mk4 Gti walnut dash trim

[Tuffy]

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 

[Greeners]

www.mk5golfgti.co.uk  

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

[Tuffy]

www.mk5golfgti.co.uk  

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???

[Greeners]

Ebay or similar.

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

[Ce0u1162]

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

[GTI Leeds]

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

[nutty600]

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

[heavyd]

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

[CAPTAIN BRITAIN]

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

[BeezerDiesel]

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. 

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