Mk1 golf coversion to make it into a convertible

Hello just bought a mk1 golf and interested to see if possible to convert into a convertible, if so has anyone done it and any tips and best way to proceed. Rumour has it that if you cut the roof off you lose a lot of rear stability????

You could just buy a cabriolet!?   :wink:

If you buy a tintop, keep it as a tintop, that's when they're at their best!

Hard tops a much rarer than cabriolets. A conversion like that is just a waste when there are so many more cabrios out there. Plus it would have crap handling, cabrios are structurally designed not to have a roof hard tops arn't, no roof equals bendy car which equals crap

supermatt said

Hard tops a much rarer than cabriolets. A conversion like that is just a waste when there are so many more cabrios out there. Plus it would have crap handling, cabrios are structurally designed not to have a roof hard tops arn't, no roof equals bendy car which equals crap

Cut to the chase mate.

Tian :mrgreen:

why would you even think about doing that :O

if you want a cabby all you need is a still saw goggles  gloves aaaaaaaaa i mean sell your  tin top and buy a cabby it wont work any other way :wink:       welcome to this site matey

Cabbys are cheaper than tintops?????

Give me your tintop and ?100, a couple of weeks later I'll give you back a Mk1 Golf cabby if you want?

supermatt said

Hard tops a much rarer than cabriolets…crap

Last count on membership:

1047 Tintops

826 Cabbys

Tian :dontknow:

girthyleroy said

Hello just bought a mk1 golf and interested to see if possible to convert into a convertible, if so has anyone done it and any tips and best way to proceed. Rumour has it that if you cut the roof off you lose a lot of rear stability????

Got to be a wind-up…

Karmann did it!

Tian said

supermatt said

Hard tops a much rarer than cabriolets…crap

Last count on membership:

1047 Tintops

826 Cabbys

Tian :dontknow:

Cabrios were made until 93' hardtops stopped in 83' thats 10 years of extra production……. this is a site for enthusiasts who all know the hard top is better! (well mostly….) :wink:

8O R U RIGHT IN YOUR HEED IF SO U R ON WRONG SITE U NEED 2 B ON RELIANT

supermatt said

Tian said

supermatt said

Hard tops a much rarer than cabriolets…crap

Last count on membership:

1047 Tintops

826 Cabbys

Tian :dontknow:

Cabrios were made until 93' hardtops stopped in 83' thats 10 years of extra production……. this is a site for enthusiasts who all know the hard top is better! (well mostly….) :wink:

So when did the Cabby start production and what exactly are the production figures between the two variants?

Besides Mk1 Golfs are still in production today!

Tian

 :wink:

i recon cabbys are more common, just the people who drive them dont realise they mk1s and prob think they are mk2s cos of the age? and therefore havent registered????

 i always get a blank look from cabby drivers when i wave to them when im in my golf get the impression they are thinking "why is that weirdo in that old golf waving at me" :?

i'd bet ?1 that cabby's are more common on the roads today.

If I am wrong, ?1 donation to the club.

Let's get some stats. up!!!

I go for wind up.

the cabby has different doors, rear panel, roll over bar, strengthend floor, strengethend sills, different boot lid…….different seat belts different rear seat……..stregthend knee board…….etc

Never worth the hassle and Cabbys are everywhere for fair money vs condition compared to tintops.

marsredgti donate your pound please :wink:

Rob

It has been said before but Why would you even think of doing that?

Must be a wind up or just plan  
I have a LHD Cabrio    that would swap for a tintop.
it must be easier to convert to RHD than to Cabrio  :dontknow:

i could understand if he/she/it had a cabbie and wanted to convert it to a proper mk1

too true wooders