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mgpdoc

Ready to race!
Location
Greece
So did some more things that I have to show you guys



Classic mkv Gti cluster

And the rest of my interior as it stands



Removed cluster



And the climatronic unit





I had an idea of making the interior a bit more up to date, by replacing everything that was blue, with white



Now let me just focus a bit better









It came out perfect





And as for the AC unit, temp screens in red, and yellow indicators in white







After putting everything back, I also installed the new steering wheel I have from Sparco











I love it



Cheers

 

LilRaverBoi

Optometrist Prime
Location
Cedar Rapids, IA
Love the white gauges....how do you go about changing that?? Now you just need to retrim you GTI mats so they are orange rather than red.
 

FMX_DBC

Dirt Bike Craig
Location
Phoenix, AZ
Car(s)
'06 Tornado Red GTI
wow! sweet interior! I'm also curious how you changed the blue gauge color to white
 

mgpdoc

Ready to race!
Location
Greece
Love the white gauges....how do you go about changing that?? Now you just need to retrim you GTI mats so they are orange rather than red.

Yes I might do that sometime soon I think

Holy cow, this must be the best designed interior of any GOLF in the world, insane :)

Thank you sir. I doubt it is, but still, it is very good I think so too

wow! sweet interior! I'm also curious how you changed the blue gauge color to white

Led change. :happyanim:
 

mgpdoc

Ready to race!
Location
Greece
almost 100k on the clock



So did some work, mostly maintenance, that was postponed for some time now, although i did have the parts needed, lol. It is just that I want to do some things by myself I guess.
Makes my OCD feel happy.

Temporary wheels are not so bad after all



So, first I bought this



Passenger door would lock and unlock depending on weather, luck, and temper I guess, so I went for original and new parts, no china parts, not used parts, and once I show you what it takes to replace it, I am sure you would do the same, LoL





Grab a coffee, and go to the passenger side if you are about to do this.



Remove the plastic cover to give access to side bolts



Behind the oem round sticker is this bolt that you need to undo, not fully



In order to remove this (while pulling the door handle as you unbolt)





Then you remove the hinge and you can also remove the door handle



You also unbolt the T20 torx screw behind the door handle.

Then, time to take the door cover off

Remove all the bolts around the door card, just note which one goes where



also these



Remove the door card (easier with two people, I did it on my own)



And you are left with this





Like a Car X Ray, LoL

Then, you remove this little o-ring and out comes the weird metal assembly



You then have to remove this plastic white cover to gain access to the lock



So dirty



Gave it a quick clean





Old and dirty lock



Take these two bolts out, to remove the lock assembly (attention these are not torx screws)



Remove it from the metal tab of the door, and then disconnect the hinge



Side by side



This is the part you have to transfer from the old one to the new one



Dirty doors make me sad



Better



Installed



 

mgpdoc

Ready to race!
Location
Greece
Dont forget the hinge



And also the cover



Putting the door card back on your own is a bit tricky but it can be done



Gave the plastic cover some love



And it was ready to close everything again



Happy to report, everything works great :)



The time to install the new passenger side wheel arch as the old one was damaged



New hardware



All done



Lower side



I then washed the car, happy to see it still keeps some nice beading after all this time





Then it was time for some interior work - yes it is dirty i know



Tired passenger parts








New parts









Happy with that

Removed the Thule bars for now, as I am mostly travelling with the AUD1ESEL now, i think it still looks sharp after all these years



Cheers more to come

Mike​
 

mgpdoc

Ready to race!
Location
Greece
Great stuff Mike! Enjoyed reading through it all. Gotta check out your Audi now ?

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Thank you. Be sure to check both my Audis.

My A1, and of course my A4/RS4 with 2JZ conversion :)

What white leds did you buy for your clocks? Were did you but them and how many are needed?
Great build!!!!

I have no clue. It is one of the few things I had others do, and not me.
Thank you for your feedback :)
 

mgpdoc

Ready to race!
Location
Greece
So some more things to show you

Been wanting to do this for quite some time now but didnt find the chance

So, led interior light change time

Sourced some rather expensive leds



Damn their cost



Sunroof is a great background by the way



Now let me show you the difference they make in each compartment

Before



After



Before



After



Front dome lights (no befores here sadly)





Rear dome light



Oem bulbs



New Leds



Super bright



Foot light before





After





Even on the trunk area that I already had led from the past, it was still much brighter

Before



After



All in all an amazing result in the interior, at least for me :)

Bought me some new 3000K lamps



Probably till I source some OEM Xenon Headlights sometime soon

Also did a quick service- oil-filters-cam follower although everything was like new



Ordered these to finish of the conversion with OEM leds on the rear license plate



And also left my floormats to the trim shop to satisfy my OCD because the red stripe is killing me with the orange/brown details of my interior.





Cheers more to come




Mike

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xSabretoothx

Fast w/ training wheels
Location
Raleigh, NC
Car(s)
2008 GTI
Beautiful! I've gotten so used to mine that driving in my wife's GTI is painful


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LilRaverBoi

Optometrist Prime
Location
Cedar Rapids, IA
LOL....I knew you'd eventually cave and redo the red on those mats. I'm in to see the new versions.
 
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