Removing top tray...

[insanekiwi]

Hi guys,

Trying to change my boost gauge holder cuz it looks crap. Its mounted on top of the tray and I want to change to a different type.

What's the best way / approach to remove the top tray? Just flat screw driver with padding?

Which way first rears or the fronts?

Thanks!! You guys are great.

[dodgeGTI]

Hi guys,

Trying to change my boost gauge holder cuz it looks crap. Its mounted on top of the tray and I want to change to a different type.

What's the best way / approach to remove the top tray? Just flat screw driver with padding?

Which way first rears or the fronts?

Thanks!! You guys are great.

You can just pull it out with your hands, no tools required.
Rear first, if I remember correctly.

[saba]

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newforum/upload/showthread.php?t=8102

Under Dash Panel B their is a photo of the bit you would like to remove explaining were the clips are...might help

[xylopoble]

as it says "locking devices are on sides of tray without cover" and i have a plastic trim tool for all these types of occasions. I remember when I pulled mine it took more force than I would have thought.

[JIMTRON]

Pull the windscreen side up and toward the rear of the car. Did it just the other day to install my boost gauge.

[mitch_gti]

When i removed the tray thing the other day i was squinting because it didnt seem healthy that i was pulling soo hard on this bit of plastic on the dash, when it popped out it made such a noise that i thought something had broken.

Replaced with the cubby box from vagparts extremely happy with the cubby.

Also got the gloss B pillars, which look fantastic.

[VW GTI]

When i removed the tray thing the other day i was squinting because it didnt seem healthy that i was pulling soo hard on this bit of plastic on the dash, when it popped out it made such a noise that i thought something had broken.

Replaced with the cubby box from vagparts extremely happy with the cubby.

Also got the gloss B pillars, which look fantastic.

Can you give us some pics please mitch.

[cliffo]

Can you give us some pics please mitch.

We're waiting Mitch! Come on son!!!

[Sharkie]

This is what the cubby looks like:





Sorry the pics aren't great ....

[cliffo]

That is so much better than the open tray...gunna have to get one in the near future.

Thanks for making me want to open my wallet yet again

[leasaunce]

damn it...i missed on the parcel man! gotta picked them up @ the post office this arvo after work.

i like the stock tray, i placed my bluetooth gps receiver there with AC charger plug to the cigarrete plug.

[xtturbo]

Hey guys, know this is an old thread but i just discovered a good technique.

Push/Pull the rear of the tray up with your hand. While doing this, use another hand to slide in the short edge of a wooden clothes peg (they're good because they're tapered, but any bit of wood that starts slim and gets thicker will do). A combination of pushing the peg in further and pulling the top of the tray and it will spring loose! The soft wood causes no damage to the plastics at all!

[mikepologti]

hmm good to know......nother one for the memory bank.

[WHTPOLOGTI]

im looking at purchasing one of these of vaglink website. Just wondering for the polo gti. Is it the Polo 9n3, or polo9n?There are two listed on the website. Im guessing it is the polo 9n one? Is there any difference?

[leasaunce]

im looking at purchasing one of these of vaglink website. Just wondering for the polo gti. Is it the Polo 9n3, or polo9n?There are two listed on the website. Im guessing it is the polo 9n one? Is there any difference?

not sure, but just get the 9n3