My Mk5 2.0 GT

[lukemk5gti]

Those fuel cap switches can be bought from aliexpress. Here you go! http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/6251870576.html

I was taking a look at the installation and it looks like a whole door card removal which I have done on the passenger side to replace the handle. It's not a tough job but I'd like to avoid it so I was looking at my fuel switch yesterday while waiting for my new fuel switch to arrive.

I actually managed to pop up the plastic around the fuel switch on the outside. It looks like the door side is held in with screws. I think I might be able to push it up enough to get my hand under to pop the old switch out and get the new one in.

Anybody have any thoughts on this?

Also, on the chrome AC surrounds, I personally hate them. Yes it's an easy mod but I don't think it does anything to add to the car.

[Shoduchi]

The Fiscon Basic Plus is a great bit of kit.

To get good looking chrome AC surrounds can I suggest this?:


You can get an used mk6 climatronic from ebay and the Jetta frame from a VW dealer.

It's not too hard to fit and with your RNS-510 will look great.

Bold-sport is selling the kit with the required wire to make it work but with a climatronic for heated seats: http://www.bold-sport.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=43_39&product_id=149.

I got mine fitted by a friend who knows out to make all these electronic mods seem easy.

[Scottymon]

I love the brushed chrome buttons and dials, it makes the interior that bit more upmarket.  Did you do the fuel release?
Need the Chrome A/C surrounds too if you haven't already, think they are only about £6 for 3 on ebay.

Thanks, I'm really happy with the way it's looking now! I'm still in two minds about the A/C chrome surrounds, I also can't seem to find them on eBay, do you have a link at all @Scottymon?

Used to be tonnes on ebay, think it was China very cheap mod, they just pop on and off:


However I'd go the Mk6 route with the RCD/RNS510 just looks cool when its all hooked up.

[boardyuk]

Those fuel cap switches can be bought from aliexpress. Here you go! http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/6251870576.html

Cheers for the link @lukemk5gti, may pick one up if it bugs me more. Not 100% on door card removal so it will really have to bug me before I do it 

You can get an used mk6 climatronic from ebay and the Jetta frame from a VW dealer.

It's not too hard to fit and with your RNS-510 will look great.

Bold-sport is selling the kit with the required wire to make it work but with a climatronic for heated seats: http://www.bold-sport.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=43_39&product_id=149.

I got mine fitted by a friend who knows out to make all these electronic mods seem easy.

Have to be honest @Shoduchi I am seriously tempted to do the Mk6 climate mod! I will have to see how full the piggy bank is after raiding it for the other mods I already have planned 

[sootpig]

The fuel switch can be removed/changed from the bottom of the door card. No need to remove completely.

[lukemk5gti]

The fuel switch can be removed/changed from the bottom of the door card. No need to remove completely.

So you just pop the bottom of the door card out enough to get a hand in? When I popped passenger side one out all of the plastic connections stayed in the actual door so I had to take the card off entirely to remove the plastic connections and put them back on the card! A lot of hassle!

[sootpig]

Yes just as you say.  The door/card connectors are easy to put back in once reset
 

[boardyuk]

Hmm that's interesting, may need to have a look into this one again then when I get 5min and it stops raining, I could live with only popping the bottom of the card off 

[boardyuk]

Between the rain at the weekend I built up the courage to take sanding discs to my headlights to clean them up as they were suffering pretty badly with yellow patches and did next to nothing at night. While I was at it I decided to replace the bulbs with the new Philips X-treme Vision 130s I got last week. I picked up a 3M headlight restoration kit for £17 after seeing a review on here and a few Youtube videos thinking how hard could it be...really.

I honestly thought I'd be taking a drive over to VW to get some new headlights after the first pass but the 3M kit is so easy to use it made a noob like me look like I knew what I was doing! Here's before and after shots, the difference on the road with the new bulbs is incredible, I can actually see a good distance in front of me now!

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[Shoduchi]

Great restoration!

[boardyuk]

Great restoration!

Cheers

Was well worth the 1.5 hours it took me and the £17 the kit cost, there's still loads of compound left so I can always go over them again if they get yellow again.

[boardyuk]

Update from Wednesday evening. After a short wait I've got 1 of the main things I wanted to get done to this car, swapped the wheel for the flat bottom MFSW  I was wanting to do this from the moment I got the car, my dad had the same wheel in his R32 and has the Mk6 version in his GTD.

I also got a package from @demon666 the same day which included number plate LED kit, and new fuel release switch. While I waited for Ed to arrive I swapped out the plate light modules with the LED ones, the difference is immense even in daylight.



The difference in the lights!






Out with the old.


In with the new.




I was going to change this to the GT one as I thought it would be GTI but as it's the R badge, it's staying!


This switch was a real PITA to change out. Ed and I spent about 20min fighting with the old 1 getting it out, finally it gave and looks so much better now.


The MFSW finally allows me to access the Fiscon E-MFA screen too 

[DamoP]

looks spot on mate

[Shoduchi]

Great upgrades!

[boardyuk]

Well it's been a little while but last weekend Ed came over again and he had a few goodies for me. First was a new DVD drive for my RNS510 as the original one was DOA and the seller refused to help out with sorting it. That was replaced pretty quickly and while the unit was out he re-routed my Fiscon mic cable a bit better for me so I could get the mic up to the map lights out of the way.



As I've mentioned in here before the climate controls have been rubbed by the head unit coming in and out previously and the mark has been really bugging me. I love the Mk6 controls but have been really reluctant to do the mod after reading of so many people having to try many panels before they worked properly, compressors not running, flaps not working, etc so I was looking for a replacement Mk5 version. Ed bought his Mk6 panel with him and said we could give it a shot and just see what happens.



Well it worked first time, I was really not expecting it to and from Ed's reaction neither was he! Obviously it wasn't 100% as wiring needs changing for everything to function fully, etc but it proves the Mk6 panel will work 

Last thing we...he did was to install the TPMS. With that done he just realigned my steering wheel for me as it wasn't quite equal on both sides and then went for a drive to make sure everything was ok and find out if my RNS had Video In Motion enabled, which it didn't so Ed said he'd come over agan and help me sort that at some point. Should keep passengers amused on trips to scuba diving sites and during surface intervals 



All in all a productive few hours