to post Share on other sites
binliner 0 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 as far as I know the mk3.5 cabs had mk4 look panels etc made specially to fit a mk3... ie you can transfer the wings, bonnet, lights grill & bumper from one to a mk3 and make it look like a m4... that makes me think that a proper mk4 bumper wouldnt fitthis is all an educated guess though and I could be wrong! Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 yep, thats my understanding as well. Link to post Share on other sites
dubloke 4 Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 surely vw would not got to the expense of creating expensive one off moulds just to make the 3.5 cabriolet look like a mk.4 when they can just use parts from a mk.4 front to start with which would be the current model anyhow! maybe the front panel is mk.3, i dont know for sure, but its worth checking it just to make sure that its not just mk.4 stuff! Link to post Share on other sites
1lowVento 0 Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 YES..it can be done however the R32 bumper is slightly wider as it is designed for the wider MK4 cars. To fit it the bumper has to be cut and plastic wleded to fit. My buddy did this to this MK3.5 cabby. and slapped in a 1.8t with a T3/T4 turbo. the R32 bumper really does wonders for the front end! click link for the pic..enjoy [ Edited Sun Feb 20 2005, 08:49AM ] Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted February 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 That looks absolutely awesome!I suspected that the job probably involved cutting n' shutting the bumper, as the front of the Mk3.5 cabrio is visibly narrower than that of the Mk4. I'm impressed that they were able to retain the VW badge - the bodyshop that did that car earned their money!!Do you have any more pics?[ Edited Wed Feb 23 2005, 01:32AM ] Link to post Share on other sites
1lowVento 0 Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 I will upload some more on the weekend! Link to post Share on other sites
bigvw 0 Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 Hey Mr Vento, thats one sweet car your friend has! Link to post Share on other sites
stu h 0 Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 yep, that cabby is very smart Link to post Share on other sites
badboyV6 4 Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 That looks awesome!!! havent seen the golf VR6 boys do that yet!!! Link to post Share on other sites
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