She's an '88, 5 spd and all potential. I'll get pics up soon but there isn't much since i bought her for 100 bucks. she needs a ton of love, but she runs great and has a solid tranny... i saved her from the crusher so now its time to build. im looking for any and all ideas. realistic but unique. im loving the bumperless look and im planning on a set of raceland coilovers to start, and i wanna strech some 185/60/14s on 7 inch wheels that poke about an inch.I appreciate the input, im open minded. I'm gonna paint her red and rock a white top along with porsche brakes all around.
ladies and gents I finally have a cabby and i finally joined the vortex, i need some input. from all angles
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Change the wheels if you'd like (it's your car, make it yours), but keep the original wheels... i.e. don't get rid of those matching Avuses/Snowflakes. If you ever sell the car, put the original wheels back on it; you'll then get more money for the car because that well-kept, relatively rare Wolfsburg Edition would be sold in all original condition (provided it still has a gray top by then). :beer:
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Theres only one solution to this problem.
Leave this car alone in stock condition.....
wait for it......
and go buy another more common model of cabby and mod the heck out of it!
two cabbies are twice the fun!
Leave this car alone in stock condition.....
wait for it......
and go buy another more common model of cabby and mod the heck out of it!
two cabbies are twice the fun!
wWoowwwlfsburg
stock paint? good condition? two tone seats? factory painted snowflake wheels?
omg dont touch anything on that car, redonkulous
...but i will point out your antenna is wayyy pointed the wrong way according to bentley spec
(oh, and sorry for taking over your thread matt...hahaha)
stock paint? good condition? two tone seats? factory painted snowflake wheels?
omg dont touch anything on that car, redonkulous
...but i will point out your antenna is wayyy pointed the wrong way according to bentley spec
(oh, and sorry for taking over your thread matt...hahaha)
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kelly, its your car, do to it what you want to fit your personality. im 46 have three kids, divorced, and have a mk2 gti, along with a 86 cabby, both are lowered with diffrent wheels its what ever you want.Hey i'm new too. Ive been obsessing over cabbys for awhile. I finally got up the courage today to go knock on some random mans door and ask if I could buy his personal car off of him. He said yes! Woo! Im actually going to be doing the same color scheme to this one! Mines a '85 5 speed!![Image]()
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wait haha could you show me how my antenna is supposed to be?
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hey man, no problem. just keep the pics comin everybody and ill be happy.
i just got a box of goodies from the guy i bought mine from, it had some karmann badges, the door handles with chrome inserts and bentley guide too
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wanted to put up some more pics matt! cant wait to see yours and what you do to it!!!
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also if I have the original owners manual do I need to buy a bentley???
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From all appearances, that is a really nice find... :thumbup: 
Just found this one for under $20 when I did a quick search on eBay (used but perhaps better than $45 or $50 for a new one if the budget is tight):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1985-1993-V...-Bentley-/150884398746?pt=Motors_Manuals_Literature&hash=item232169369a&vxp=mtr
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Yes, for the orginal owners manual really only covers some very basic things. The Bentley goes into far more depth on just about every nook and cranny of your car. The difference between the two is much like comparing a brochure to an in-depth book.
Just found this one for under $20 when I did a quick search on eBay (used but perhaps better than $45 or $50 for a new one if the budget is tight):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1985-1993-V...-Bentley-/150884398746?pt=Motors_Manuals_Literature&hash=item232169369a&vxp=mtr
Pre-equipped with ye olde Bentley tis all the better! :thumbup:
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YES!... i would be lost without mine, the day i put 4 tires on mine and a battery, i headed out for a cruise and lost 3rd 4th 5th and reverse... 5 minutes after i pulled out of the garage. but i whipped out the bentley, ordered a shift linkage rebuild kit. the linkage diagram and every detail is engraved into my skull now
cant wait to get the kit on friday
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love that color, im going oem vw red with all cream accents, plaid centers on my seats and stearing wheel, charcoal stitching and cream outers on my stearing wheel and seats, along with matching door panels and carpet![Image]()
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love that look! cant wait to see it!!!!
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Well my shift linkage rebuild kit should be at my door today, I was exploring the linkage last night and noticed I was missing the short selector rod that let's you run between the reverse 1st 3rd and 5th slots
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wtf how do you post pics in a thread?
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OMG that is simply one of the best, more rare color combos around. Please please please keep the paint, the interior, and the wheels. Like others have said, keep the original Avus wheels, perhaps some BBSs or something else a little more rare are in order - oh, then color match them too! Also, not a big deal to tastefully lower it.
At the end of the day, she's your car - do what makes you happy! But I love it as-is!
At the end of the day, she's your car - do what makes you happy! But I love it as-is!
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You'll have to first upload your images to a site such as Flickr or Photobucket (the image files can't be hosted within the forum). Once you've done that (just make sure they're not huge, probably no more than somewhere between 800 to 1024 pixels on the long side, unless you reeeeally want folks to cuss when they open your thread...
), grab the image code and insert it in your post here. The image code is obvious on Photobucket (it will have
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Thanks, I'll give it a shot. On another note, I got my likage rebuild done today, it was a complete pain and I havd to retrofit a bushing into the oem shiftrod bearing mount. I have to take it back out and tweak it more tomorrow but for now I'm ony missing 4th and 5th! Got reverse and 3rd back again, so I'm happy. No more pushing it out of parking spots.You'll have to first upload your images to a site such as Flickr or Photobucket (the image files can't be hosted within the forum). Once you've done that (just make sure they're not huge, probably no more than somewhere between 800 to 1024 pixels on the long side, unless you reeeeally want folks to cuss when they open your thread...). On Flickr, simply use the drop-down "Share" button above your photos (you can upload any size up to ginormous on Flickr, then use your choice of sizes from the "share" menu).![Image]()
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