It’s not CF…but I like it!

[Top Cat]

it's a thumbs up from me i likey

[TagnuT]

Those stainless steel ashtrays from early GTi’s are like gold dust you'll only get one from a breakers yard these days as they were discontinued, so you were lucky.

I fitted a cover when I got mine. Got it from VW. The colour is slightly darker, its a perfect match for the DSG surround

[Neil-MkVGTI]

£40? you're off your head.

I take it you think thats expensive? You obviously don't realise how much work is involved in getting a good finish on a cr@ppy plastic. When you think what painters must be charged out at by the hour i think it's a bargain.

Thanks Greenouse, the R32 ashtray was the first thing I added

I really like the look of the R32 ashtray.  I take it that it would be a straightforward addition to the GTI?

Neil

[WhiteGTI]

Great mod lsc. Maybe a little too bright silver for my liking, but i will definitely look into this myself! 

[Jimp]

Looks fantastic  .
In reference to the silver ashtray, I got a sticker from ebay for a few euros and put it over the plain black ashtray and it looks great. When it gets very hot an odd bubble might appear but I just flatten it out in a minute and it's back to looking mint  .

[lsc]

Great mod lsc. Maybe a little too bright silver for my liking, but i will definitely look into this myself! 

Funny you should say that, the bodyshop offered to match the colour of the Pescara's and I agreed, then as I was about to turn the corner at the end of the street I bottled it and turned back...got them to do it bright silver as the idea was to brighten the interior. Would be interesting to see what it a darker colour would look like.

Thanks for all the positive comments, makes modding that little bit more rewarding

[lsc]

£40? you're off your head.

I take it you think thats expensive? You obviously don't realise how much work is involved in getting a good finish on a cr@ppy plastic. When you think what painters must be charged out at by the hour i think it's a bargain.

Thanks Greenouse, the R32 ashtray was the first thing I added

I really like the look of the R32 ashtray.  I take it that it would be a straightforward addition to the GTI?

Neil

Yep it's a 15 minute job to take out the ashtray, unclip the black plastic trim and re-attach the R32 trim. You need to pull out the plastic trim attached to the base of the gear stick gater revealing 2 torx screws, undo these and the whole ashtray assembly simply pulls towards you. Unplug the cables attached to the lighter socket tyre monitor & ESP switches (make sure the key isn't in the ignition so you don't trip any warning lights) and swap over the trim.

Check out this thread which helped me http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=40936.0

You need 2 separate parts, the R32 'engine spun' ashtray lid (part no. 1K0857351B8B4) and surround (part no. 1K0863487B8B4) these cost me £70 after I wangled a 10% discount which works out cheaper than VW Speed.

[lsc]

Those stainless steel ashtrays from early GTi’s are like gold dust you'll only get one from a breakers yard these days as they were discontinued, so you were lucky.

I fitted a cover when I got mine. Got it from VW. The colour is slightly darker, its a perfect match for the DSG surround

Would be interesting to know the part numbers for that Tagnut and whether you can get the surround to go with it

[Top Cat]

Is this what you are looking for 

http://oempl.us/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=75_23_29&products_id=333

[stealthwolf]

Love the look of the inserts but can't help thinking they'd be nicer if they were chrome trim like the other bits of the ED30. Hmmmm....gotta get a siggy.