Internal Rattle: Roof Tear: Boot Lid

[kidhannn]

Hi,
I recently bought the following:
1988 VW MK1 GTi Convertible.

The internal rattles a lot around the windows and not sure how to get rid of this. Can anyone suggest? When hood is down, no rattle.

I am having difficulty in locating the following parts. Can anyone help/suggest where to find these?
- Boot cover/lid (not the boot bonnet but the internal boot cover)
- Window seals for front windows
- The roof has an internal tear of approximately 5 inches. Does anyone know where I can get this fixed? Is it worth fixing?
- The doors are misaligned. Is this common and how can this be fixed?


Regards
Randeep

[gibby]

The rattle is obviously on the roof then as it doesn't rattle when it's down, so check the front two clips on the top of the front window, the ones you unclip to take the roof down, maybe the roof isn't sitting tight enough to the windows so if you screw the hooks in a couple of times it makes the roof tighter when the roof is up. Do one turn at a time and then check otherwise you'll make it too tight.

When you say "boot cover" do you mean the tonneau cover ?

Window seals can be bought from here www.gpcvwaudi.co.uk but they will not be cheap

I think all tears are worth fixing if you want the car to look mint, look for a local coachtrimmer to do this for you. When you say internal do you mean the roof lining ? If so then that can be fixed relatively cheap by a coachtrimmer using a patc (about £15) but if you want to replace the whole lining then it's not going to be cheap.

If the doors are misaligned then the bolt on the B pillar that the lock mechanism locks onto can be undone and moved from side to side and up and down so you could try that.

[kidhannn]

Hi,
Thanks. I will try your suggestions.

With regards to the seals, there are loads on the website link you sent. Which ones do I need that go all round the windows?

And yes, it is the tonneau cover that I am looking for.

Thanks again
Randeep

[Phil303]

Hi, welcome to the forum.

I think your rattly windows may be down to the seals being old and not fitting as flush as they once did. The wind gets in the edges of the glass and the buffetting causes the glass to rattle around a bit as it's no longer forming a relatively good seal. Once you've got new door & window seals you may notice a difference, which brings me nicely onto sourcing some of the parts you're after...

Ebay - it's you're best bet as some of the parts are obsolete from VW and have been for years. Search around and you'll find people breaking MK1 Cabs for spares and these are you best bet for seals etc. They do go for silly money though - be warned! If anyone knows where you can get seals new then please let me know as well.  

Bootlids - ebay again.

Roof - depends on how much you want to spend. If it's the inner headlining that's ripped then you can either have a go at repairing it as I've been told these are nigh on impossible to replace without removing the outer roof skin first.

I've been quoted £150-£180 for a new inner hood lining, though others in the forum might be able to advise you on cheaper ones? I'm having a new mohair roof supplied and fitted for £425 which I didn't think was too bad (  ) but I know it can be done for less.

Your doors might have dropped on the hinges a bit. I'm sure it's easily fixed but not been mechanically gifted at all I'm best off leaving the others to advise you on that!

Hope this helps a little. In the meantime rest assurred you've got a classic and it'll be well worth the financial outlay in the long term, both in driver satisfaction and general kudos!

Phil

[kidhannn]

HI,
I got it wrong. Its the boot cover that I am looking for and not the tonneau cover that goes on top of the hood.

This is the flat bed that goes in the boot that acts as a cover on the boot.

Thanks

[10:27]

are you talking about the carpet that covers the spare wheel if so you shouldbe able to pick one up relativly cheap

[kidhannn]

No, Not the carpet that covers the spare wheel. 

All cars have this boot lid. Its like a shelf sitting parallel to the top of the rear seats.

Currently when the hood is not in use (not opened), there is nothing covering the boot  -- looking for this cover.....

[gibby]

You mean the back parcel shelf then ? You don't need a new one you can make your own out of MDF to cover that, that's what I've done as the old one had big speaker holes cut in it, but I had the old one to use as a template. 

[Phil303]

I think there's a Cabrio parcel shelf for sale on Ebay.

I cleverly made a stealth shelf for my speakers that sits under the original, meaning no nasty holes in the shelf and no speakers on show! 

It also means when the roof is down I can't hear a bloody thing...