85-86 Jetta

**Deadpan** · 26-06-2016, 08:57 AM

Hi all, after only 2 weeks out of aircooled I have been offered a 85-86 Jetta apparently imported from the UK by a nana in 1988,1.8 petrol(possibly a GU), 5 speed.Apart from some cosmetic headlight,etc is there much difference to australian MK2 Golf especially in the mechanical.Also any inherent problems in this model?
Basically trying to determine if parts for a mk2 Jetta(apart from rear) would be mostly be able to sourced locally,I haven't found much that defines the Jetta differences online.
Any information or internet resource link would be great

**f320kty** · 26-06-2016, 09:25 PM

fuse box is ce1 in an 86 model , all aussie delivered cars have ce2 fusebox , so lots of things don't interchange, front doors have a quarter window on 86 car , Aussie cars all have one piece front doors , 86 cars have left hand drive wipers , will have square headlights like all Jettas and grill will have extra slats . Mechanical pretty similar , will have drum rear brakes ,all Aussie GTI's have disc rear brakes , the brake master cylinder is a smaller diameter. Front brakes will be solid discs not vented , driveshafts on GTI are bigger (100mm), no rear anti roll bar on none GTI , front anti roll bar is smaller than a GTI.im sure there is more

**sports racer** · 28-06-2016, 12:03 AM

It's an early MK2 Golf with a boot. Mechanically anything you can swap into the early Golf will go into the Jetta.

Can be made to look pretty good too.

**Tom93** · 28-06-2016, 12:16 PM

Yer as paul said mechanically all the same, same as interior with the exception of the coupes. Probably my favourite shape if only they were more common over here.

**Deadpan** · 28-06-2016, 08:37 PM

I will looking at the Jetta this weekend hopefully it is as good as the sellers description,if I can't drive it with a permit due to mechanical reason for a 100km drive to get it home, I will have to get it towed,so far quotes for towing have been around 300 to 400+