MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Cosmetic/Interior Modifications => Topic started by: Squeeguk on July 21, 2012, 09:28:58 pm

Title: R32/GTi clocks into Jetta?
Post by: Squeeguk on July 21, 2012, 09:28:58 pm

I am wanting to change my clocks for Golf Gti / R32 ones. I just prefer the way the clocks sit and look in the dash compared to the bog standard clocks.

I have found a couple but with only half FIS and not full which mine are. Would I be able to take my innards and swap them over onto the GTi ones keeping the housing, clock faces and needles from the new one? If so, does anybody know of a How to?

Title: Re: R32/GTi clocks into Jetta?
Post by: olsen-72 on July 22, 2012, 10:49:27 am

Yes Mate. It can be done.

Title: Re: R32/GTi clocks into Jetta?
Post by: Squeeguk on July 22, 2012, 05:29:33 pm

Thanks for that. Got my eye on one just down the drag from me, so can pick it up. Sweet.

You don't perchance know of any how to's?

Title: Re: R32/GTi clocks into Jetta?
Post by: Squeeguk on July 24, 2012, 10:50:43 pm

Ok, got a question for those brainiacs out there!

My clocks are marked to 160mph, but the R32 clocks I'm interested in are marked to 180mph. How would I go about changing the speedo settings to match if I changed over the dial faces too?

Title: Re: R32/GTi clocks into Jetta?
Post by: olsen-72 on July 25, 2012, 01:00:58 am

Dont bother about changing the dials. All can be set up in your Instrument Cluster. When u swap the clocks dont forget to copy your coding in VCDS.
I did swap GTI clocks to TDI model which is completely diferent and it works fine.

Title: Re: R32/GTi clocks into Jetta?
Post by: apples12 on July 25, 2012, 04:14:09 am

Olsen...

So theoretically....one could obtain a highline r32 cluster (obviously petrol) and code this to his/her tdi?

Would it matter if th r32 clocks were >2 on the end (off a car newer than mid 2006) and the car they were going onto was a 2005... :popcornsoda:

And your near Birmingham right? So you'd be able to do the coding etc if a certain member on here wanted this service doing?....lol

Title: Re: R32/GTi clocks into Jetta?
Post by: Squeeguk on July 25, 2012, 07:34:04 am

Quote from: olsen-72 on July 25, 2012, 01:00:58 am

Dont bother about changing the dials. All can be set up in your Instrument Cluster. When u swap the clocks dont forget to copy your coding in VCDS.
I did swap GTI clocks to TDI model which is completely diferent and it works fine.

Thanks, but I am changing the insides and the outside cover over onto mine as the R32 clocks are Midline but mine is Highline. I don't want to lose that. Therefore to make it work, I need to change the dial faces, needles and front plastic cover onto my original clocks.

It's just that these clocks are like a 1/3 of the price people have been asking for R32 clocks. Then you still need to pay someone to do the immo and mileage correction if you have the skc code.