What is a Type 19? Early vs Late Volkswagen Golf Mk2 Comparison - Typ 19 vs 1GZ

It's a topic of controversy in the Mk2 Golf community at the minute, so we thought that since we have one of each in our fleet we could clear some things up. This should help you identify in the wild between a 1Gz or a Type 19!

[HouselessNotHomeless]

Thank you for this video I have a 1985 US Jetta myself

[jettamaster]

Just to clarify, the W in the vin does not indicate Wolfsburg... The first digit in the vin is the country code indicating the country where it was manufactured. 1=USA, 2=Canada, 3=Mexico and in our case W= Germany (formerly West Germany).
Hello from number 2 .
Cheers

[MrBones]

VW South Africa actually had the LHD hole completely covered up for the wipers

[hatunbiyikli]

I absolutely love these videos! Please make more! You have such interesting content!!

[Dave_Stafford]

Great video! I thought I had twigged all the differences at this stage but there were still a few I hadn't noticed.

[AKAeddypeck]

Pretty good Tommo, love your summary.

side repeaters were legal requirements in UK from 1985, so it’s only first year of production that had blanking badges. From then on all had indicators regardless of model spec.

Boot bottle was only first year also. So most “typ19” still have only front bottle.

Handbrake position and design is different. And therefore so is the carpets.

Boot lock is a solid aluminium block, later we’re plastic.

Now, open your boot. On the early car you’ll find a grommet allowing access to the plugs for the heated rear window. On the later car this isn’t here so VW must have devised an easier way to thread the wires through.

I’ll let you know if I think of anything else.

And of course the 19 shells were continued to be used after the first major facelift so there’s plenty of 19 shells with all of the later attributes.

But as you say, each year of production VW made changes to improve the vehicle, and to continue to market it and extend its sales lifespan. They also made cost cutting decisions. Like later carpets are rubbish 👍😀.

Keep the content rolling

[Jester]

They did some "cross platforming" in the '88-'89 years. Mine is from 1989, it's a very basic model with "C" badge, and originally sold in Hungary. It has a very basic speedometer, small centre box and side mirrors adjustable from outside, wipers without intermittent function, etc.. it has the hazard light switch separated in the dash panel, not top of the steering column, and the fuse box is also the CE1 version. (cluster module has also 2 connectors just like the typ19) I bought a donor car for parts, it's a 1988 model, and i wanted to swap one of wiper arm, since mine was broken, and had to realize the spline had smaller diameter on the wiper mechanism of the donor car, so i had to replace the entire mechanism. Small details, but differences may occour in the FL models too. Friend of mine told me, that the pre FL models has smaller diameter ball joint at the end of the wishbone, he had a Jetta, and one of the axle hub has the smaller diameter one. 😅

[MD]

Golf 2 has a special place in my heart, I recently got my drivers license and I'm thinking buying one as my first car, but I don't know if they are still reliable, or if you can still find parts like second hand ones. Any opinion from someone who owns or owned one? Anyway a very good video, I really like your vibe guys keep going👌👌

[markwagar]

Great video type 19 is such a strange one. my 1988 mk2 cl is technically type 19 according to the chassic number and has CE1 eletrics but pretty much everything else is 1g style. This is how it came out the factory. Seems to be an odd cross over year

[stewstube]

looking at the VIN plates if Z is a space then its either a 19 or a 1G. There's a Z after the 19 as well!

[Bruski]

It would be nice if you mentioned what kind of services used it, firefighters, ambulance, bundespost...

[carllindgren]

I bought a mk2 7 months ago and I'm still confused about the mk2 models.

[vadimsavin]

i have typ19 early GTI and i have discovered one more difference between models in the hoods. Holes for washers has different form and you can't install bolt on newest spray washers instead of old stream washers) it means they made different hoods as well

[keithwoodhouse]

You don’t mention the engine changes with the model changes

[compu]

I like the big bumper MK2s the best - but I might be biased as I've had 91 and 92 Jetta ECOdiesels :)
Have you ever seen a USA made Mk2 in person? Tons of differences. They aren't even central electric!!
The US made cars' fenders don't even have the hole punched for the indicator / badge.

[chylimzbydzi]

Plus the whole electrical system, hence EC1 and EC2, passenger's shelf, much deeper in 1gz, alse the hazard lights switch is placed in a completely diffent place...

[someguy]

Did y’all not get the aero grill with 9 and 3 slots over there?

[seanwilliams]

So here's a question...does the Corrado have an internal "Type" number???

[Jonesy_AVFC]

Did all type 19s have kjet engines? or do some of the “later” type 19s have digi on the 8vs?

[bartlfc]

Is the facelifted golf look just the grill? Is this replaceble?