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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Vdubbster on 20 April 2008, 00:59

Title: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: Vdubbster on 20 April 2008, 00:59
What have you guys done, anyone have those chrome rings? they look good IMO

whats else, I feel the dials let the interior down!
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: eightyeightmph on 20 April 2008, 09:15
I do!

(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image033.jpg)

Will have the DDI dials (from awesomegti.co.uk) too come the end of the month! :wink:
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: Vdubbster on 20 April 2008, 12:05
LOOK so much bette Ow, where from ? how much?

DDI?
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: VW_08 on 20 April 2008, 12:39
eightyeightmph looks like you got the same head unit as me :wink:
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: golfmk31993 on 20 April 2008, 12:41
i got that headunit aswell but i think mine is the newer model with the usb socket in the front :wink:
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: kells on 20 April 2008, 12:44
how about something like this

here is mine,

(http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/2955/dashlithk3.jpg)
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: Vdubbster on 20 April 2008, 12:44
HAHA, I have the same head unit as you :-) it like this setup.

Just looked at the DDI items, anyone have any? recommendations?
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: kells on 20 April 2008, 12:47
my man richie has them, i did his maf/milage screens in red the other week, they look dope  :cool:  getting very popular are ddi set ups
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: golfmk31993 on 20 April 2008, 13:03
did you do that to your clocks yourself kells?

would you be willing to do mine for some cash?  :wink:
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: kells on 20 April 2008, 13:07
did you do that to your clocks yourself kells?

would you be willing to do mine for some cash?  :wink:

yep do all my own stuff
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=79957.0

as for doing yours maybe,get loads of folk asking like :cool:
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: boneybradley on 20 April 2008, 13:08
kells has a huge list of people who want his work!             
                                                           Could be a big money spinner kells  :undecided: (being a mod i also would need to try the things first  :wink:)
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: kells on 20 April 2008, 13:15
kells has a huge list of people who want his work!             
                                                           Could be a big money spinner kells  :undecided: (being a mod i also would need to try the things first  :wink:)


yeah your so right here :)

told you matey happy to help you out  :wink:
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: golfmk31993 on 20 April 2008, 13:29
did u make a how to thread kells?
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: kells on 20 April 2008, 13:34
i didnt as such, just whats in my thread, what year is your car dude??
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: golfmk31993 on 20 April 2008, 13:39
its an L reg 1993
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: kells on 20 April 2008, 14:06
yours will be easier to do then as i think the clock display will have filters and not the hard to find and install chip leds like my annie clocks have, and like richies had, all late clocks use the chip leds but the early spec clocks dont so you could be lucky a sit will be easy as hell to do

if i saw a pic of the rear of your clocks i could tell you for deff,

i can do any of them..but the later clocks are alot more complex and not for the faint hearted to try
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: golfmk31993 on 20 April 2008, 14:35
how much would you want to do mine?     the clocks have never been changed so i would of thought they would be the earlier type
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: kells on 20 April 2008, 14:42
not sure matey really, its not something iv thought about tbh, depends on how u want them to look etc i guess too
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: Mikester on 20 April 2008, 14:48
Ive just bought some ani dials XD will look dope i reckon.
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: golfmk31993 on 20 April 2008, 15:08
not sure matey really, its not something iv thought about tbh, depends on how u want them to look etc i guess too

i want them to look the same as yours do in the photo you just posted,

ill have to take the clocks out and post them to you and send the money with paypal
how much?
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: kells on 20 April 2008, 15:14
not sure matey really, its not something iv thought about tbh, depends on how u want them to look etc i guess too

i want them to look the same as yours do in the photo you just posted,

ill have to take the clocks out and post them to you and send the money with paypal
how much?




thing is to get them to look like mine you will need the anniversary dials, ill also need the filters as i dont have them here or the leds as iv used them all..i can prob sort the leds easy eoungh or if you get all the bits you want fitting that would prob be best for me as im a busy man at the mo, i have alot of events coming up so every minute is gonna count, as for price i need to think about this...
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: Vdubbster on 20 April 2008, 21:18
(http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/9707/ledlk8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

This pic is of the sunroof switch internals, How the hell are you supposed to swap these tiny LED's then Kells. I shall read up on vortex if i can be bothered
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: kells on 20 April 2008, 21:25
piss easy matey, look in my thread, you will see that switch is the one in my car lit in red takes a steady hand
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: kells on 20 April 2008, 21:29
here look

(http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/9519/sunroofbuttonsyh1.jpg)

it was alot harder to do my early toggle type switch believe me
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: Vdubbster on 20 April 2008, 21:52
Yeh i just attempted to take an old one to bits! not easy, glad i have this type!

You use 12v leds then?
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: kells on 20 April 2008, 22:07
i guess you could but no i didnt tricks of the trade n'all that haha, i got the same type leds as whats already in as standard, hard as hell to get hold of
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: golfmk31993 on 20 April 2008, 22:23
you can get theese dial kits from ebay,im thinking of buying some

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/93-98-VW-GOLF-3-MK3-VR6-260kmh-White-Glow-Plasma-Dials_W0QQitemZ140225769070QQcmdZViewItem

they look good in the picture,
does anyone know if they are any good
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: Vdubbster on 20 April 2008, 22:33
1993, ive looked at these but not feeling them

So kells, where to get these led's  :wink:
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: kells on 20 April 2008, 22:47
i gotn them from a good mate of mine but as i said before they are hard to get hold off, used the last ones on richies maf displays on his clocks.. you could try using ones out of some late mk 3 clocks, parking brake leds etc if you get my drift
Title: Re: How to improve the looks of mk3 dials?
Post by: Mikester on 20 April 2008, 23:26
you can get theese dial kits from ebay,im thinking of buying some

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/93-98-VW-GOLF-3-MK3-VR6-260kmh-White-Glow-Plasma-Dials_W0QQitemZ140225769070QQcmdZViewItem

they look good in the picture,
does anyone know if they are any good

I think the pic says it all about these, im not convinced about spending my dollar on them. Best of biding on some ani ones on ebay.