My MK1 Jetta first look to see its condition

Well I have had the Jetta for nearly a year now, since my parents gave it to me. Its been in the family since new - so I can't bare to get rid of it.

I'm not sure if I will have time to do a full restoration on it - but I want to at least assess the condition first.

After all the bad weather it has quite a bit of water inside - so i have taken out all the carpets/sound proofing and seats to try and find the cause. Its wet all the way up to the fuse box - so possibly the front window? The front window seal is shot, and there is rust on the body under the seal - so I have taken out the front glass. Have a look at these pics - I wouldnt mind peoples opinions on how tricky the couple of major rust spots would be to fix - and any ideas on the best plan of action.

I am more than happy doing the majority of the work - I just cant weld - so that is something I would need to get help with!

Thanks for any advice and I will update once the project continues.



I have ground out the rust under the window seal - looks like that will be salvagable without welding. The passenger wing has a faily large hole - but again this should be fixable without the need of a new panel.




The passenger side rear arch and bottom of rear wing are the worst. As you can see the rear wing is pretty bad - I am guessing this would require cutting back and a new section welded in? The following shot is the underside of the rear wing - this is also pretty bad and will probably need cutting out.

My only concern is the availability of Jetta body parts.




Does anybody know where you can get a rear wiindow seal for a Jetta - I may have to replace that and can't find one anywhere!!

Thanks again for your help.
Martin

Hi there,

Doesn't look like there's anything there that is impossible. Good luck with the restoration.