I dropped on a friend today who is in the process of modding a T5 to T5.1 spec. 

 

For those not into VW Transporters, this involves fitting the front end of a T5 facelift, to an older model.

 

As my 2012 is a Cat C and had good front end damage before being repaired it got me wondering whether anyone fitted the front end of a facelift Yeti to an original ? 

Briskoda members have discussed it on the Yeti Owners Club Forum.

there are more than just this thread,

 

http://yetiownersclub.co.uk/threads/facelift-conversion.5022/

 

Edited 27 December, 20214 yr by roottoot

Definitely agree that the pre-facelift has more character ( I have 2  )

 

And of course the Yeti, in both its iterations, enjoys the company of the Morris Minor, the VW Beetle, the Robin Reliant, the classic Mini, the E-type Jaguar and a few others you can probably name (probably from some time back) where when you see one you don't think "Is that a Yeti or one of those that looks like it?". (I should also add the Ford Anglia as I grew up with a couple of these and the Ford Capri that, as a young Anglia owner I aspired to. No-one aspired to a Ford Cortina).

11 hours ago, Paul52 said:

And of course the Yeti, in both its iterations, enjoys the company of the Morris Minor, the VW Beetle, the Robin Reliant, the classic Mini, the E-type Jaguar and a few others you can probably name (probably from some time back) where when you see one you don't think "Is that a Yeti or one of those that looks like it?". (I should also add the Ford Anglia as I grew up with a couple of these and the Ford Capri that, as a young Anglia owner I aspired to. No-one aspired to a Ford Cortina).

 

Unless it was a LOTUS!!

12 hours ago, Paul52 said:

(I should also add the Ford Anglia as I grew up with a couple of these and the Ford Capri that, as a young Anglia owner I aspired to. No-one aspired to a Ford Cortina).

 

Agreed in a way - I had a mkII Capri 2.0 ghia  which was the affordable in car to have at the time.  I also had a mkIV Cortina when I started travelling a lot of a similar vintage that was vastly superior to drive. The Capri (even later ones) had cart leaf springs at the rear - horrible things whereas the mkIII & mkIV Cortina had coil springs (still had a live rear axle though) . The Cortina also had double wishbone front suspension.  Cortina was also way more refined. HOWEVER back in the day the Capri was cool and the Cortina was just a reps car.

 

If I could go back in time I would have mothballed both of them - I'd be richer now!!

 

 

 

 

Edited 28 December, 20214 yr by bigjohn