Oh crap does that mean I need to get S3 Alloy Hubs to get my R32 rears fitted with the splash guards? I am sure I saw somewhere that someone had modded the splash guards to fit?
Alex
absolute no need to panic, just bend the standard gti splash guards gently away from you and the are fine
....Except that I no longer have my GTI splash guards . So I guess I'll be offering these from Jay for sale!
When I first fitted my S3 rears ages ago, I tried the s3 guards that came with them, and could only get one out of the 3 bolts to fit. To get the GTI ones off I had to cut a piece out, due to the guard being fitted to the hub, and then the wheel bearing housing and wheel mounting flange being fitted.
The guard is whole, and not like a letter 'C' like the fronts are. So RR you will have cut a segment out of the new ones to get them to fit. (in fact the s3 variants are similar in shape, but profiled differently, and with differently centred holes).