My 1991 Mk1 CABBY

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topless-irish-beauty
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What year is your cabby?: 1991
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My 1991 Mk1 CABBY

Post by topless-irish-beauty »

ive been on the hunt for 1 of these for the last while now ,and by chance a friend of the wifes heard about it, this 1 belonged to her cousin and wasnt actually for sale but she passed on my details and after a few phone calls and emails the deal was done this evening...

Its a 1991 1.8 8v karmann gti first registered on the 7th of january 1991, ordered on the 22/12/1990 with a huge history file including the original bill of sale, old mot's, v5's, all services and work carried out throughout its life in the uk and ireland ,the paint is in good condition its had the boot lid replaced back in 2005 and 1 rear arch painted, on digging around it has pagid pads on the front, an upper strut brace and lower anti roll bar fitted , the rear shocks have also been uprated aswell, the interior was tidied a while ago aswell with the seats getting new foam and the plastic mat on the carpet being replaced, it has manual windows front and rear but the roof is electric, the fabric on the roof has shrunk but it can wait until next year to be replaced as its fully usable, there will be more to follow when i collect the car next week...

my plans for now are to service it, sort the brakes, different wheels, and enjoy it for the summer.....

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Briano1234
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Re: My 1991 Mk1 CABBY

Post by Briano1234 »

Welcome to the forum something about that color I like, even tho I can't quite put my finger on it.
Briano

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topless-irish-beauty
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What year is your cabby?: 1991
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Re: My 1991 Mk1 CABBY

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a few pics of it with the roof up
before i washed it
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after a quick wash
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CalAltaDubber
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Re: My 1991 Mk1 CABBY

Post by CalAltaDubber »

Welcome to TRF.

Very nice car you have.

What part of Ireland do you live?

My family comes from Athlone.
Phil

'87 Cabriolet, "Topless Bunny"
'88 Cabriolet, "Posh Bunny"
'04 Golf
'12 Golf Wagon TDI
'69 Manx type Dune Buggy (New Toy)

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topless-irish-beauty
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Re: My 1991 Mk1 CABBY

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thanks mate, im from county wicklow
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Re: My 1991 Mk1 CABBY

Post by kamzcab86 »

Welcome! Nice-lookin' Cabriolet you have. You may want different wheels, but I rather love BBS RAs; they look great on your car! :mrgreen:
topless-irish-beauty
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Re: My 1991 Mk1 CABBY

Post by topless-irish-beauty »

kamzcab86 wrote:Welcome! Nice-lookin' Cabriolet you have. You may want different wheels, but I rather love BBS RAs; they look great on your car! :mrgreen:
thanks kammy, im on the lookout for a set of porsche Design 90's in black with a polished lip
topless-irish-beauty
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Re: My 1991 Mk1 CABBY

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AHH YES THATS BETTER B) , the way it should be...
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Briano1234
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Re: My 1991 Mk1 CABBY

Post by Briano1234 »

Just noticed that your side cables are too-long. That is what is causing the arch in the top at the side window.
You need them to be 37 1/4 inches from loop to loop.

Heres a how to for you:
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=1641

And yes you can retro fit them....
Briano

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