Centre Dash Air Vent

[TomC]

Has anyone come up with or seen a good fix for the centre vent. I never use mine and it's a rattley, squeaky thing. I've seen pics of mk5's with just an open bin on top (those cars without climate control I assume). Is it possible to install this on a car with the climate control centre vent?

[triode12]

Has anyone come up with or seen a good fix for the centre vent. I never use mine and it's a rattley, squeaky thing. I've seen pics of mk5's with just an open bin on top (those cars without climate control I assume). Is it possible to install this on a car with the climate control centre vent?

Check this thread out for the solution:

Solution to creaky centre air vents - VW GTI Forum / VW Rabbit Forum / VW R32 Forum / VW Golf Forum - Golfmkv.com

Mine only rattled on B-roads and it was fixed last week by my dealer under warranty - they used automotive flocking tape.

[nutttr]

Allegedly there's a new centre vent top piece/tray thing that is available. Has new part numbers and doesn't rattle. No need for tape. I know mine rattles and I can't wait to replace it.

[russbot]

I'd like to do something like this.... I don't even think my top vent works =/

[TomC]

Check this thread out for the solution:
Solution to creaky centre air vents - VW GTI Forum / VW Rabbit Forum / VW R32 Forum / VW Golf Forum - Golfmkv.com

The last post on this thread (which nobody followed up) about replacing it with a tray is exactely what I'm interested in.

Replacing the vent with gauges as per photo is a bit rice burner for my personal tastes...

[maxrob200]

Does the air vent get replaced with a speaker in the models with 10 speakers?

[NabzGTI]

Does the air vent get replaced with a speaker in the models with 10 speakers?

Unfortunately not. The 10 speakers all sit in the doors 3 in each of the fronts, and 2 in each of the backs. Not sure about the 3 door cars though.

[triode12]

The last post on this thread (which nobody followed up) about replacing it with a tray is exactely what I'm interested in.

Replacing the vent with gauges as per photo is a bit rice burner for my personal tastes...

If there is a OEM tray in the right size then I think it could be done. It would pay to speak to your dealer about it.

[maxrob200]

I had a look on ECS and there is a tray available but only for cars without automatic climate control which would preclude most cars sold locally I think. However there is a rubber seal thingy that may help with rattles.

[semiotech]

That noise was driving me MAD.

Fortunately I found this fix: soylentmean: Rabbit / GTI Mk5 Air Diffuser rattle fix

It's cheap (only uses the soft side of about 1m of velcro tape) and you can do it very quickly.

Squeak is gone now!

[5pot]

I've got the tray on the top of the dash... and it squeaks too.

[stickshift3000]

I had a look on ECS and there is a tray available but only for cars without automatic climate control which would preclude most cars sold locally I think. However there is a rubber seal thingy that may help with rattles.

I'm planning to fit the tray regradless of having climate control. There'll be a way around it if the reasoning behind this is because of the temp sensor location.