Hi everyone,
First a quick into - I'm the newish owner of a 205 GTI Mi16 conversion (one of JRs old cars), purchased with not quite the right amount research but enjoying immensely none the less. Car is mechanically good and drives really well, but has some cosmetic issues which I'm working through.
One of these was that the bits that held the lower console facia flush with the bottom of the heater controls had all broken, resulting in a 10mm gap below said controls. I managed to source a new lower console facia, as well as the white fan/heater control module thing, and after quite a lot of fiddling around to remove the old bits, complete some unexpected side quests, and re-attach all the ventilation and heater cables, I thought I was on the home stretch. As per the picture below though, I can't see any way that I can attach screw A, have the white pin (obscured) at point B go through the hole at the top of the facia panel (which is the case in the picture), and not (still) have a 10mm gap at point C (which if you are still reading was one of the reasons that I started the exercise).
Does anyone who has done this before know if I've missed something, or if I have parts that aren't compatible? Happy to post more pics if that will help, or clarify any terms I've used that aren't clear.
First a quick into - I'm the newish owner of a 205 GTI Mi16 conversion (one of JRs old cars), purchased with not quite the right amount research but enjoying immensely none the less. Car is mechanically good and drives really well, but has some cosmetic issues which I'm working through.
One of these was that the bits that held the lower console facia flush with the bottom of the heater controls had all broken, resulting in a 10mm gap below said controls. I managed to source a new lower console facia, as well as the white fan/heater control module thing, and after quite a lot of fiddling around to remove the old bits, complete some unexpected side quests, and re-attach all the ventilation and heater cables, I thought I was on the home stretch. As per the picture below though, I can't see any way that I can attach screw A, have the white pin (obscured) at point B go through the hole at the top of the facia panel (which is the case in the picture), and not (still) have a 10mm gap at point C (which if you are still reading was one of the reasons that I started the exercise).
Does anyone who has done this before know if I've missed something, or if I have parts that aren't compatible? Happy to post more pics if that will help, or clarify any terms I've used that aren't clear.