Weird equipment deletes on Blue GT

TheFrog · Post by **TheFrog** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 2:45 pm

Anyone know why the Blue GT doesn't have the drawer under the driver's seat? The lower spec Sport does and it has identical seats. Also, the BGT loses the footwell lights...

I'd quite like to retro fit the drawer if there's enough room under the seat.

rsmagee · Post by **rsmagee** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 3:30 pm

My 6c BlueGT has a drawer under the drivers seat...

Steve9413 · Post by **Steve9413** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 5:58 pm

I also have the drawer under the drivers seat..

Rik762 · Post by **Rik762** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:02 pm

My drawers also are under my seat.

Jamesbluegt · Post by **Jamesbluegt** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:31 pm

My BGT with the draw under the seat hasn't arrived yet

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TheFrog · Post by **TheFrog** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 7:04 pm

Oh ok, must be specific to the French market. Weird though...

Mart!n-GTI-DK · Post by **Mart!n-GTI-DK** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 8:16 pm

The reason there is no drawer under the left seat (Drivers seat in the Continental Europe and passenger seat in the UK) is that the Engine Start/Stop system control unit is located under that seat.

I have installed a drawer under the left seat. But when the seat is in it's lowest possition and all the way back the buttom of the drawer's front panel will hit that box. That's why VW didn't fit it from the factory. ^

I trimmed 5 mm plastic of the bottum of the drawer front panel and it then works perfectly.
(If you don't want to trim the front panel, you can also just pull up slightly in the drawer when you close it.

TheFrog · Post by **TheFrog** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 9:35 am

Mart!n-GTI-DK wrote:The reason there is no drawer under the left seat (Drivers seat in the Continental Europe and passenger seat in the UK) is that the Engine Start/Stop system control unit is located under that seat...

Now that's what I call a complete answer. Many thanks for clearing up that mystery

Still a bit strange that the Sport model has the drawer, though, as it also has Stop-Start. Do you know why the BGT & GTI don't have footwell lights?

Also, how much was the drawer kit and was it difficult to install?

peter_dk25 · Post by **peter_dk25** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 10:34 am

Read this(page 1 & 2):

http://www.uk-polos.net/view ... 56&t=59985

He has done the mod on his Blue GT.......

Mart!n-GTI-DK · Post by **Mart!n-GTI-DK** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 10:42 am

The drawer and screws was around €90 (as far as I remember).

It's pretty easy. But you have to unbolt the seat.

A good Idea is to unbolt both seats so you can see where the bolts go. Because it is held in place by two different length of screws.
a few month later I bought a new interior for the car with drawers under both seats. So that was a bit of a waste of time and money to install the drawer. But I didn't know I was gonna buy new seats at that time.

TheFrog · Post by **TheFrog** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 11:13 am

^Thanks

peter_dk25 wrote:Read this(page 1 & 2):

http://www.uk-polos.net/view ... 56&t=59985

He has done the mod on his Blue GT.......

Great link to some useful info. Thanks for that

I don't understand how you can fit 2 under-seat trays - desirable as they are - if the stop-start control module is in the way??

peter_dk25 · Post by **peter_dk25** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 11:21 am

I have done the same mod on my Blue GT - no problems at all....

Mart!n-GTI-DK · Post by **Mart!n-GTI-DK** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 11:42 am

TheFrog wrote:I don't understand how you can fit 2 under-seat trays - desirable as they are - if the stop-start control module is in the way??

Like I wrote before:

Mart!n-GTI-DK wrote:I trimmed 5 mm plastic of the bottum of the drawer front panel and it then works perfectly.
(If you don't want to trim the front panel, you can also just pull up slightly in the drawer when you close it.

The only reason VW doesn't fit it from the factory is because a huge company like VW can't send out a product which has to be modified or where you have to lift the drawer abit to close it. That's bad publicity. But that doesn't meen it won't fit.
(Remember it is only if you have the seat as far back and adjusted all the way down that you can encounter a problem with it hitting the Start/Stop module under the seat.
It is not a huge problem)

TheFrog · Post by **TheFrog** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 11:49 am

Ok, thanks for clearing that up

Egt · Post by **Egt** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 6:14 pm

I installed the drawer under the driver's seat without problem.

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