Hi, just bought my first ever golf!

have just bought a 1.8 clipper cab,

But i am a bit worried now as it seems to have a bit of metal bulkhead missing from under the bonnet!!

i only noticed it today when lookin properly at it, i will post a pic tomorrow so you can see what i mean

 8O

markgq4 said

I will post a pic tomorrow so you can see what i mean

 8O

That would be handy.

Tian

ops:

its dark AND raining now so it will have to be tomorrow, but am still worried…

markgq4 said

ops:

its dark AND raining now so it will have to be tomorrow, but am still worried…

Sorry mate, ill tempered tonight.

Tian :wink:

Welome to the site…

a pic would be good…

Plus dont be shy load a few of the car as well..

don't take any notice of tian,   you know how moody women can be,  eh tian  :wink:

heres the car:

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r128/markalfa67/Golf/11020001.jpg

I did buy it as a fixer-upper…
but its this whats bothering me now:

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r128/markalfa67/Golf/11020003.jpg

now i can see it, i cant see how i missed it at first !!
why would someone remove that peice of car??
there is no signs of crash damage or any other welding.
 :?

A lot of people remove it in an atttempt to make the engine bay look smoother…

check out this thread and you'll see that they've done it..

http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=14876&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=10

hope that helps…

Hi,that car seems oddly familiar,did you buy from the London area?

hi mate, welcome to mk1 golfs and the site.


the section that has been removed/replaced is not structural, so don't worry. it only effects the look of the engine bay.

ash

O thank fork for that….
was starting to wonder what lemon i had bought…


thanks chaps


And collo,
 i got it from staffordshire, where it had been fr about 2years according to v5
 :dontknow:

dope_as said

hi mate, welcome to mk1 golfs and the site.


the section that has been removed/replaced is not structural, so don't worry. it only effects the look of the engine bay.

ash

It IS structural, well structural enough to affect the handling, but you should still pass the MoT with it missing. It acts as a cross brace for the suspension, separates the cabin air ventilation from the engine bay, and in a similar vein acts as an additional protection in the event of an engine fire.

Plenty people remove it for vanity reasons, though…..

mk1jim said

don't take any notice of tian,   you know how moody women can be,  eh tian  :wink:

Kiss my…



Tian :mrgreen:

paul_c said

It IS structural, well structural enough to affect the handling, but you should still pass the MoT with it missing. …

…isn't the chassis number stamped on this also ????

if your worried about its structural integrity fit a strut brace might help hold things together??

Prowler said

paul_c said

It IS structural, well structural enough to affect the handling, but you should still pass the MoT with it missing. …

…isn't the chassis number stamped on this also ????

Yep, according to the thread Lawsy posted earlier it is  :roll:

I think i will go hunting for a mk1 that is getting broken and see if i can cut it out and replace it, except then its going to have the wrong number stamped… O buggerit!

I dunno now.
guess strut brace…

 not again, thought it was a bit hairy…