FINALLY. Someone has put enough effort to explain this front end swap, step by step. bit by bit. You deserve a medal boss. Keep the good work going! Subscribed!.
Hey bud really appreciate that 👍 welcome to the channel. I watched a few other people but didn’t get the info I was after so wanted to explain what was involved.
Thank you for the video. You definitely don't muck about and get straight on with it 💪. The Caddy is really taking shape well. Looking forward to seeing the respray 👍.
Looking good as always that caddy is going to be the dogs. Like it how you show us how you solve a problem and not hiding it.cant wait for more on the van.
Hey mick thank you mate 👍👍 I’m looking forward to seeing it done. I watch a few videos on here and they skip important bits, I like to show how the small details get the end result.
Subbed in late 2023(?). I enjoy your Caddy meets. Currently watching your oldest to newest vidz in this series. Very helpful for my project. Thank you for your helpful videos. Thumbed all the way.
My 2007 VW Caddy looks like yours, with electric windows, electric mirrors, 6 speed DSG. Great little van. Mines white and dated looking. Might get some parts off a later moder
Hey Karter thank you 👍 as I mentioned I saw some other guy spend 5 videos on the front end swap so I wanted this done in one. Body work is fully underway 👍 video in a few days.
Hey Darren thank you sir 👍 I like to jump straight in and get them done, midway through bodywork at the moment and it’s abit more labour intensive but will plough through.
Morning mate I'm glad you put a video up for front end swap makes it easier to work out what's needed much appreciated Did you manage to sort the bonnet gas strut location out thanks
Nice one mate - I've been looking at getting a caddy maxi, and they're just so expensive - only the earlier ones fit in budget - this front end swap may just make it better.
Man Nathan you absolutely smashed that out, love your work ethic and enthusiasm, keep me coming sir, hope you got good money for the connect, would have been interested myself, just love the welding side, must be a sucker for punishment lol
Hey Nigel thank you sir 👍👍 I’m definitely making progress on this one and I plan to keep at it non stop till it’s back on the road. It’s not often I give up with a project especially without even touching it (connect 😩), I got £2200 for the connect so I got my money back.
@@YTDTETV glad you got your money back at least, thought you might have got a bit more after finding out how rare it was, looking forward to all the upgrades with this caddy and see it go around the track.
@@nigelswann2873 ye always good not to lose on something a profit is always better, caddy isn’t slowly taking shape new video soon. I’m looking forward to smoking it round the track to, will be fun and amusing over taking people in a van 😂👍
Hey butters thank you sir 👍 yes your right it definitely needs lowering asap. I will do a video on that as I’ve done some research and it’s interesting on how to lower the rear.
Just bought a caddy maxi 2013 and looking to change it up a little. Front bumper needs sorting and found your channel. Great videos, but i have a question i think my caddy has the Touran front end (one on it looks identical to that one.) but it didnt have fog lights, are they an easy addition to make?
Hi bud glad you found the channel, mine is a touran front s it doesn’t have indicators in the wings only in the mirrors. Yes the fog lights and trim fit in no problem 👍
Another beauty dobo! Looks swish pal!!!! And to be fair lookd not a too bad of a job but then again your a genius 😉 haha good man hope you and the family is well buddy
Would you ever consider making extra set of brackets for wings and slam panel for your loyal subscriber? I don't have welding experience 😢 I would pay whatever cost 🙏
Thank you sir 👍 I’m loving the caddy and plan to keep it for a while so abit of effort now I’ll enjoy it abit more. If you get stuck with anything drop a comment and I’ll try and help 👍👍
@@YTDTETV im down south in dorset . the caddy im getting is a stock builders van 07 . picked up a complete touran dash for £40 just got to find the front touran convertion cheers will be in touch if need help or i may as Dan Chamber on youtube both be help
hi there. Would you mind me making contact as I have a 2008 VW Caddy and am desperate to update the looks. I'm so excited to have found your video. well done! looks amazing!
Hi mate , I’m going to collect a front end this weekend for my caddy after watching your videos 😁 just out of curiosity how much do you have to trim off the inner wings? Cheers from Oban , Argyll 🏴
Hi Liam that’s awesome glad the video helped 👍👍, not sure how much exactly I cut off but what I done after fitting the front panel and wing you’ll see the new headlight hits the inner wing so I just kept cutting little bits off till the headlight fit in. If possible get the complete bonnet cable from the new front end as I had to buy the bit of cable that goes in the van to the bonnet lever.
@@YTDTETV no worries and thanks for the reply. Wasnt sure about how best to do it but managed to safley prop everything up on some wooden blocks. Cheers
Hey bud it’s the best thing I done to mine, my front front end is front a touran but the caddy facelift is the same it’s from year 2010 to 15 and it fits straight on 👍
@YTDTETV appreciate that mate! I'm new to upgrading so I'm in a minefield of searching for what I want. So if I search for 2010-2015 caddy facelift? I need this
@@YTDTETV just done my caddy front conversion..by the way your video helped a lot thanks Just working on mine to sort the bonnet stay out at the moment
Hi bud I payed £800 for a complete front end, you can normally find someone selling a complete front end either on eBay or on some of the Facebook pages 👍
Hey Nigel thank you sir 👍 yes they do a hybrid bumper that’s golf r lower half merged to caddy top half. I will definitely go down this route but the golf bumper is £400+ and needs cutting in half 😩
@@nigelrabbitts3438 it is a lot of money, I will do it but will have to wait a little while, when you get a minute Google search GOLF CADDY front bumper they look really nice. I do like a grey 👍 Im Undecided yet
@@nigelrabbitts3438 I used to be a Ford lover but I’m definitely a massive Vw fan now. I’m happy with my golf in every way I just want the same in a small van for multiple uses.
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FINALLY. Someone has put enough effort to explain this front end swap, step by step. bit by bit. You deserve a medal boss. Keep the good work going! Subscribed!.
Hey bud really appreciate that 👍 welcome to the channel. I watched a few other people but didn’t get the info I was after so wanted to explain what was involved.
Thank you for the video. You definitely don't muck about and get straight on with it 💪. The Caddy is really taking shape well. Looking forward to seeing the respray 👍.
Hey Karl thank you mate 👍, yep I’ve jumped straight into this one and non stop till it’s back on the road looking shinny.
Looking good as always that caddy is going to be the dogs.
Like it how you show us how you solve a problem and not hiding it.cant wait for more on the van.
Hey mick thank you mate 👍👍 I’m looking forward to seeing it done. I watch a few videos on here and they skip important bits, I like to show how the small details get the end result.
Subbed in late 2023(?). I enjoy your Caddy meets. Currently watching your oldest to newest vidz in this series. Very helpful for my project. Thank you for your helpful videos. Thumbed all the way.
Hey bud glad you found the channel and find the videos useful 👍 good luck with your project. Appreciate the comment and thank you
Joey said ‘it looks super cool dad’😎
Hey big balls thank you mate 👍👍
Looks cracking, what a difference
Niceone Karl has definitely updated the front end 👍
Brilliant job…looks 100% better already. 👍
Thank you sir appreciate that, I’m happy with how it turned out.
My 2007 VW Caddy looks like yours, with electric windows, electric mirrors, 6 speed DSG. Great little van. Mines white and dated looking. Might get some parts off a later moder
Very nice mate 👍👍
Oh I so want this front end. Great job!
Hey Karen thank you it was the first job I had to do I like the caddies but the older front ends look dated now.
Ready brilliant mate! Great work. Caddy’s are so cool, can’t wait to see this finished mate👍🏼
Hey Martin thank you mate, appreciate the feedback and comments 👍👍 I’m looking forward to seeing some fresh paint on it.
Keep them coming, thank you great watch, peace ✌️🙏
Thanks Simon new vid tomorrow 👍👍
Looking good. Your solutions are top class. 👍
Hey Philip thank you sir 👍, always appreciate your feedback with comments.
Muck Fe, you didn't Hang around. Nice work, Ithough the fabrication of the top wing rail was very well executed. Looking forward to the bodywork
Hey Karter thank you 👍 as I mentioned I saw some other guy spend 5 videos on the front end swap so I wanted this done in one. Body work is fully underway 👍 video in a few days.
Thats some TASTY WORK there
When I bought the caddy I knew I had to do the front end swap as the original front ends definitely look abit dated.
Great front swap it's looking cool 😎 👌
Hey bud thank you 👍, I’m happy with this one and appreciate your comment 👍
You dont mess about, looking well pal 👍
Hey Darren thank you sir 👍 I like to jump straight in and get them done, midway through bodywork at the moment and it’s abit more labour intensive but will plough through.
Looking good m8 job well done and explained nicely looks great the van keep up the good work
Thanks Stuart I enjoyed doing the front end made a massive difference 👍👍
Morning mate I'm glad you put a video up for front end swap makes it easier to work out what's needed much appreciated
Did you manage to sort the bonnet gas strut location out thanks
Hi bud glad the video helps 👍👍 I havnt done the gas strut yet but I do know the bottom bolt for it needs moving up onto the inner wing.
Nice one mate - I've been looking at getting a caddy maxi, and they're just so expensive - only the earlier ones fit in budget - this front end swap may just make it better.
Hey bud yes the facelift version maxis are not cheap, if you can save some money and upgrade the front then happy days 👍
Nice work my man - keep up the good work
ive got a ladder hatch, do you need everything such as wings and bonnet etc for the front bumper?
looking good mate 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
Thank you sir 👍👍👍
Man Nathan you absolutely smashed that out, love your work ethic and enthusiasm, keep me coming sir, hope you got good money for the connect, would have been interested myself, just love the welding side, must be a sucker for punishment lol
Hey Nigel thank you sir 👍👍 I’m definitely making progress on this one and I plan to keep at it non stop till it’s back on the road. It’s not often I give up with a project especially without even touching it (connect 😩), I got £2200 for the connect so I got my money back.
@@YTDTETV glad you got your money back at least, thought you might have got a bit more after finding out how rare it was, looking forward to all the upgrades with this caddy and see it go around the track.
@@nigelswann2873 ye always good not to lose on something a profit is always better, caddy isn’t slowly taking shape new video soon. I’m looking forward to smoking it round the track to, will be fun and amusing over taking people in a van 😂👍
Nice one looks great 👍🏻 needs lowered now , will we be seeing a video about that ?
Hey butters thank you sir 👍 yes your right it definitely needs lowering asap. I will do a video on that as I’ve done some research and it’s interesting on how to lower the rear.
Top man good video thanks for your time
Loving the video on to the next. 🍿
Thank you sir next video in a few days 👍👍
Looking well , be nice to see it once painted
Hey Martin thank you sir 👍 new video is bodywork so one step closer to being painted.
I've got this van (same colour even). Wish i had skills to change the bumper as thats the only thing i dont like abut it!
Hey Matt it’s the only thing that lets this shape caddy down, they look a lot better colour coded.
Great video mate, awesome conversion! Any tips on other seats that’ll fit straight in or easy enough?
Thanks mate I’ve had not ever used this setup so unsure 👍
How much would you charge for a front end conversion like this ?
Another wicked video dobbo 👍
Niceone mate 😊 appreciate your comments 👍👍
So you didn’t need to change the wing tips?
Well done looks well pal
Hey Roy thank you mate appreciate that 👍
Just bought a caddy maxi 2013 and looking to change it up a little. Front bumper needs sorting and found your channel. Great videos, but i have a question i think my caddy has the Touran front end (one on it looks identical to that one.) but it didnt have fog lights, are they an easy addition to make?
Hi bud glad you found the channel, mine is a touran front s it doesn’t have indicators in the wings only in the mirrors. Yes the fog lights and trim fit in no problem 👍
Smart job chap
Thank you terry appreciate that mate 👍
Another beauty dobo! Looks swish pal!!!! And to be fair lookd not a too bad of a job but then again your a genius 😉 haha good man hope you and the family is well buddy
Thanks rich appreciate that mate 👍👍 ye it wasn’t to bad at all actually. All good this end thank you mate.
I would be happy with that also, as always great content.
Hey bill thank you mate 👍 I’m happy how it turned out and thank you for the feedback 👍👍
Would you ever consider making extra set of brackets for wings and slam panel for your loyal subscriber? I don't have welding experience 😢 I would pay whatever cost 🙏
Hey bud so sorry for the delay, you could make these brackets easily with a pop rivet gun or nuts and bolts, where about are you?
wow looks amazing. Im getting a caddy and doing the dash swap and will do the front
Thank you sir 👍 I’m loving the caddy and plan to keep it for a while so abit of effort now I’ll enjoy it abit more. If you get stuck with anything drop a comment and I’ll try and help 👍👍
@@YTDTETV im down south in dorset . the caddy im getting is a stock builders van 07 . picked up a complete touran dash for £40 just got to find the front touran convertion
cheers will be in touch if need help or i may as Dan Chamber on youtube both be help
@@davidaspray9050 that’s great yes I’ve seen a couple of his videos to he seems to play with similar stuff. Glad to help 👍
hi there. Would you mind me making contact as I have a 2008 VW Caddy and am desperate to update the looks. I'm so excited to have found your video. well done! looks amazing!
Hi bud glad you found the video useful 👍👍. I’m on Instagram if you want to send me a message DTETV_ 👍
Hi mate , I’m going to collect a front end this weekend for my caddy after watching your videos 😁 just out of curiosity how much do you have to trim off the inner wings? Cheers from Oban , Argyll 🏴
Hi Liam that’s awesome glad the video helped 👍👍, not sure how much exactly I cut off but what I done after fitting the front panel and wing you’ll see the new headlight hits the inner wing so I just kept cutting little bits off till the headlight fit in. If possible get the complete bonnet cable from the new front end as I had to buy the bit of cable that goes in the van to the bonnet lever.
Much appreciated cheers 👌👌
@@MacLeanLiam555 no worries if you get stuck on anything just ask 👍
Hi mate, how did you support the condenser/radiator assy when you removed it from the slam panel?
Hey rob sorry for the delay, I left all the hose’s attached then I think I propt it up until it went back one.
@@YTDTETV no worries and thanks for the reply. Wasnt sure about how best to do it but managed to safley prop everything up on some wooden blocks. Cheers
@@rob6rr awesome ye I think I done something similar then just shimmy it back in when refitting 👍
Does the fog lights work ? If so was it just plug and play
Hi bud I havnt wired these in yet but I will do in a video very soon 👍
Hi pal did you use the original glass what sits on top of the wing cheers
Hey Jack sorry for the delay yes used original window 👍
@@YTDTETV thanks for reply top man 👍
I'm wanting to give my caddy a bumper facelift and also headlights like this. What model is the facelift you got so I know what I'm looking for mate?
Hey bud it’s the best thing I done to mine, my front front end is front a touran but the caddy facelift is the same it’s from year 2010 to 15 and it fits straight on 👍
@YTDTETV appreciate that mate! I'm new to upgrading so I'm in a minefield of searching for what I want. So if I search for 2010-2015 caddy facelift? I need this
@@GeneralMenace yep just search caddy front end or touran front end and as long as it’s from 10 to 15 it’s the one you want 👍
@@YTDTETVsweet, so caddy bumper, hopefully it should have the grills with it, and what headlight units did you use?
@@GeneralMenace my whole front end is from a touran they are slightly different to caddy ones to look at but all bolt in the same.
Great work bro 👌🏻 I’ve got a caddy 5 speed box if you want it for free unless your going 6 speed 👍🏻
Hi Shane thank you 👍, appreciate the freebie. Going 6 speed and either pd150 or 2.0bkd. I have FADR remaps for both engines.
No worries mate. Yeah I changed mine to pd130 with 6 speed gearbox I got lucky like you with the a/c electric pack prefacelift caddy 👌🏻
@@shanecooke9148 very nice mate 👍 I spent about a month searching for a caddy within a certain budget to find one with ac.
Is this the one that ended up red?
How much did you pay for all the parts on the front end conversion
Did the new lights plug straight in fine?
Yes mate straight in no pin swap nothing 👍
Shes looking fresh mate fair play doin everything ild of liked to do to it
Thanks Ryan 👍 a lot more instore for it over the next few weeks.
Great video is that the front end of a touran people carrier sorry you probably said it but didn't catch it cheers
Hi David thank you mate and yes it’s a touran front end 👍
@@YTDTETV cheers I was watching it half a sleep early this morning have to say it looks amazing tho
@@davidseymour4631 no worries and thank you appreciate that 👍
What did you do with the bonnet stay gas strut or did you just leave it
Hey bud I havnt got back round to fitting the strut yet
@@YTDTETV just done my caddy front conversion..by the way your video helped a lot thanks
Just working on mine to sort the bonnet stay out at the moment
Good job, good video!
Thanks bud appreciate that 👍
how much does this front end cost roughly? is it better to source all the parts off ebay or find a rear ended facelift?
Hi bud I payed £800 for a complete front end, you can normally find someone selling a complete front end either on eBay or on some of the Facebook pages 👍
Thank you so much 👌🏽
looks good dobo
Niceone bondi 👍👍
I've been offered full front end and wing mirrors for £1000 is the good price?
Hi bud yes that is a good price 👍👍
How about swapping in the oem xenon headlights? And does anyone know if a caddy mk4 front will fit aswell?
I’ve seen a few people fitting those, also the later front end does fit but the lines on the wings are different so you need to fit the doors aswel.
@@YTDTETV yeah heard about the doors. Mighy be aomething to do for the future
Looks good just need the golf r front bumper or similar
Hey Nigel thank you sir 👍 yes they do a hybrid bumper that’s golf r lower half merged to caddy top half. I will definitely go down this route but the golf bumper is £400+ and needs cutting in half 😩
@@YTDTETV wow that's a lot off money. What colour you doing the caddy. I think a gray 🤔
@@nigelrabbitts3438 it is a lot of money, I will do it but will have to wait a little while, when you get a minute Google search GOLF CADDY front bumper they look really nice. I do like a grey 👍 Im Undecided yet
@@YTDTETV I'm in to vw mate it's something about them that makes me smile.im slowly getting the parts in for my golf mk5
@@nigelrabbitts3438 I used to be a Ford lover but I’m definitely a massive Vw fan now. I’m happy with my golf in every way I just want the same in a small van for multiple uses.
Is it possible for you to do a front end conversion on my caddy?
Hi bud sorry for the delay, I’m not taking any jobs on at the moment, it wasn’t a hard job I think most people could do it 👍
Top man
What year was the touran parts?
Think it was an 11plate, the front plate is still on the front bumper at one point in the video 👍
My next question mate is , did it all fit in the back of the caddy? 😅 before I do a 200mile round trip tomorrow 😂😅
Hi mate yes it all fits I even had 2 front seats in with the lot 👍👍
@@YTDTETV perfect , thanks again 👌
@@MacLeanLiam555 no worries happy to help 👍👍
Whats the front end off ?
Touran 👍
Thank you
How can I make my caddy handle better
Hi bud sorry for the delay, best thing for handling is lowering it with slightly bigger wheels, make a big difference
JUST BOUGHT A 2007 ONE HAS AC AND ELECTRIC wing mirrors *AND HEATED
Happy days very nice 👌