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Re: 2004 GTI any good?
« Reply #15 on: November 07, 2012, 06:59:36 pm »
From the advert, that looks like a nice example, definitely worth a look!
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Re: 2004 GTI any good?
« Reply #16 on: November 07, 2012, 11:35:52 pm »
Cheers!  maybe i should pay a bit more to get more options....theres not many cars near me in suffolk and will have to sell mine first, shame as ive spent near 1k on it only a month ago.  might go and see the one in the advert on the weekend if its still there

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Re: 2004 GTI any good?
« Reply #17 on: November 08, 2012, 03:42:26 pm »
Looks ok to me.

I think the early GTi had a grey steering wheel, later have black.
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Re: 2004 GTI any good?
« Reply #18 on: November 08, 2012, 06:05:52 pm »
Looks ok to me.

I think the early GTi had a grey steering wheel, later have black.

Nope, always been black! A very well worn old wheel might have lost some of it's colour over time giving that appearance though.
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Re: 2004 GTI any good?
« Reply #19 on: November 08, 2012, 09:42:28 pm »
Looks ok to me.

I think the early GTi had a grey steering wheel, later have black.

Nope, always been black! A very well worn old wheel might have lost some of it's colour over time giving that appearance though.

I've just done a quick search, seems there was a grey wheel and possibly grey interior on early cars.

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,43303.0.html
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Re: 2004 GTI any good?
« Reply #20 on: November 09, 2012, 05:34:20 pm »
Looks ok to me.

I think the early GTi had a grey steering wheel, later have black.

Nope, always been black! A very well worn old wheel might have lost some of it's colour over time giving that appearance though.

I've just done a quick search, seems there was a grey wheel and possibly grey interior on early cars.

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,43303.0.html

Hmmm strange. My original 05 GTI has a black wheel. The interior is indeed grey, but I wouldn't say the wheel is. I suppose the plastic part in the middle could be a dark grey, but the leather is black really.
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Re: 2004 GTI any good?
« Reply #21 on: November 09, 2012, 09:56:35 pm »
My 05 with leather is all grey, seats, wheel and dash.
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Re: 2004 GTI any good?
« Reply #22 on: November 10, 2012, 09:56:32 pm »
My 05 with leather is all grey, seats, wheel and dash.

Maybe the grey wheel only came with the leather seats then. I've got the fabric seats and my wheel is defo black.
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Re: 2004 GTI any good?
« Reply #23 on: November 11, 2012, 08:52:56 am »
Someone the other day referred to my interior as looking a bit like the Spitting Image dummy of John Major. :fighting:


Needless to say they wont be getting a lift from me again.
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Re: 2004 GTI any good?
« Reply #24 on: November 11, 2012, 06:47:32 pm »
Yes Grey leather S/Wheel until 06, regardless of leather or fabric seat option...

The 54 and 05 plates, also had a ally ashtray cover to match the door and dash trim inserts...
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Re: 2004 GTI any good?
« Reply #25 on: November 11, 2012, 09:25:10 pm »
Yes Grey leather S/Wheel until 06, regardless of leather or fabric seat option...

The 54 and 05 plates, also had a ally ashtray cover to match the door and dash trim inserts...

Not trying to be funny, but my 05 plate has a black leather steering wheel and it also doesn't have an ally ashtray cover either! It's not actually even an ashtray at all in mine, just a storage compartment.
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Re: 2004 GTI any good?
« Reply #26 on: November 12, 2012, 05:51:40 am »
Yes Grey leather S/Wheel until 06, regardless of leather or fabric seat option...

The 54 and 05 plates, also had a ally ashtray cover to match the door and dash trim inserts...

Not trying to be funny, but my 05 plate has a black leather steering wheel and it also doesn't have an ally ashtray cover either! It's not actually even an ashtray at all in mine, just a storage compartment.

Same here on my 2005 Gti :happy2:

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Re: 2004 GTI any good?
« Reply #27 on: November 12, 2012, 07:03:05 am »
Grey wheel goes with the leather as IIRC all the cloth interior cars I looked at had a black one, also think the ally ash tray cover was an extra.
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Re: 2004 GTI any good?
« Reply #28 on: November 12, 2012, 07:15:36 am »
 My 55 plate has dark grey leather with a black steering wheel.......

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Re: 2004 GTI any good?
« Reply #29 on: November 12, 2012, 07:19:55 am »
My 55 plate has dark grey leather with a black steering wheel.......

Can of worms well and truly open now............
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