Decorative trim — Mk1 Golf Front Body (1979 - 1980)

Factory title: Volkswagen Golf (1979 - 1980) - Moldings

Generation: Mk1 1979 - 1980 (RDW) Group: Front body Parts: 6 Primary OEM: 171 898 524 A 4 AT, 171 898 524 A 9 9S, 171 898 523 A 4 AT

Decorative trim for the Volkswagen Golf Mk1 (1979 - 1980): factory exploded diagram 116020 from the Volkswagen ETKA parts catalogue, group 25 Front body, listing 6 OEM part numbers including 171 898 524 A 4 AT, 171 898 524 A 9 9S and 171 898 523 A 4 AT. Published by Type 19 Specialists; the complete Mk1 Golf catalogue is in print as the Mk1 Golf Master Parts Catalogue.

Parts on this diagram

This Mk1 Golf plate lists 6 OEM part numbers across 6 numbered positions.

Exploded view from the factory parts catalogue. Click a row in the parts table to highlight its position on this diagram. Click any position on the diagram to scroll to its row.
Description Part number
black (grained)
171 898 524 A 4 AT
silver
171 898 524 A 9 9S
Black
171 898 523 A 4 AT
silver GOLF GTI
161 898 524 9 9S
1
1 set decorative trims forwaist line 10 X 5100 MM GOLF GTI
10 X 5100 MM
171 898 524 A
2
1 set: trim strips tailgate/bootlid GOLF GTI
171 898 523 A

From the Type 19 workshop

Volkswagen Golf Mk1 work in the Type 19 workshop — the same cars these front body diagrams are drawn from.

Mk2 Golf Restoration Welding work #mk2golf #mechanic #volkswagen #migwelding #carrestoration Mostly typical repair work we see on almost every Mk2 Golf we’ve worked on. Safe to say the Mk3 Golf is pretty similar too!

Fitment and applicability

What this plate covers, as the factory catalogue records it — nothing here is inferred from the part names.

Vehicle
Volkswagen Golf Mk1
Model years
1979 - 1980
Generation region
RDW
Generation code
027
Factory group
25 Front body
Factory subgroup
116020

Related factory diagrams

Other published front body plates for the Mk1 Golf in this catalogue.

The complete Mk1 Golf parts catalogue in print

Questions about this diagram

Which VW part numbers are on the decorative trim diagram for the Mk1 Golf?
This diagram lists 6 OEM part numbers for the Mk1 Golf. The first three are 171 898 524 A 4 AT, 171 898 524 A 9 9S and 171 898 523 A 4 AT.
Which Mk1 Golf years and engines does this diagram cover?
This plate is from the Mk1 Golf 1979 - 1980 generation (RDW). The factory catalogue records no engine-code restriction on it, so it applies to all engines listed in the factory catalogue for this generation.
Where is the complete Mk1 Golf factory parts catalogue?
The Mk1 Golf Master Parts Catalogue is available in print and as a PDF from Type 19 Specialists at /shop/library/catalogue-mk1-hatch-full/. It carries every plate in this catalogue, not just this one.