MK2 Golf/Early Corrado metal heater insert trim

[rubjonny]

diffusing
basically its in there so you can experiment with how you want the panels to work, maybe put it in front of the coloured sheet so it looks white till lit up, or behind to help spread out the light a bit more.  Thing with leds is they are very directional so the diffuser is supposed to help eliminate 'hot spots' in the back light.

I need to have a look at these myself, but I've been a bit busy recently with other stuffs!

[perryqhill]

Hmm, mines already painted red at the moment, as I done it just prior to originally seeing this thread.

So not at all sure what to try 

Would you actually put the sticky side of the diffusers to the trim or to the heater panel?

[bomp]

I'd put the sticky side onto the existing transparent part, because if you stick it to the metal trim, you'll have a sticky bit facing outward, dust will stick to it no problem.

I'm going to rub the little white figures off the back of the clear plastic part, then put a lick of white paint right across the back of it instead, by doing it that way the light will always be the same reflected back.

[perryqhill]

Looks like I'll have to cut a little lip out of the heater panel where the clear plastic sits too, as without it the new faceplate won't fit in.

[perryqhill]

Apologies for quality of this as it's taken on a camera phone - but it looks excellent when you're right next to it:

[perryqhill]

I'll have a look and see what it looks like when it gets dark, but it wasn't very bright in the first place, so i think I'll get hold of a LED for it.

In the end I had to cut two little lips out where the clear plastic sits and I fitted the red diffuser to the front of the clear plastic and the white to the back.

My only gripe (and it's a very small one) is that on mine the small aluminium strip above the heater control could do with being a little bit longer.

[bomp]

Looking good 

[perryqhill]

I've now got an golfball alloy gearknob, reasonable looking alloy pedals, the heater insert and door pins (the radio also kinda matches too)l.

I don't want to go all overkill on it - but after seeing the heater insert I'm considering the aluminium dials from metal monkey too - just not sure I can justify another £65 

[rubjonny]

Looks good!
I have a set of the dials as well, trouble is I want mine backlit which is giving me some issues as you can imagine!

[bomp]

Here's mine 



And with light on.



Going to put two more LED's inside at the other end, as you can see the light fade at the right.