Repair panel — Mk1 Golf Front Body (1977 - 1978)

Factory title: Volkswagen Golf (1977 - 1978) - Repair panel

Generation: Mk1 1977 - 1978 (RDW) Group: Front body Parts: 17 Primary OEM: 171 801 392, 171 803 208, 171 803 208 A

Repair panel for the Volkswagen Golf Mk1 (1977 - 1978): factory exploded diagram 55010 from the Volkswagen ETKA parts catalogue, group 25 Front body, listing 17 OEM part numbers including 171 801 392, 171 803 208 and 171 803 208 A. 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 17 OEM part numbers across 17 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
(1)
Repair panel - side member
171 801 392
(2)
Bottom plate
171 803 208
(3)
Repair plate - floor panel
171 803 208 A
(4)
Wheel housing liner
155 803 436 A
(4)
Wheel housing liner
155 803 436 E
(5)
Sectional part - wheel housing
155 809 112
(6)
Repair plate -wheel hsg., front, top
171 809 112 A
(7)
Sect. part - upper wheel hous.
171 809 126
(8)
Repair plate -wheel hsg., front, top
171 809 126 A
1
Repair panel - side member
171 801 391
2
Bottom plate
171 803 207
3
Repair plate - floor panel
171 803 207 A
4
Wheel housing liner
155 803 435 A
5
Sectional part - wheel housing
155 809 111
6
Repair plate -wheel hsg., front, top
171 809 111 A
7
Sect. part - upper wheel hous.
171 809 125
8
Repair plate -wheel hsg., front, top
171 809 125 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
1977 - 1978
Generation region
RDW
Generation code
001
Factory group
25 Front body
Factory subgroup
55010

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 repair panel diagram for the Mk1 Golf?
This diagram lists 17 OEM part numbers for the Mk1 Golf. The first three are 171 801 392, 171 803 208 and 171 803 208 A.
Which Mk1 Golf years and engines does this diagram cover?
This plate is from the Mk1 Golf 1977 - 1978 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.