Retrimming Mk3 GTi Roof Lining

nice pete... AHEM!!

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2733846

 

So much for the pioneering! I'm dead impressed with it anyway, looks booshank!

Visors and grab handles are going to be painted black possibly. A, B and C pillars are being trimmed in black suede as soon as it arrives

 

Looks good, but a bit lairy for my tastes!!

 

Aye but i'm always one to be a bit different. I was just showing people that it can be done with good results rather than trying to get everyone to do theirs weird colours!

 

I did contemplate doing mine, however having just ripped out my DIY retrim door cards (it looked absolute gash) I thought no..

I would like to do my pillers in a nice black suede though... who did you use on eBay? I got my stuff from a shop called Fabricaz

 

not tempted to do the sun visors in black alcantara etc too?

 

Not looked at them really to see how difficult it would be. Parts would have to be sprayed anyway so it might just be better to spray all of it

 

I know, I gave you the link

 

fairplay pete that looks awesome.

i may even give mine a go when i get the bloody thing running.

al

 

Pick up my full leather interior and door cards with new carpets on monday

Got all my sound deadening mats now, so i'm going to rip the lot out, sound proof the whole car, clean and fit new carpets, clean treat and fit leather interior...

Red LEDs will be here any day so i'm changing all the switch lights to red.

At some point i'll get round to fitting the mk4 gear knob and steering wheel i have kicking around in the garage.

Add all that to the plasma backlit dials and the pimping red roof and it'll look wicked

 

they does not fit mk fweeez I fink

 

They do if you grind off a bit, drill some holes and glue the clockspring to the wheel..

 

Mate, that looks great.

Obvioulsy people wont agree with the red, but they dont have red Golfs !

I would really like to do this, however some fool put a sunroof in my Mk3

Serioulsy, looks impressive

 

Minor obstacle, as easy as doing around the interior light

 

pete, which LEDs did buy and from where and do they sell blues.

also which dial kit did you go as been looking at these and not sure which to get.

alcamist

 

The LEDS you need are 5mm 12V bulbs. I got mine from Maplins. The 'SB' are super bright ones which are apparently just about right as standard are too dull. They do not do them in blue, i've got red which are cool.

The dials I have are plasma backlit dials and i got these ones...

Clicky

They're awesome, look really really good. You get a dimmer switch with it but you can bin it as they will dim with the standard dimmer on the dash as long as you wire it to the top of the clocks where the two tracks run accross for the LEDs

 

sunglasses time
Pete, love the roof, looks proper tidy

 

Let me know how you get on with changing your switches to red as it something i would love to do.

 

I'll do a step by step guide tomorrow, I got 10 LEDs through the post yesterday with a new soldering iron but i'm at work today. I'll get some pics of the inside of the car at night too so you can see how funky the dials and switches are

 

they do look awesome, could you take some pics when you get them fitted and will definately be looking for the step by step for the leds.
good luck

alcamist