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WILLZIE

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Centre Console Removal
« on: July 29, 2009, 12:13:00 pm »
Can anyone direct me to how this comes off please?
Wanting to fix my crack creek.

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Re: Centre Console Removal
« Reply #1 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:

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Re: Centre Console Removal
« Reply #2 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:


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« Last Edit: July 29, 2009, 09:07:47 pm by RedRobin »


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Re: Centre Console Removal
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2009, 08:51:34 pm »
clicky

It's not difficult but VW haven't made it easy. Lots of tugging and if you tug too hard, you break something.

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Re: Centre Console Removal
« Reply #4 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?
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Re: Centre Console Removal
« Reply #5 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!

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Re: Centre Console Removal
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2009, 09:47:07 am »
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I've got a screw loose in my head - But you all know that already :popcornsoda:


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