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Swapping door cards
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 12:30 am
by Aries
Hey just wondering
I got a red 5 door version, and it's pretty sexy, but I've always loved the look of the red door cards, and mine is a later model (right?) that doesn't have them.
Is there anywhere I can purchase the door cards from, maybe VW themselves? Also, they will fit right?
Re: Swapping door cards
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 8:51 am
by alexperkins
Red door cards came on black and silver models - for some reason not on many if any reds at all. If you can get hold of a 5 door set, its a straight swap.
Re: Swapping door cards
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 12:51 pm
by Tim_GTi
Yep, every red one I've seen doesn't have them! I dunno why...
Re: Swapping door cards
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 12:58 pm
by alexperkins
Too much red on a red car lol
Re: Swapping door cards
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 1:06 pm
by Tim_GTi
It was probably that, but I don't think so. Think about your red interior on your GT1. That wasn't too much
Re: Swapping door cards
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 1:23 pm
by alexperkins
from a sales point of view. Ye, id had black door cards though.
Re: Swapping door cards
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 1:40 pm
by Aries
I just took a trip to VW and asked how much the red door cards would be! £126 PER DOOR CARD
Surely thats not for just the red bit only, and he thought I meant for everything?
Re: Swapping door cards
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 2:14 pm
by alexperkins
Thats per complete door card possibly without the handle. These parts are scarce, and the price reflects this. Scrapyard I think! or just get yours retrimmed.
Re: Swapping door cards
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 6:28 pm
by Aries
Yeah I'm thinking of popping the bit that needs red out, retrimming and putting it back in.
Has anybody here had any experience with getting them out? How is that red part connected to the rest?
Re: Swapping door cards
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 8:10 pm
by alexperkins
You cant just pop it out - its plastic welded into the door and the covering is melted onto it
Re: Swapping door cards
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 9:07 pm
by Tim_GTi
alexperkins wrote:You cant just pop it out - its plastic welded into the door and the covering is melted onto it
Yep or I would've done something about mine along time ago! I don't really like the red door cards, I'd love to do something to them. But it's hard without doing the whole card.