LHD golf and RHD Golf mk1

I need to understand what the difference are between the mk1 golf gti and cabs LHD and RHD?

Does anyone have links to this information?

thanks Si

mines a lhd and the only difference i can think of is that the brake pedal in connected directly to the servo as opposed to a linkage being used, the shells are the same far as i know. the wiper positions and the bulkhead are different.

the difference is that with a left hand drive you sit on the left and change gear with your right hand, With right hand drive you sit on the right and change gear with your left hand
                             

Sorry couldn't help myself !!

jacob said

the difference is that with a left hand drive you sit on the left and change gear with your right hand, With right hand drive you sit on the right and change gear with your left hand
                             

Sorry couldn't help myself !!

There is always one person… it did make is laugh though……  

what do you wana know? i have a lhd and rhd tintop and as they said only really the controls on the other side. fuse boxand wiring in the same place. only outside dif is the headlights shine the other way;-)

Different parts are:
Dash
Under dash trim
Instrument surround
Dash wiring harness
Steering column bracket
Steering column tube
Steering column lower shaft grommet
Pedal box (welded to steering column tube on RHD, spring on LHD)
Steering rack
Speedo cable
Clutch cable
Accelerator cable
Front carpet
Cross brake pedal linkage for RHD
Sun visors

what is he like

 :notworthy:

dubboy said

Different parts are:
Dash
Under dash trim
Instrument surround
Dash wiring harness
Steering column bracket
Steering column tube
Steering column lower shaft grommet
Pedal box (welded to steering column tube on RHD, spring on LHD)
Steering rack
Speedo cable
Clutch cable
Accelerator cable
Front carpet
Cross brake pedal linkage for RHD
Sun visors

That is what I'm after I knew you would know Rajan, thanks alot…

mines a lhd and the only difference i can think of is that the brake pedal in connected directly to the servo as opposed to a linkage being used,

Anyone know if there is any noticable difference in lhd brakes over rhd brakes. From what I've heard some of the weakness in rhd mk1 brakes is due to the linkage bar from the pedal to servo?

Cheers

I've raced both and the LHD is much sharper on the brakes.

It's supposed to be a better distribution of weight too, as your body weight on the left sort of counteracts with a majority of the engines weight to the right. I still say I'm sat on the wrong side for pretty much all UK circuits though!

That linkage bar from the pedal to servo does spoil a good brake pedal . Any LHD car will have better brakes as all the effort from the pedal is lost on a RHD car [ i have driven both types] .

Kieths point on the weight distribution is valid though  :dontknow:  But it has me thinking what do the Japs do ?

markwon said

mines a lhd and the only difference i can think of is that the brake pedal in connected directly to the servo as opposed to a linkage being used,

Anyone know if there is any noticable difference in lhd brakes over rhd brakes. From what I've heard some of the weakness in rhd mk1 brakes is due to the linkage bar from the pedal to servo?

Cheers

 exactley the reason i bought my left hooker, yet to find out though.

Has anyone tried mounting the servo of the right hand side? I suppose on on the GTI the inlet manifold is in the way. Or what about strengthened linkage bars, where these ever made as a performance part?

Cheers

Yes Mark

Autocavan see below used to do an uprated across the bulkhead conversion to improve the brakes .  

Copied from GSF web site ………
Despite Stan West?s involvement with VW parts from very early days, there were also other companies in competition with him in the market place. Autocavan, a VW parts specialist was started by Geoff Thomas in around 1972, and by the 1980?s had expanded their operations to include several regional branches. In 2000, GSF Car Parts acquired Autocavan, and their Farnham HQ is now a GSF branch managed by long serving Autocavan VW guru Andy Pearce.

Also see this wee link !

http://www.performancevwmag.com/forum/post.asp?method=TopicQuote&TOPIC_ID=25331&FORUM_ID=8


Your suggestion to move the brake and servo to the drivers side is covered by a link here using new parts

http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=40579

From my experience if you upgrade your brakes to MK2 16V spec servo and master cylinder then fit Goodrich flexey hoses to standard MK1 brakes , stopping will be come much easier

Chudd…………

Cheers for the info chudd . Probabaly will do the 16v servo uprgrade, but was just wondering about different methods of attack.

Dragging up an old thread…
Does anyone know what modifications are required to the firewall if converting from LHD to RHD?

Might not be that clear?
Can the original be firewall be modified, or will a RHD one be needed to be welded in?

Pretty easy to modify. Would involve cutting a couple of holes in the bulkhead (eg for steering column brake pedal, maybe throttle cable?) and welding up the equivalent holes on the other side. Certainly not worth totally cutting out and replacing the entire bulkhead.

Nice one. Thanks for the info!

You would need to weld on the steering column bracket too having cut it from the other side.