How Wide is a MK1 golf?

HI All,

Bit of a silly question this, my internal garage is a bit on the small size so i was wondering if anyone could tell me how wide a mk1 golf is from wing mirror to wing mirror, also the length from bumper to bumper would help…

thanks in advance

cant find it in the haynes manuals anywhere.  

LOL just been looking in there too!

Open the front windows and place a tape measure though from one wing mirror to the other one. Sorry I'll go get my coat !!!

chudd has answered the width one before i seem to remember.

he came up with some bonus fact that a GTI was 2cm wider than a non-GTI.

I'll have a search for that…

Cabriolet width specs are here…

http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~kaw5/specs.htm

Not sure how much of a difference there is between a cabby and a tin top though!  :?

Does that help at all?

From one side to the other. Sorry I couldn't resist.  

jacob said

Open the front windows and place a tape measure though from one wing mirror to the other one. Sorry I'll go get my coat !!!

yes thank you very much smart arse  :wink: im not picking my car up till sat so its kinda tricky..

http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~kaw5/specs.htm

from this it appears it will just fit!

Golf is 162 cm wide and my garage has 2m of width at its narrowest.. recon it will be hard getting out without moving the tumble dryer!

anyway thanks for the help.

if you cannot get a mk1 into it, then it's called a shed.

wooders said

if you cannot get a mk1 into it, then it's called a shed.

or perhaps "skoda" :roll:

was doing some nightime reading in the haynes, and i found the dimensions…

width:

Golf GTI= 1630mm (64.2 in)
Golf (carb.) = 1610mm (63.4 in)

Length= 3815mm (150.2 in)

I knew i would find it.  

excellent thanks..

Problem with my garage is the huge wardrobes down either side housing my diving kit, and the washing machine and boiler down the other side!

Building a huge double garage in a few months though so this is just temporary!

I think the 20mm difference might be due to, at the time, GTIs had internally adjustable mirrors and others had flag-style ones.

paul_c said

I think the 20mm difference might be due to, at the time, GTIs had internally adjustable mirrors and others had flag-style ones.

i thought maybe the wheel arches?  :dontknow:

marsredgti said

paul_c said

I think the 20mm difference might be due to, at the time, GTIs had internally adjustable mirrors and others had flag-style ones.

i thought maybe the wheel arches?  :dontknow:

That's why, yes.  They dont count the mirrors when measuring the width.

i think thin mk1 is a little wider and wouldn't fit in most garages

http://www.golfgti.co.uk/viewfeature_content.asp?featureID=35

is that the one they made from two shells to widen it?

more on this link

http://www.golfgti.co.uk/viewfeature_content.asp?featureID=34

if u click on features theres more pages off it

With that ride height…..

Less car…..more lawnmower! :roll:

Cheers

Mal
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