square headlights and front end? help

ok so i need 2 new wings for my mk1 anyway and im really liking the idea of the square headlight front end…

what would you need?
is it something thats easy to do?

probably should have thought about this before i bought some new headlights lol

Jetta front panel, wings, headlights, indicators and grille.

or sqoure american ebay for the westfield front end. only prob with that is the headlights will dip the wrong way.

Jon.

There is also an eighties Zender bodykit that has square headlights. I might even have a square headlight and grille about somewhere….. It looks very 'back to the future' delorean

Be Different, Mod her your way and Enjoy :wink:

Might also need Slam Panel,

Doing this with a MK2 that I picked up

Best of Luck with the Mods and get pic's up of progress, :wink:

wolf said

Doing this with a MK2 that I picked up

I know someone who owns a square light mk2 gti. wasn't it just another option?

bigdave said

wolf said

Doing this with a MK2 that I picked up

I know someone who owns a square light mk2 gti. wasn't it just another option?

 Would this be a G60 by any chance dave? or a MK2 Jetta front end conversion Big Big Difference  

Keep us updated Laura on your progress and good luck

its probably a bit of a no go tbh as im not messing around with the front pannel.


humm maybe on the next one

Ahh was looking forward to seeing this

Ah well Im still going ahead with it on MK2 Gti, just gathering up the bits n bobs to start winter project.

If you want to give her/him a face lift you could always go with a single light grill without badge and fit some crystal or smoked crosshair headlamps, dead easy to do Laura and get front and side indicators to match.

Good Luck :wink:

Didnt want to make a new topic as there are a few..

So is it a straight swap with the wings and same for the Golf front panel to the Jetta front panel?

Any work need to be done to the inner wings etc?

Cheers

Have a look here, Mk1 golf converted to Jetta front end.

GavB95 said

Have a look here, Mk1 golf converted to Jetta front end.

i don`t like it, it appears too angular and bulky…

SEAN1151 said

GavB95 said

Have a look here, Mk1 golf converted to Jetta front end.

i don`t like it, it appears too angular and bulky…

I agree, there's a Westy nosed MK2 in the Sig' of the reply just under it though and that look lush.

T

You are right the US Rabbits had a deeper grill gap than the euro mk1s.  Similar to the Jetta front but not quite the same.

Both the US front ends had a deeper grill, whether the std 'rabbit' style raparound style, or the earlier westy style mk1 (similar to the mk2 westy).

Std Rabbit style


Earlier westy style




I've got the mk1 'westy' style set up, like a retard I never realised it was significantly deeper so haven't fitted it, lol.  There's variations on both types (slatted/eggshell, GTI/Chome etc)

Cheers for the link..

inner wings also needed some modding

On that project car I cant see whats been done to the inner wings? Something to the bottom at the front?

Looks like the jettas dont wrap around as much as the golf front




I like that early westy!

As far as I can see the main change to the inner panel is it needs trimming back where the indicator will sit.

when i had some welding done to the inner wings on my mk1 jetta.. i just used mk1 Golf inner wing replacements.. and fitted straight on. No work needed.. inner wings are exactly the same.