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Changing the Steering Badge
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:56 pm
by rehmondo
Few people are thinking about replacing the plain
badge with one that says "
GT" like in the Golf
GT Editions.
This is a 2 min exercise as long as you have a strong grip, simply press the
badge from either side and pull at the same time, the
badge will pop out and simply pop the new one back in, see pics below... PS I had a spare GTI
badge so I quickly just put it in now to show Bagwafu how easy it is and that the
Steering wheels are identical to the Golfs...
Old
badge removed
Old
badge
Both old and new are the same size
New
badge fitted
Re: Changing the Steering Badge
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:00 pm
by rehmondo
PS Whilst solving the rattling noise my brother noticed the cables behind the accelerator, he reckons they should be hidden or covered, can anyone please confirm for me whether or not these cable should be visible... I had the dealer replace the pedals so I'm thinking maybe they didn't tidy up properly...
Re: Changing the Steering Badge
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:00 pm
by dchuraman
wheres the best place to get the GT badge? VW direct or eBay?
Re: Changing the Steering Badge
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:04 pm
by JonR356
rehmondo wrote:PS Whilst solving the rattling noise my brother noticed the cables behind the accelerator, he reckons they should be hidden or covered, can anyone please confirm for me whether or not these cable should be visible... I had the dealer replace the pedals so I'm thinking maybe they didn't tidy up properly...
They're fine. Stick some black electrical tape around them if you want to make it look a bit tidier.
Re: Changing the Steering Badge
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:06 pm
by dchuraman
mine are visible, maybe not as much as that, but its probably nothing to worry about unless its bugging you
Re: Changing the Steering Badge
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:07 pm
by rehmondo
Thanks for the quick responses on the cables guys, will sleep a lot easier tonight
The Badges...
I'm not sure what VW would charge, but they go on ebay for around £18 inc P+P maybe more, which I think is steep for a bit of plastic.
If I can get the part no from one of the auctions I'll ring the dealer, the other downside for ebay is the sellers are in Germany, so I'm sure they're genuine, but if you get a part and its got a scratch or something on it, it will be a pain to send it back to Germany.
I am going to go ahead with this, I thought I had it spare but then I realised it was for a GTI, so I might stick that on ebay first then buy the
GT one.
Re: Changing the Steering Badge
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:10 pm
by dchuraman
i think i will too, its a little thing but makes a nice difference to the wheel
Re: Changing the Steering Badge
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:10 pm
by iroc
I asked the dealer on Friday and he said they are £16 inc Vat.
Re: Changing the Steering Badge
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:11 pm
by dchuraman
great thanks iroc! any chance of a part number? might go get the pedals and the badge at the same time
Re: Changing the Steering Badge
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:13 pm
by dchuraman
actually i think the part number is 1KO 419 685 D3Q7
Re: Changing the Steering Badge
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:15 pm
by iroc
Could AndyGti confirm that?.
Re: Changing the Steering Badge
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:16 pm
by rehmondo
dchuraman wrote:actually i think the part number is 1KO 419 685 D3Q7
If you just rounded that from your head then I'm well impressed and concerned lol
The back of my GTI
badge says 1K0.419.685.D
Re: Changing the Steering Badge
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:18 pm
by dchuraman
lol, no i found a thread on mkivs, similar thing to this, and thats the part number the guy quoted, the only think im not sure about is if its the current version of the badge (if they change)
Re: Changing the Steering Badge
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:20 pm
by dchuraman
Re: Changing the Steering Badge
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:21 pm
by Bagwafu
Thanks rehmondo for the info, I hope this bit helps, from a post by jonallen628 on ukmivs
From
http://www.vagparts.com
GT Steering wheel emblem
GT Steering Wheel lower emblem will fit all MK5 Golf and Jetta models with removable trim
Order number: 1K0419685D3Q7
Our price: 12.86 GBP
plus 17.5% VAT
....... which I make to be 15.11 GBP (plus delivery I guess)
Re: Changing the Steering Badge
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:21 pm
by dchuraman
snap! works out to be 17.34 with uk shipping
Re: Changing the Steering Badge
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:32 pm
by Andy-GTI
dchuraman wrote:actually i think the part number is 1KO 419 685 D3Q7
Yup, thats the number with the A8G designation (
GT Equipment level) in ETKA.
I bought the
badge and pedals from VW speed. If you sign up on the UK-MKIV's forum and get them to put you on the wholesale pricing you save a few quid.
Re: Changing the Steering Badge
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:34 pm
by dchuraman
how do you get on the wholesale pricing?
Re: Changing the Steering Badge
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:36 pm
by Bagwafu
One here on ebay, slightly different part no though:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0314304838
22 hours to go .........
Re: Changing the Steering Badge
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:43 pm
by iroc
dchuraman wrote:how do you get on the wholesale pricing?
Just go onto VW Speed website and register, when it asks for company name put in Forum. Then go onto uk mkiv's website and send vw speed a message confirming your account name. See attached
http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/205604.aspx