Mk2 Golf GTi 16v in Aus?

[h100vw]

I concur, my 16v has sunroof, tinted windows, electric windows, beesting, have fitted aircon myself.....No elec mirrors and not really interested in them.

I forgot power steering early small bumper 16Vs didn't all have it.

Gavin

[velly_16v_cab]

shame you didnt get the mk2 16v here
i would give my right arm for one

[ausgolfer]

shame you didnt get the mk2 16v here
i would give my right arm for one

I don't want your right arm velly

I also fitted PAS much nicer to drive around town, but at least most options you can retro fit, unlike a factory sunroof.

[aliasmk2]

I remember the one I saw before had light beige/cream cloth interior, which really didn't do a car like that justice & no P/S or A/C, not thats always an issue
I think the owner at that time was a professor at Adelaide uni

Have you managed to have a look at this one Gavin?
(Headlight washers sound a bit flash)

Ian

[h100vw]

I remember the one I saw before had light beige/cream cloth interior, which really didn't do a car like that justice & no P/S or A/C, not thats always an issue
I think the owner at that time was a professor at Adelaide uni

Have you managed to have a look at this one Gavin?
(Headlight washers sound a bit flash)

Ian

Not seen it Ian, Robin sees more of this stuff than me. He drives through town more than I do.

I had headlight washers on my MK1 GTI, along with a 5.5 litre washer bottle. I had a switch to isolate them, as they'd dump the whole contents of the bottle in about a minute. Nothing worse than running out of washer fluid.

They are a really useful extra when big bulbs in your lights, cause road spray to weld itself to the lens in winter.

Gavin

[aussieg60]

Any one seen a helios blue big bumper 16v around.
Member vwgolf said to me it was his back in the mid/late 90's which he sold to someone in Adelaide ? I did have a pic of it, its plates were YY-638

[velly_16v_cab]

I don't want your right arm velly

I also fitted PAS much nicer to drive around town, but at least most options you can retro fit, unlike a factory sunroof.

what about the left?
no tattoos on that one lol

[qsz]

Hi guys,
I bought my red '89 16v out of South Aust. a few years back. Maybe its the one you were talking about. Mine dose have red/grey checked trim though. But rough all round but detailed it hard and it looks good now. Like Carl I had elect. windows, locks and manual sunroof. I put in power steer and AC from a wrecked mk2.
I have the parts for power windows too. i'll fit them up one day.

It'll get a full engine rebuild and a respray this year to make it like new.

Stiggy, NB: I was also searching one night for a 16v as i had wanted one badly for ages, since 1987 actually, and i was searching around the net one night trying anything i could to find one at about 11:30pm. I thought i'll never find one as i now had the money but not the car and it was allways the other way round. I thought oh well ill look again later in the week but before i turned off carsales i hit refresh and my car poped up. i nearly fell of my chair!! Was on a plane 2 days later with a mission.
Keep looking you'll get one eventually.

Simon
PS. if anybody knows were that helios 16v is let me know as i want it. Had a 1983 urquattro and a 1988 GTI cab in that colour. Looks great.

[lewy]

Hi people,

First post, don't shoot me down in flames!

With a bit of luck I'm coming over next year and working for the RAAF, and will be on the hunt for a decent Mk2, whether it be an 8 or 16v I couldn't care less, as with me it's all about the asthetics. Where are the best places to look?

Also what I want to know is what are the most sought after spares for the Mk2 in Oz, as I plan to deplete the VWUK stockpile of mk2 parts, as I'll be given a 40ft ISO to fill courtesy of the RAAF?

Also plan to bring more of these with me in different guises.





Fingers crossed if I get the job we can rival the Germans with the BBS porn content!!

Regards

Lewy

[Jarred]

welcome to the forum lewy, good luck with the move and job prospects.

AFAIK BBS RM's are really uncommon out here, and RS's are everyday either!

As for finding a mk 2, look either in our forsale section, and www.ebay.com.au. Also www.carsales.com.au have some everynow and then too.