Sunroof or no sunroof?

oscar olop gti · Post by **oscar olop gti** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:12 am

nickpolo, you got a 51 plate haven't you

nickpolo · Post by **nickpolo** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:13 am

oscar olop gti · Post by **oscar olop gti** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:18 am

i wounder if it was standard on the 51 plate models

Mines 51 plate (registered 2001, September i think) was that the last year for this model

neilw · Post by **neilw** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:31 am

I want auto wipers and a dimming mirror

wonder if there easy to get fitted.

I do have a Sun roof and Climate control tho. I think mines an oldy, registered March2000 W reg.

every gti is different lol

nickpolo · Post by **nickpolo** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:06 pm

the auto dim and auto wipers were never standard.

i suspect if you wanted them you'd need a new windscreen as it is different, plus a new wiper stalk, new mirror, and wiring

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:14 pm

I asked once, a long time ago, about retro-fitting the dimming rear-view mirror. I think it can be done by sourcing the mirror from VAGparts or a scrappy, but it all needs wiring up and testing so I think it was looking like a three-figure job in the end...

Found my old topic here, from April 2004!

Incidentally, I've got a pre-alignment car so have manual AC and a sunroof

neilw · Post by **neilw** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:34 pm

Ah sod that then. spending too much at the mo. Suppost to be saving for a house.

nickpolo · Post by **nickpolo** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:47 pm

same here have bugger all money as we bought our first place in november, never knew how much there was to pay each month

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 10:48 pm

Sounds silly, but how do the washer jets heat up?

nickpolo · Post by **nickpolo** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:08 pm

just a couple of wires leading to the nozzles under the bonnet, presumably they warm a small area, like the rear of the heated mirror glass, and this ensures that they're not frozen when you use them

dom596 · Post by **dom596** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 12:24 am

Right i have 5dr gti xplate sep 2000

It has

manual ac
electric sunroof
autodim rear mirror
fancy wiper thingy
plus usual gti trimmings

can i change to climate control easily????

nickpolo · Post by **nickpolo** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 12:43 am

nope, climate control requires a hell of a lot of different wireing etc

dom596 · Post by **dom596** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 6:01 pm

so more wires, but can i do it ?

nickpolo · Post by **nickpolo** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 6:10 pm

anything can be done if you've got enough time and money