MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Sat Nav and Car Audio => Topic started by: chadgreeling on April 24, 2010, 08:44:42 pm

Title: car phone cradle has left screw holes!
Post by: chadgreeling on April 24, 2010, 08:44:42 pm: my dash if ruined! ruined I tells ya.

any of you fine people know a decent way of covering the aftermark made by removing a car kit cradle that has been screwed into the dash?

I can't really see it but my passengers can, and it does my head in.

cheers
Title: Re: car phone cradle has left screw holes!
Post by: stealthwolf on April 24, 2010, 10:15:55 pm: Some kind filler and a dash repeair kit?
Title: Re: car phone cradle has left screw holes!
Post by: chadgreeling on April 24, 2010, 10:29:23 pm: :sad1:

I was kind of hoping there was a panel I could screw into the holes that are there, a small metal thing or something, meh

I think you could be right!
Title: Re: car phone cradle has left screw holes!
Post by: stealthwolf on April 24, 2010, 10:42:29 pm: A pic of the dash would be helpful.
Title: Re: car phone cradle has left screw holes!
Post by: chadgreeling on April 24, 2010, 11:35:58 pm: agreed!

I shall bang one up asap!
Title: Re: car phone cradle has left screw holes!
Post by: plush-automotive on April 25, 2010, 10:04:58 am: yes which part of the dash is it? pic pics :smiley:
Title: Re: car phone cradle has left screw holes!
Post by: Gene Hunt on April 25, 2010, 01:10:56 pm: Some of these ''smart'' mobile repairs advertise repair to just such things. :happy2:
Title: Re: car phone cradle has left screw holes!
Post by: Gti Jal on April 25, 2010, 01:17:18 pm: If its next to the glove compartment you may be lucky. The lower left section of the dash complete with glovebox comes off and you can buy a replacement from a breaker. Come to think of it it probably wont be that much new.
Title: Re: car phone cradle has left screw holes!
Post by: S2 Ant on April 26, 2010, 04:51:19 pm: If its the lower part on the passenger side that goes around the glove box then that part is indeed separate - i've just bought it for mine as my car has the OEM cradle on it. Replacement dash part has cost me Â£26 - Bargain i say !!

Most parts in this area arent much tho
Title: Re: car phone cradle has left screw holes!
Post by: Moschops on April 26, 2010, 09:22:00 pm: Quote from: Gene Hunt on April 25, 2010, 01:10:56 pm
Some of these ''smart'' mobile repairs advertise repair to just such things. :happy2:

I've used one of these before on my Escort Cosworth, they did an absolute top job and you'd never know the car had had a Mobile Phone cradle installed. :happy2:

Whereabouts in the country are you?
Title: Re: car phone cradle has left screw holes!
Post by: chadgreeling on April 26, 2010, 09:32:28 pm: I'm in ireland,

would have popped pics up by now but I am up to my neck in exams!

I'll try to get some up soon, kind of annoying but absolutely loving my gti.
Title: Re: car phone cradle has left screw holes!
Post by: chadgreeling on April 30, 2010, 08:33:28 pm: (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg682.imageshack.us%2Fimg682%2F6359%2Fimg00707.jpg&hash=8d9816349384258dfc5c48128b313ac2b4e1e93f) (http://img682.imageshack.us/i/img00707.jpg/)

this is the damage.
Title: Re: car phone cradle has left screw holes!
Post by: plush-automotive on May 01, 2010, 10:26:03 am: ahhh man thats probably one of the parts of the dash where you didn't want the holes. bad times :sad1: maybe like others have suggested to see if some of the dash smart repair guys can do something.
Title: Re: car phone cradle has left screw holes!
Post by: chadgreeling on May 01, 2010, 11:01:20 pm: balls, I thought as much.
Title: Re: car phone cradle has left screw holes!
Post by: Garth on May 02, 2010, 10:49:04 am: Believe it or not, that is quite an easy repair to do yourself.

Buy a leather and vinyl repair kit off ebay (about Â£12). That will repair the actual holes really well. For the dents, you can do a couple of things. One, is inject something like silicone under the surface to pad out the dent, the other is to take the whole panel off and push it out from behind.

Give it a go yourself before you call in a pro. You're not going to make it much worse if you bodge it up :grin:
Title: Re: car phone cradle has left screw holes!
Post by: chadgreeling on May 02, 2010, 09:39:53 pm: I'll give it a go, thanks mate.