Just joined the Mk2 Gang - Few Questions

[Smith]

Hi


I was a mk1 boy but i've been converted to Mk2. No reason just fancied a change. Why not hey.

Anyway having picked up a nice Oak Green 16v, I have a few question.

1 - Cant you get a gear linkage replacement kit like the Mk1 one?

2  - Is the head light switch on the dash suposed to light up

3  - The silver trim is my dash is a bit worn and I want to replace it can it be taken off and replaced easy ?




Cheers

Allan

[Fielder5757]

Not sure about the first one mate, The 2nd question however, No the switch does not light up for some reasion.

As for the 3rd, the interiour is pritty fiddly, Best going to a scrappy and ripping appart a dash before you risk damaging yours 

[Blue MK2]

do you mean a gear linkage repair kit?

my switch lights up when the igniton is on.

[rubjonny]

1. Yes you can get a full kit from http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/ForSale/ShiftLinkage.shtml
2. Yes it is, when the ignition is on]
3. Not sure how easy it is to remove, if you have a scrappy near you try doing it there first! Seen some on the yank forums who have painted theirs red, looks pretty spiffing You can buy chrome trim from Halfords too, on the clubGTI forum a guy called 'RichGit' used it when he retrimmed his door cards.

His car is... 'subtle'

[Gambit]

3rd Q - just rub it all so that it becomes black instead of silver. looks far better

[Fielder5757]

Thats a good idea, All black would look good!

[...joe]

go to german and swedish to get a bush repair kit about ?6 and a ball socket part that goes under the gear lever, got to vw and buy a weighted shift rod for a mk3 which is the same dimensions and only cost about ?8 for a vag part! that should sort out the gear thing, worked fine for me,
the switch should light up as everyone else said
and never done the third one but cant be too hard, i'd have a play in a scrap yard before you butcher your dash.

[JMallows]

As rubyjonny said, the red is very good... It impressed me......



I also did the heater dials, but thats optional... Looks far better with red...

[Fielder5757]

im in the process of doing mine white

[Smith]

WOOW

Top response cheers guys

I Think I'll be getting a new linkage kit and Mk3 rod thing

Head light switch, very strange ! I'll get a new one and try it.

As for the dash trim looks like a trip down to the scrappy and hope there's a Mk2 there that I can destroy, might even get a headlight switch !


Thanks again