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MK3 or MK4

Postby AlanN » Tue May 20, 2008 8:49 pm

I was interested in this bonnet, although listed as a MK4 looks like a MK3 to me :?
What do you think :?:
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Re: MK3 or MK4

Postby captain hook » Tue May 20, 2008 9:00 pm

Mk4 8)
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Re: MK3 or MK4

Postby AlanN » Tue May 20, 2008 9:05 pm

How can you tell


Collecting that box during the week :D thanks for that by the way...
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Re: MK3 or MK4

Postby Guy88 » Tue May 20, 2008 9:15 pm

because the corners of the headlights are curved rather than angular
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Re: MK3 or MK4

Postby intransit89 » Fri May 30, 2008 12:47 am

iam sure alan can make it look like a mk3 one :lol: :wink:
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Re: MK3 or MK4

Postby bigmastif » Fri May 30, 2008 1:15 am

that bonnet is a mk3 mate :wink:

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i know the mk4 bonnet has no indentation for a badge but they still fit mk4 or mk5 :lol:

sorry hook :lol:
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Re: MK3 or MK4

Postby AlanN » Fri May 30, 2008 8:24 am

Never mind its now sold
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Re: MK3 or MK4

Postby andykay » Fri May 30, 2008 11:46 am

bigmastif wrote:that bonnet is a mk3 mate :wink:


i know the mk4 bonnet has no indentation for a badge but they still fit mk4 or mk5 :lol:

sorry hook :lol:


My mk4 has an indent for a badge on the bonnet :!:

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Re: MK3 or MK4

Postby bigmastif » Fri May 30, 2008 12:10 pm

andykay wrote:
bigmastif wrote:that bonnet is a mk3 mate :wink:


i know the mk4 bonnet has no indentation for a badge but they still fit mk4 or mk5 :lol:

sorry hook :lol:


My mk4 has an indent for a badge on the bonnet :!:

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sorry andy i was meaning the one in the pic i posted :oops:
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Re: MK3 or MK4

Postby andykay » Fri May 30, 2008 12:38 pm

Ah I see :D It doesn't take much to confuse me these days :lol: :lol:

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Re: MK3 or MK4

Postby Guy88 » Fri May 30, 2008 6:10 pm

bigmastif wrote:that bonnet is a mk3 mate :wink:

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i know the mk4 bonnet has no indentation for a badge but they still fit mk4 or mk5 :lol:

sorry hook :lol:



No they dont. you need the slam panel to match,and even with the MK4 slam panel it wont if you got intercooler or air con
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Re: MK3 or MK4

Postby bigmastif » Fri May 30, 2008 6:36 pm

so whats different with the mk4 and mk5 bonnets?

but doesnt realy matter the bonnet alan was asking about was a mk3 :wink:
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Re: MK3 or MK4

Postby Guy88 » Fri May 30, 2008 6:52 pm

bigmastif wrote:so whats different with the mk4 and mk5 bonnets?

but doesnt realy matter the bonnet alan was asking about was a mk3 :wink:



The latch is abour 8" closer to the middle on the MK4
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Re: MK3 or MK4

Postby bigmastif » Fri May 30, 2008 7:00 pm

right cool get ya now :? :wink:

but the bonnet's are fundamentally the same then just the latch is different

to old for me to worry bout anyway lol
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Re: MK3 or MK4

Postby AlanN » Fri May 30, 2008 7:12 pm

Its gone :( new and painted £25 :cry:
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