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Title: Mk4 Dash panels, I cant figure out how they fit together.
Post by: chiefwhosm on 01 February 2011, 13:42
Hi,
   I recently purchased a mk4 dash (says it's a GTI one), it came in several pieces but I'm having a nightmarish time trying to put the pieces together to form a dash, so I'm hoping you may be able to advise me as to what goes where.

Here is a picture of the dash as it stands right now (the black boxes are panels I was able to figure out):

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/102/dashd.jpg

And here are the pieces I got with it, that I can't figure out where they go, apparently one of them is the glove box but to my mind a glove box should have a lid, anyway:

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/4351/piecesl.jpg

Any help would be appreciated because despite looking at various pictures of golf mk4 dashboards on the internet, none of the pieces seem to look right.

Chief :)

Title: Re: Mk4 Dash panels, I cant figure out how they fit together.
Post by: T_J_G on 01 February 2011, 13:51
I think you haven't got all mk4 bits. that big part in the second pic is nothing like under the mk4 dash. You haven't got a glovebox either.
Title: Re: Mk4 Dash panels, I cant figure out how they fit together.
Post by: houston on 01 February 2011, 15:27
the big bit in second pic looks like is for under steering wheel.

your missing a lot of parts for the radio

why you buy a new dash?
Title: Re: Mk4 Dash panels, I cant figure out how they fit together.
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 01 February 2011, 15:42
two bits on the right are for under the steering wheel, two smaller bits look like they could be the sides of the radio columb.
not sure about the part on the left as cant really see it.
but as said parts are missing, not radio trim, no heater controlls trim, no cup holder, no glove box.
Title: Re: Mk4 Dash panels, I cant figure out how they fit together.
Post by: godsANGER on 01 February 2011, 15:52
I think you haven't got all mk4 bits. that big part in the second pic is nothing like under the mk4 dash.

+2
Title: Re: Mk4 Dash panels, I cant figure out how they fit together.
Post by: godsANGER on 01 February 2011, 15:56
i would say its out of a different VAG maybe a mk5 as it looks very similar to that part, lupo etc
Title: Re: Mk4 Dash panels, I cant figure out how they fit together.
Post by: p11jon on 01 February 2011, 16:15
i'd say find the person you bought the parts from and put a horses head in his bed while he sleep's. :grin: :grin:you must have been skanked there or some has soldyou the world hardest jigsaw instead of a mk4 dash. :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Mk4 Dash panels, I cant figure out how they fit together.
Post by: chiefwhosm on 01 February 2011, 17:20
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hat big part in the second pic is nothing like under the mk4 dash. You haven't got a glovebox either.

At least that's something, I thought I was being incredibly dense  :grin: I knew it didn't come with the centre console, but it definately said it comes with the glovebox.

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not sure about the part on the left as cant really see it.

I should have cropped that, it's a corner of the dashboard itself.

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has soldyou the world hardest jigsaw instead of a mk4 dash.

I never did like jigsaws  :wink:

The seller has a very good rep on ebay, so i've contacted them to ask if there was a mistake and I got the wrong item sent to me. Just waiting on a response. :)

Edit: The response was an apology over not sending the glovebox, and that they threw in panels which may be from other areas of the car to be on the safe side - they'll have a look round and include anything else along with the glovebox they may have forgotten.
Title: Re: Mk4 Dash panels, I cant figure out how they fit together.
Post by: p11jon on 01 February 2011, 18:06
well there shalf the problem solved then. hopefully you will get the right parts soon.  :smiley:
Title: Re: Mk4 Dash panels, I cant figure out how they fit together.
Post by: troublestarter on 01 February 2011, 19:14
the parts in the 2nd pic are for an audi

oops!!!
Title: Re: Mk4 Dash panels, I cant figure out how they fit together.
Post by: dolphinfriendly1012 on 01 February 2011, 19:16
Looks like you have got passat dash parts to me. The panel with the light switch is for under the steering, the 2 flatter panels are the dash end caps and the other smaller part looks like a kick panel. Ain't going to fit your golf though. sorry :sad:
Title: Re: Mk4 Dash panels, I cant figure out how they fit together.
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 01 February 2011, 21:00
the 2 flatter panels are the dash end caps

cant be can they?
no door type thing to get access to the fuses?