MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: WILLZIE on July 29, 2009, 12:13:00 pm

Title: Centre Console Removal
Post by: WILLZIE on July 29, 2009, 12:13:00 pm
Can anyone direct me to how this comes off please?
Wanting to fix my crack creek.
Title: Re: Centre Console Removal
Post by: Greeners on July 29, 2009, 12:56:55 pm
Can't see to find the guide but it's a piece of pi$$!

You will need a trim tool to remove the top vent on the dash, once out this will expose a screw at the back of it, then the top part of the dash will un-clip including the top vents. This will then expose the srews for the lower dash around the heather controls and then the stereo!  :happy2:

If Stealth can do it, anyone can!  :signLOL:
Title: Re: Centre Console Removal
Post by: RedRobin on July 29, 2009, 03:18:11 pm

Can't see to find the guide but it's a piece of pi$$!

You will need a trim tool to remove the top vent on the dash, once out this will expose a screw at the back of it, then the top part of the dash will un-clip including the top vents. This will then expose the srews for the lower dash around the heather controls and then the stereo!  :happy2:

If Stealth can do it, anyone can!  :signLOL:


....Some say that the reason why Stealth eats so many sweeties is so he can stuff the wrappers in his crevices to stop the creaks.

:evilgrin:
Title: Re: Centre Console Removal
Post by: stealthwolf on July 29, 2009, 08:51:34 pm
clicky (http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3121070)

It's not difficult but VW haven't made it easy. Lots of tugging and if you tug too hard, you break something.
Title: Re: Centre Console Removal
Post by: ub7rm on July 30, 2009, 09:20:58 pm
This is going to sound counter productive but I'd like to throw a little theory out there.

My GTI is creak free but when I retrofitted a satnav and took the dash appart I discovered that two of the screws were missing... The one holding the vent flap thing was present but when I removed that part I was expecting to find another two torx screws (step 7 in that link) but they were both missing...... coincidence?
Title: Re: Centre Console Removal
Post by: WILLZIE on July 31, 2009, 09:01:10 am
All my screws were present. reduced my creeking alot, just got one by the door now. (but I am very finiky :stupid:)
Alot of plastic there to be supressed tho!
Title: Re: Centre Console Removal
Post by: RedRobin on July 31, 2009, 09:47:07 am
....

I've got a screw loose in my head - But you all know that already :popcornsoda: