MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: mk4 Gti walnut dash trim
Post by: Tuffy on February 01, 2012, 09:47:09 pm

Hi guys
i've just bought a Mk4 Gti 1.8T as a little project....One question i have is, it has the walnut  dash inserts a door handles, which makes it looks more dated than it is
Does anyone know of anywhere that i could maybe get non wood effect inserts? looked on the old friend of ebay but cant really see anything. Also are they easy to remove
Thanks in advance guys  :happy2:

Title: Re: mk4 Gti walnut dash trim
Post by: Greeners on February 01, 2012, 09:50:24 pm

www.mk5golfgti.co.uk  :laugh:

You can get V5 trims which are black, or R32/Anniversary trims which are silver.

Title: Re: mk4 Gti walnut dash trim
Post by: Tuffy on February 01, 2012, 09:53:13 pm

Quote from: Greeners on February 01, 2012, 09:50:24 pm

www.mk5golfgti.co.uk  :laugh:

You can get V5 trims which are black, or R32/Anniversary trims which are silver.

Thanks Greeners....Where from mate?? Are they going to cost me a testical and one eye???

Title: Re: mk4 Gti walnut dash trim
Post by: Greeners on February 01, 2012, 09:55:35 pm

Ebay or similar.

Alternatively you could remove them all and wrap them with some vinyl.

Title: Re: mk4 Gti walnut dash trim
Post by: Ce0u1162 on February 02, 2012, 09:42:26 pm

On my old mk4 I took them off and rubbed them down, then painted them black. Looks miles better

Title: Re: mk4 Gti walnut dash trim
Post by: GTI Leeds on February 02, 2012, 10:34:00 pm

^^^^ What above poster said, have them painted or wrapped

Title: Re: mk4 Gti walnut dash trim
Post by: nutty600 on February 03, 2012, 10:26:35 am

Easier to wrap them! especially on a MK4! Just pop it all off and get some cheap £5 ebay vinyl and jobs a gooden'

Title: Re: mk4 Gti walnut dash trim
Post by: heavyd on February 03, 2012, 10:36:06 am

I put all the anniversary aluminium trim in my mk4, looks better altogether.
There'll be countless threads on ukmkivs about the best place to get the stuff from :happy2:

Title: Re: mk4 Gti walnut dash trim
Post by: CAPTAIN BRITAIN on February 03, 2012, 07:03:58 pm

If i remember correctly you had to change the cup holder mechanism along with the cup holder trim, More expense

Title: Re: mk4 Gti walnut dash trim
Post by: BeezerDiesel on February 04, 2012, 03:06:42 pm

It's a good few years since I had my mk4 GTI but from memory the Net Optic trims used to look really good.
The OEM trims aren't cheap unless you can pick up a good used set from ukmkivs.

The main issues I remember from mine were the plastic wood cracking despite gentle use and that lovely soft touch rubber coated plastic peeling and looking like a 10 year old banger interior after a couple of years use. No wonder VW changed to the cheapo look interior on the mk5, it must have saved them a packet in warranty claims.
When I had mine the drivers door handle wood trim bit cost £75 when I put a warranty claim in.  :scared:

So, as above, get some decent quality vinyl, clean up the plastic and wrap it. So many colours and styles to choose from.