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GTI-Rog's Mk5 GTI "Rejuvenation" Thread (Pic Heavy)

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ashbignall:
Outstanding work!

GTI-Rog:

--- Quote from: ashbignall on September 13, 2015, 08:00:49 pm ---Outstanding work!

--- End quote ---

Thanks Ash,  :happy2:  I'm chipping away at it   :grin:

Little update  :smiley:

A few more improvements made.

First really simple and popular add-on, £3 from eBay, an Ignition barrel surround. I chose aluminum to match the interior.

P1050163 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

Then the next little fix, was to replace the indicator lens. As you can see, it's seen better days  :sick:

P1040125 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

Here's a little "guide" for anyone who needs it.

Firstly, remove the cap. Gently pull outwards from bottom and it will start to come away, be carefull not to snap anything!

P1050165 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

Then the mirror, I used a small screwdriver to ease it off from the inside, very easy.

P1050166 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

Disconnect the power terminals.

P1050168 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

Then your're left with the motor. Then remove the 3 screws around the outside to remove the motor. to gain access to the rest of the screws, you need to remove.

P1050171 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

Leaving this.

P1050174 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

Next, simply undo the screws and push the lens out.  Then disconnect the cable to the indicator.

P1050176 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

Your're then left with this "mess"  :grin:

P1050178 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

New genuine, replacement part.

P1050179 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

Reconnect the cable.

P1050181 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

Re-assemble and remember to connect these terminals up.

P1050183 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

Mirror pushed back on.

P1050184 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

And all back complete  :smiley:

P1050187 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

Took me less than 15 mins, not bad considering I have'nt done one of these before!

Next up the Tailgate latch  :happy2:

GTI-Rog:
Next job....replace the WW (white wormed) tailgate latch..

Again, not teaching people to suck eggs, but hopefully my little "How to" might help or inspire someone to do theirs' :smiley:

Obviously a common sight on most early Mk5 Golfs :fighting:

P1050191 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

This is the replacement, from a 2008 Golf. £20 off Ebay again! It has a 3D logo but not the soft closing action. But I'm not too bothered by that.

I've already given it a good clean and polished the chrome with Britmax Easy Cut.

P1050188 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

To fit the replacement I need to remove the tailgate plastic panel. This is always a worrying time as it is usual to break a few clips!

P1050192 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

First, you need to remove 2 screws from inside the grab handles.

P1050193 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

Then I masked up the edges of the tailgate, to get a screwdriver in between the plastic, to help pull the panel off. So after some grazed knuckles and alot of pulling, swearing and more pulling, it came off....and without breaking any clips... woohoo!!  :jumpmove:

P1050194 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

Then it's on to removing the old latch.

P1050195 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

Disconnect the cable (remembering not to close the tailgate as you can't open it again from the outside!)

P1050196 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

To gain access to all the screws I needed to remove/move the wiper motor. This became hard, as it would not budge!!

P1050197 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

So, I just removed the wiper motor bolts (10MM) and pulled it down a little to gain access..

P1050199 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

...to remove this torxhead screw (T25).

P1050200 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

Remove the old latch and voila..

P1050202 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

Install the new replacement. Re-fit is the reversal of removal. Easy :smiley:

P1050203 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

All done!

P1050205 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

Close up, after dressing with Gtechniq C4, to retore the black centres. I may stick something in them anyway. 

P1050206 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr

I am happy with how it looks now, much smarter IMO.

Thanks for looking  :happy2:

JustSho:
It's come leaps and bounds mate! Lovely job
I might be replacing my boot handle today but thinking about removing the chrome bit and painting inlay part of it to match my car and stick the chrome back on!


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Liam0205:
Another great guide Rog, looks much better now

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