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Nice little mod
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:17 am
by mk4po-low
just done it this morning and love it, love the OEness!!
Before:
After:
and a pic which i really like:
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:53 am
by ozziemodo
Sweet as
I'm dying to do it myself. Anyone know where to get the knob and gaiter
from (preferably at a good price)?
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:39 am
by Giorgio
I kinda like the old ones. Best off buying a new one if you want one in good condition
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:56 am
by Tris
I definately need to do this
Looks so much better!
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:47 pm
by DScape
What nob and gaitor is that, looks trick as fook!
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:58 pm
by Berseker
i think that's the mk4 Golf's gearknob
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:01 pm
by DScape
Aha, it is, cheers dude! Just gonna try and find out how much that'd cost...could get it done over the xmas holidays, nowt else to do
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:43 pm
by mysteryboy
Nice toutch
something i was supposed to do ages ago
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:19 pm
by Berseker
It is explained here
http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... .php?t=319
It doesn't seem to be difficult to do
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:20 pm
by Noddy
I changed my gearknob within DAYS of getting my Polo. The old gearknob was horrible to touch, and a real pain to change gear with.
So bought a new Mk4 Golf gearstick from my local VW (£47) took a day for them to order it in (part #: IJO711113AE74). I popped off the old gaitor and pulled up until I got both the old gator and gearknob off:
Slotted the new one on. Stretched gaitor around the plastic bay bit and that was it. A 3 minute job MAX!
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:20 pm
by DanDiesel
the knob and gaitor look like they r from a mk5 polo??
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:32 pm
by mk4po-low
the ones from the 6n2 and mk4 golf look the same but the golf one has a bigger gaiter, whic means its big enough for when you engage fifth or reverse, ive heard that the 6n2 gaiter comes off when doing this, i only paind £15 for mine, should be able ot pick up one from a scrappy for cheap! as i said tho its a nice little mod!
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:34 pm
by mk4po-low
noddy mate, you did tighten the metal clip roung the gear knob right? i almost forgot when i did mine.....wouldnt want the gearknob coming off in my hand one day!!!!!!
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:35 am
by Noddy
mk4po-low wrote:noddy mate, you did tighten the metal clip roung the gear knob right? i almost forgot when i did mine.....wouldnt want the gearknob coming off in my hand one day!!!!!!
Oops, I forgot to mention that in the post. Yeah, I tightened the gold metal clip with a pair of pliars!
Have any of you modded the rest of your cabin? I'm tempted to see what I can do to my clocks/instrument panel but a little scared incase I f**k it up. Looking to buy some spare clocks from the scrappy or online For Sale sections.