You may already be aware of some of the "gotchas" involved in the
switchover, but in case you are not, I suggest that you get into one of the
Volkswagen forums such as VWVortex and look for posts on the subject (or
just ask) before you buy any parts. I know that for some VW models, there is
a lot more to it than just switching transmissions. For example, on my '88
Cabbie the steering column and starter are different for the manual and
automatic transmissions, and of course the gas/brake pedal assembly must be
replaced by a gas/brake/clutch pedal assembly. You can't just add a clutch
pedal. Then some of the electric circuits are different as well (the backup
light switch, for example).

The VWVortex Cabriolet forum is at
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zeroforum?id=152. I know there are some pretty
good discussions on the subject there. Good luck.


"David Craig" > wrote in message
...
> Per some ideas that I received from some of you, I am now at the point
> where I am going to convert my 1988 Golf automatic transmission to a
> 5-speed manual transmission. I called a salvage yard to find a manual
> tranny, but was posed with the question.....which type to buy? The
> salvage yard said there are eight different types that could go in.
> Does anyone have any ideas as to which type to purchase? To me, it
> would seem that since I am replacing the entire transaxle, that it
> wouldn't matter which transmission....but, then again, what do I know.
>
> Thanks to all for taking time to ponder this.
>
> Dave