No, not without modification to the steering column.
The Golf/Jetta MK III have the same basic geometry, but the screws to
fix it onto the column have a different angle (not 2/6h/10h, but
2/8/10h, compared to a analog clock).
The MK IV Golfs have a totally different setup, similar to Audis.

Regards
Raimund

Bill Kasper schrieb:
> raimund, will the cruise stalk/etc. from a 1998 jetta tdi work on an
> '87 vanagon syncro?
>
> thanks.
> bill
> felton, ca
>
> On Aug 11, 2009, at 1:19 PM, Raimund Feussner wrote:
>
>> The Vanagon also shares the vacuum pump, the throttle control element,
>> the brake/clutch valves.
>> You can also use the control unit itself, although most cars use the
>> 443... part number from the audi 100/5000 (even Passats etc).
>> The vanagon uses 251 number, but the audi part definitely works in the
>> vanagon (similar pin assignment). I used it for two years in my Vanagon.
>> Maybe the vanagon part has a different software setup which will work
>> smoother in the Vanagon, but however the 443 unit will work...
>>
>> Regards
>> Raimund
>> BTW: most of these parts can be found in any VW/Audi up the mid/late 90s
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> miguel pacheco schrieb:
>>> Wondering if any of the Rabbits shared cruise control parts with the
>>> Vanagon.....as in the switch on the blinker stalk that I've been
>>> trying to hunt down?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Miguel
>>>
>>
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