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Hi all, my name is Noel i live in Birmingham and I along with my father am about to start a restoration of Mk1 golf gti.
The car is a 1983 1.8 GTi in mars red.
It has been owned by my father for the last 24 years, unfortunately it has sat on the driveway on axle stands for the last 22 years.
Now it is going to be subjected to a full restoration. Sometime in its early life it has a folding vinyl sunroof fitted.
Not sure if this was by the dealership or an aftermarket fitment. I know it was not factory, after reading up on them over the years it has been well established online that factory vinyl sunroofs do not exist.
Earlly on in its life the car was stolen and its seats and dashboard were stolen.
The previous owner to my father purchased it direct from a breakers yard who fitted a set of seats and a dashboard.
Because of this, the original mileage is unknown.
We have started to strip the car down of all its trim parts,
I have started a thread in the restorations section and attached some images
Does anyone recognise the car or the vinyl roof and know what company may of fitted the roof ? It will need replacing, but has no id marks or company name on it.
I am located in Birmingham and would appreciate any reccomended companies that could do the bodywork.
Sorry for a long first post.
regards
Noel
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