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Removing VW Polo Centre Trim Help!!

Homershairdo
Homershairdo Posts: 112 Forumite
in Motoring
Hi,

I've got an 02 Polo, which I love except for one thing - the centre trim / console (which holds the radio / air vents) is scratched to hell. I've sourced a new one, but I have no idea how to remove the existing one. Does anyone have any idea how to do it. I'm reluctant to get a haynes for this one off job - £20 is a lot of cash!

Thanks in advance!!

Ian
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks. Years later, a doctor will tell me that I have an I.Q. of 48 and am what some people call mentally !!!!!!.

Comments

  • goldspanners
    goldspanners Posts: 5,910 Forumite
    can you not tell by looking at the new one? it must have some fixing points somewhere.
    if you really need a manual then try your local libraray, or maybe find a cheap one on ebay?
    ...work permit granted!
  • hewhoisnotintheknow
    hewhoisnotintheknow Posts: 3,162 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    i would goto a scrap yard and practice there
  • kitchpoo
    kitchpoo Posts: 1,255 Forumite
    I would suggest starting with the radio out, make sure you have the code for it.

    I did a console on a 98 Polo and it was difficult, if I remember the top was held in with some tight metal clips, but this had probably changed by 2002.
    Praying at the church of MSE should be compulsory!

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  • anewman
    anewman Posts: 9,200 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    The Haynes may well be useful for other things in the future, and it's cheaper than paying someone £50 an hour :beer:
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