mk4 dash in a mk1

how hard is it 2 fit a mk4 dash in a mk1

I fitted a Mark3 dash to my Mark1 Cabriolet.


The problems you will have are the dash will be about 3-4 inches too wide, so it will have to be trimmed at the passenger side. Also, if you want to keep all your heater vents working, you will have to mate the new dash vents to the original Mark1 heater outlets. You will also have to do abit of rewiring to get the clocks and switches to work.
So to sum up, yes it can be done, but definately not a Sunday afternoon job.

I fitted a Mark3 dash to my Mark1 Cabriolet.



Why????

Why not!!!!!!!!!  
Are you one of these purists that think a Mark1 Golf should be left totally standard?

judgeyc said

I fitted a Mark3 dash to my Mark1 Cabriolet.



Why????

A mk3 dash wouldn't be to my taste, only cos I had a Vento before and thats scarred me! But I looks like you've done a tidy job of fitting it, which must've taken ages, so it OK in my book!

yannyboy said

Why not!!!!!!!!!  
Are you one of these purists that think a Mark1 Golf should be left totally standard?

looks great!  8)  Modern dashes are so much better than the old ones. :mrgreen:

also i think a mk3/4 polo dash is a lot easyer!

yannyboy said

I fitted a Mark3 dash to my Mark1 Cabriolet.


The problems you will have are the dash will be about 3-4 inches too wide, so it will have to be trimmed at the passenger side. Also, if you want to keep all your heater vents working, you will have to mate the new dash vents to the original Mark1 heater outlets. You will also have to do abit of rewiring to get the clocks and switches to work.
So to sum up, yes it can be done, but definately not a Sunday afternoon job.

Its kool as my gti will be off  the road till oct

i really like have u got a step by step guide of doing it

looks great mate and the fit looks spot on

so does any have a pic of a mk4 dash in a mk1

I have somewhere photos that installed in caddy.
Tell me when to upload photos