MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Cooper on May 03, 2009, 08:28:48 am

Title: Side skirts?
Post by: Cooper on May 03, 2009, 08:28:48 am

Does anybody know if there is a difference between side skirts for 3 and 5 door golfs?

I have been offered a set from a 5 door, but my GTI is a 3 door, to the untrained eye they look the same but are there any differences when it comes to fitting them?

Thanks,
Cooper

Title: Re: Side skirts?
Post by: 182_blue on May 03, 2009, 08:43:30 am

Looking on ETKA 2 doors have a different part number to 4 doors, although its one is 1k3 853 859 D (2 door left ) and 1k4 853 859 D (4 Door Left)

Title: Re: Side skirts?
Post by: RedRobin on May 03, 2009, 10:39:41 am

....

IIRC, I sold my 5-dr black plastic GTI skirts to a Satan's Fueller 3-dr who wanted to mod to a GTI body.

The 3 and 5-dr GTI's have the same wheelbase and chassis so will surely fit both.

A difference in part number may simply be for Wolfsburg stock taking regarding production lines. Exactly the same part physically across various VAG cars may have different ETKA #'s AFAIK.

Title: Re: Side skirts?
Post by: joesgti on May 03, 2009, 11:38:05 am

they are exactly the same!  :happy2:

Title: Re: Side skirts?
Post by: Cooper on May 03, 2009, 09:16:00 pm

Thanks!  :happy2:

Title: Re: Side skirts?
Post by: Rich on May 03, 2009, 09:18:35 pm

I always thought the 5dr was longer than the 3dr.

Strange  :confused:

Title: Re: Side skirts?
Post by: BeezerDiesel on May 03, 2009, 09:19:58 pm

Quote from: Richi on May 03, 2009, 09:18:35 pm

I always thought the 5dr was longer than the 3dr.

Strange  :confused:

That's a styling thing, the doors of the mk5 make it look longer where as the short stubby back windows (as opposed to the hatch window) make the 3 door look more blobby and shorter.

Title: Re: Side skirts?
Post by: RedRobin on May 03, 2009, 09:52:14 pm

Quote from: BeezerDiesel on May 03, 2009, 09:19:58 pm

Quote from: Richi on May 03, 2009, 09:18:35 pm

I always thought the 5dr was longer than the 3dr.

Strange  :confused:

That's a styling thing, the doors of the mk5 make it look longer where as the short stubby back windows (as opposed to the hatch window) make the 3 door look more blobby and shorter.

....And then when a 5-dr is lowered and has a strip or lettering down the side, look how long it looks now : -

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fb308%2FRedRobin_05%2FRED_side_Mar09.jpg&hash=13d0744612cef9e406be4089c0a09f956f1add65)

Title: Re: Side skirts?
Post by: Rich on May 03, 2009, 10:15:46 pm

Yea !!

I noticed today - my car looks longer now its lowered - even though its a 3 dr


Thanks for the TopCat :happy2:

- Will i see you on that SuperChip day ?? :smiley:

Title: Re: Side skirts?
Post by: RunRabbit on May 04, 2009, 11:58:42 pm

I've just fitted 5 door skirts to my 3 door! Fit perfect :happy2:

Title: Re: Side skirts?
Post by: shrike on September 13, 2010, 01:52:55 pm

Hi Cooper,
I see you have some R32 skirts for sale.  If they are still available Id been extremely interested in buying them.  I'm contacting you by replying to this post as I don't own a Golf, I'm actually a member of the Briskoda forum and want them for my Octavia vRS.

Thanks.