Where can I get this part....

Hi. Im looking for a replacement surround that goes around the electeic roof/window switchs as someone drilled an LED light in mine in the most stupid place and it bugs me. Can find one on ebay… well there is but silly money. Can these still be bought new? Emailed a guy on ebay called golfmk1spares but find them useless they reply and then stop replying…. weird way to do business!!

Also im replacing my carpet as just got new one… should I order the underlay kit as well is it best practise to, just feels a lot of money £50 for something you dont see howver mine has pulled away at the door cills and is ripped and read this happens when the underlay gets wet or goes flat!!

This is the part im after

Without the underlay, you will get noise out the wazoo.
It also dampens the heat off the road, and will make the carpet wear better.

Your new carpet may not have as nice of a fitment as you want with out it.

Surely its alreasy got one already hasnt it? Its a 1992 sportline.

I would take the carpet up and have a look at the condition of the original underlay and go from there.

Yeah thats a sensible idea...... so now on to my question any ideas where I can get this part from???

This may be a great idea or a terrible one.
Having a manual roof its not a worry I have.

These are located where the VDO'S sit are they not?
How about get a vdo blanking plate or stereo black and dremel the holes out to suit?

Wont be original but could well work

Just a thought

Anyone know where I can get the switch surround?

The same place that sell rocking horse poo and hens teeth.  

Have seen a couple on eBay normally £100 plus.

Especially hard to get the 1.6 versions with the red line around also

Mine is cracked and wonky but still in there but would love a new one however money priorities are for brakes suspension and exhaust.


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Really that rare. Surprised given a lot of cars had them. Mines not actually that bad just had a LED drilled in to it a bit poorly so want a cleaner version....

Just fill the hole, prime and paint it. 

Had thought of it just dont think I could get the colour right as its not really black nor grey... have you done some? What did you use?

Getting a NOS or a Used one may not happen.  But may I offer 2 suggestions.

There are Vinyl Repair kits for seats.  The kit contains Graining papers that you can match the Grain of the material that you are trying to repair.  

You would place the Graining Material on the front tightly to the hole as in cut a small piece to cover the hole and tape it in place.  You would mix up black epoxy
and fill the hole from the rear and using a coffee stirrer you will gently move the epoxy to remove any air bubbles… let it sit and set prior to removing the graining paper, then use Steel Wool, and buff the area and spray it with a Fusion Satin Black to match… I don't know how well it will work but depends on your skill set.

The other option is to tape the back side and use the vinyl repair putty, cover the area with graining paper then apply heat with the electric Iron that is in the "Professional Kit"  

I have had good repairs from these kits to repair tears and holes in my vinyl seats….

Now the kits compounds can shrink a wee bit so you may want to do it in two stages as partially fill the back and let it heat and set…. Then fill the front.

Spraying it after with Krylon Fusion Paint Satin Black usually does well.  

You can also take it by a Automotive Upholstery Shop and have them have a go at it….  I know a guy that does most of the seat repairs on loaners or new cars at a dealership and I am sure that he could do a undetectable repair…. So I am pretty sure yall have those types of guys across the pond as well.

If you really want to get creative, you could do a 55 timer flash as that when your key is off and out it looks like an alarm light.  

I'm sure you could get close. 

I've not done it on a panel like that, but I have repaired plastic in the past. 

Is it textured or smooth?

Textured. Given the advise above mighr juat give it a shot as im quite handy. O think I can get the texture to look right... but would have to fully repaint so will research this Krylon Fusion Paint Satin

Cold you PM me a pic and the price you want please.