dude i love vw's ive had a 01 gti vr6 then i bought the wife a 03 jetta turbo and im doing a 68 beetle now. great fun cars but the wiring problems with the new ones suck. i have some after pics of the gti ill try to find
take off your stator cover and you will see the timing plate i have a billet one with the numbers on it so it is easy to tell but if its stock i dont think you can get much if any advanced timing so just look. and report what you see.