Request: Tutorial, Golf Door Inserts

[STOIE]

Hi there guys,

I have a bit of a request...
I was wondering if someone would be kind enough to make a tutorial in the forum here on removing door trim/cards on a 5 door MkII Golf.

Also, another thing that would be nice if possible would be how to replace a door handle and lock mech.

I am not an idiot in the way of trying these things out, but me and a mate tried to attack the door cards of his new MkII and got stuck at the window winder.

Could not work out how to remove it, stuck hard as hell and as you cannot see behind the card very well until it's removed makes it hard, also, due to me or him never removing a door card before.

But yeah, if someone could please do a write up on the *correct* way to remove the door inserts would be very appreciated.

Thanks you in advance,
Aaron.

[Peter Jones]

It's all covered in the Bentley Manual.

They're a great resource if you're going to tackle this stuff.

http://www.bentleypublishers.com/vw/golf/1985-1992/VW-Jetta-Golf-1985-1992-Repair-Manual.html

You can find second hand copies on e-bay and Amazon.

Pete

[STOIE]

Cheers Pete,

Will do mate!

[tommymac]

I am not an idiot in the way of trying these things out, but me and a mate tried to attack the door cards of his new MkII and got stuck at the window winder.

hehehe, sorry i have to laugh cos the mk2 door card is so easy to remove!!! but thats not constructive, so

the mk2 winder has two parts the winder and a cover that clips onto the winder, underneath the cover is a philips head and the winder will come off. let us know if that hel

mate buy a haynes mk2 manual, I dont like bentlys but thats my preference

[jayjay]

the trick to mk2s: 10mm spanner, 13mm spanner, philips and flat head (medium size will do)

quite simply, there's a a little plastic/metal cover for any screw or bolt that holds on trim. remove this cover with the flathead, and undo it with the philips.

ie,
- door cards. there's the door handle cover with 2 philips screws holding it to the door.
- the window winder is much the same, but only 1 philips head screw behind the plastic cover.
- the door handle has a philips head screw behind the plastic exterior insert. or if the majority of the door handle is plastic, then the screw might be behind a shiny metal cover. there's also a big philips head on the edge of the door. these are the only two retaining the door handle.

[STOIE]

Thanks Tom and Jay,

That helps, when I say I am not an idiot, I mean as in ..."Whats a Phillips" lol, I understand it's not difficult but that's when you know there is that little phillips there

Thats really all I needed to know, my mate looked up on the net and said there should be a collar on the inside of the card, which should unclip... so thats what I was looking for. I found the collar on the exterior of the winders but after looking over it generally must have missed the phillips screw. Must be pretty small as the collar was only maybe 5mm wide.

Thanks anyway guys.

[sports racer]

How much did Nick pay for this car Aaron? Mine cost much less and I don't need to remove the door trim.

Sorry mate, just having a dig because I can.

Cheers and great to finally catch up yesterday.

Paul

PS. If you ever need info like this just give me a call. Always willing to help out a fellow Golfer.

[STOIE]

7500 in the end.

Reason we need to pull the trim is because the rear passenger door has an issue with the central locking. The solenoid arm is missing the lock lever...

The reason why you wouldn't have the fault is no remote central locking!

haha

Anyway, was good to meet up, you have a nice place out there, very relaxing.

[jayjay]

you should put up some photos of the car!!

7500 must have equated to quite a nice mk2!

[STOIE]

Yeah will put up photos of it now, but it's the DEF-DUB car of Alex's...

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newf...ad.php?t=39723

[valgamesh]

Damn those window winders!

Everything else we pulled off the car that day was easy...

[Jarred]

7500, damn, that's a stupidly great price!

I'd always just think twice before pulling stuff apart with this car, since alot of it has been customised, you never know what Alex may have modified when he originally built the car. Hopefully most it is all standard and just been covered/coated etc.

P.s. What suspension does it have in it atm? Please tell me you're going to lower it more?

[sports racer]

Another of Alex's old MK2's and this one cost me a lot less than $7k.





This one really is a daily driver



Cheers

Paul

[valgamesh]

Love the incrustation of bugs you've got there Paul, we drove across Australia and it wasn't that bad

[valgamesh]

P.s. What suspension does it have in it atm? Please tell me you're going to lower it more?

Have to double check for you but I think there Eibach springs and lowering it would be great save for the fact that nsw and act roads are the worst in the world and I would get way to much rub.