Phase 2 Dash Into Phase 1 Car

[Guest PacMan]

Just got myself an 86 1.6 GTi, but the dash is a bit rickety with holes drilled in odd places and bits hanging off here and there, so i was wondering if i got the Phase 2 dash out of a later car, will it fit ok?

 

Anyone else done this? Is there anything i should know before attempting it, like will all the wiring match up and stuff? I expect it will physically fit, i'm just worried that i'll run into problems with the heater controls, clocks, etc.

 

Cheers.

[Hilgie 16 2 Cars]

Will fit fine, but get the heater and wireloom as well.

 

Hilgert

[Guest PacMan]

Sounds good.

 

Will i need to get all the wiring loom from behind the dash back to the fuse board?

 

Is there any problems that i'm likely to encounter?

[les3002 0]

the ph2 dash has a plate welded to the bulkhead that the dash bolts on to the ph1 dosnt have this plate so youll have to come up with a way of fixing it on will fit with out it but might rattle a little more

[Guest PacMan]

Is it the sort of plate you could make up yourself? Or would it be possible to remove from the Phase 2 car and fit to the Phase 1?

[Bally 4]

I cant recall that plate, I converted two and had no problems.Except you need the heater section, the upright garnishes and the steering pole.

 

Bally

[Guest PacMan]

Except you need the heater section, the upright garnishes and the steering pole.

[les3002 0]

im not sure if the plate would matter but it was there you might not need it it would have to be ground out of another one but as said it looks like it works fine with out it

[Hilgie 16 2 Cars]

Will i need to get all the wiring loom from behind the dash back to the fuse board?

Yep!

 

And i forgot the steering coulmn as well.

[Guest PacMan]

eeek, i need the steering column as well to change the dashs over? is that a big job?

[Hilgie 16 2 Cars]

Yep, but not a big job...about 4 nuts and a bolt.

[Guest PacMan]

Sounds good to me.