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Side skirts?
« 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?

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Re: Side skirts?
« Reply #1 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)
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Re: Side skirts?
« Reply #2 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.


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Re: Side skirts?
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2009, 11:38:05 am »
they are exactly the same!  :happy2:


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Re: Side skirts?
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2009, 09:16:00 pm »
Thanks!  :happy2:
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Re: Side skirts?
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2009, 09:18:35 pm »
I always thought the 5dr was longer than the 3dr.

Strange  :confused:
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Re: Side skirts?
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2009, 09:19:58 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.
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Re: Side skirts?
« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2009, 09:52:14 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 : -



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Re: Side skirts?
« Reply #8 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


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Re: Side skirts?
« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2009, 11:58:42 pm »
I've just fitted 5 door skirts to my 3 door! Fit perfect :happy2:
« Last Edit: May 05, 2009, 04:07:08 pm by RunRabbit »

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Re: Side skirts?
« Reply #10 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.