Unlikely because the 1998 is a Mark III and the 2001 is a Mark IV body style. Suggest you google the question and check for respnses on the VW Vortex forum, where the VW mechanics hang out.
The 2001 Cabrio may look like a mklV but that's only a facelift. The latches should be interchangeable.
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I need to obtain a manual for a 1998 vw cabrio gls convertible. A VW dealership pretty much gave us the cold shoulder and said to go to ebay. They said VW stopped making them many years ago. I aske...
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So I stupidly forgot to put my car in park before turning the car off. No it won't start up and the gear is stuck in Drive, will not let me take key out. The dash shows the oil, battery and engine ...
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I recently bought a 2002 Cabrio in very good condition. It came without the owners manual. I have trouble to find the buttons to open electrically the trunk and the gasoline latch. where are they loca...
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I just bought a Volkswagen Cabrio 2001 how can I tell if is a GL ,GLS or GLX it have fabric seats and they heated and full power windows but it have the iron rims
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