Steve Addy
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This is a minor upgrade to the Mk3 TDI air cleaner.
The intake horn from a Mk3 VR6 car will fit on the Mk3 tdi air box. You will likely have to drill a small hole to mount the horn because the screw (at least on mine) is in a different place and the VR6 horn has a metal clip that you'll want to use to mount it.
The horn is substantially larger than the Mk3 tdi and it fits into the Mk3 airbox with zero mods (except for screw hole).
You will also need to get the 'gaiter' from where the horn fits at the fender since the size is larger, but it fits into the same damper mounting on the fender as the TDI version.
It's not much of an upgrade but for factory parts it's something, and I'd been wanting an upgrade on this item for a while now but really hadn't thought about the VR6 until I saw it.
Photos for comparison:
TDI left vs VR6 right (note metal screw clip)
Gaiter for fender mount - TDI left vs VR6 right.
Horn opening size comparison (VR6 above vs TDI below)
If you can find one get it, there's no part number for this since it's only sold from VW as a complete air cleaner assembly but in the JY who cares, one screw and it's off. The gaiter does have a part # in case it's missing from the donor. The original one on my TDI was missing for a good number of years:
1H0129954B
Steve
The intake horn from a Mk3 VR6 car will fit on the Mk3 tdi air box. You will likely have to drill a small hole to mount the horn because the screw (at least on mine) is in a different place and the VR6 horn has a metal clip that you'll want to use to mount it.
The horn is substantially larger than the Mk3 tdi and it fits into the Mk3 airbox with zero mods (except for screw hole).
You will also need to get the 'gaiter' from where the horn fits at the fender since the size is larger, but it fits into the same damper mounting on the fender as the TDI version.
It's not much of an upgrade but for factory parts it's something, and I'd been wanting an upgrade on this item for a while now but really hadn't thought about the VR6 until I saw it.
Photos for comparison:
TDI left vs VR6 right (note metal screw clip)
Gaiter for fender mount - TDI left vs VR6 right.
Horn opening size comparison (VR6 above vs TDI below)
If you can find one get it, there's no part number for this since it's only sold from VW as a complete air cleaner assembly but in the JY who cares, one screw and it's off. The gaiter does have a part # in case it's missing from the donor. The original one on my TDI was missing for a good number of years:
1H0129954B
Steve
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