Dash Cubby

[tobes]

Hey folks,

Got my Dash cubby off Dub Addiction delivered yesterday. Took a few pics of the difficult and tedious install performed while driving to pick up a friend for dinner.....

Before:
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/1322/04082008273.th.jpg (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=04082008273.jpg)

Pop up back side to reveal...
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/3070/04082008275.th.jpg (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=04082008275.jpg)

Push new cubby into hole.
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/6931/04082008277.th.jpg (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=04082008277.jpg)

Done!

And a view inside.
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/8193/04082008276.th.jpg (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=04082008276.jpg)

Overall it took much longer to post this and upload the photos than it did to install it. Actually it took me longer to undo all the packaging than it did to install it.

Quite happy with the result, its already half full of crap :biggrin:

Tobes

[RhysQ]

looks good mate. will have to look into it as the only thing that sits in the top for me is my sunnies.

[tobes]

Yeah, I never felt comfortable leaving anything in there as it was waaaayyy to visible.

[jfive]

That looks alot better than the standard shelf. Will have to put in an order next pay :)

[Whubbsie]

Hey folks,

Got my Dash cubby of Dub Addiction delivered yesterday. Took a few pics of the difficult and tedious install performed while driving to pick up a friend for dinner.....

Before:
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/ (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=04082008273.jpg)

Pop up back side to reveal...
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/ (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=04082008275.jpg)

Push new cubby into hole.
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/ (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=04082008277.jpg)

Done!

And a view inside.
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/ (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=04082008276.jpg)

Overall it took much longer to post this and upload the photos than it did to install it. Actually it took me longer to undo all the packaging than it did to install it.

Quite happy with the result, its already half full of crap :biggrin:

Tobes


so getting one... stupid me thought it installed into what was already there

[RhysQ]

so getting one... stupid me thought it installed into what was already there

yeah....and then there is a smaller box that goes inside that one, and then a smaller one again....until all you get is a single pen holder j:

sort of like those russian nesting dolls.....i love dolls :drinkbeer:

[Tick]

sort of like those russian nesting dolls.....i love dolls :drinkbeer:

No need to get into your lovelife :eek:.........hehehehe

[Bukefal]

so, installing a new caddy is one more thing to do in peak hour traffic :biggrin:

[harrytheeskimo]

Looks great! Might have to get one soon....

[leasaunce]

hahaha, i was looking @ dubaddiction and was thinking to myself what that thing is....

now thanks to you i know where it goes :P

looks way better IMO! why can't they thought of it....


oh btw, great installation technique! switching in peak hour :P

[FL00DY]

Pretty sure this is a real VW part, as it has the VW and Audi logo's pressed into the underneath.

[tobes]

Pretty sure this is a real VW part, as it has the VW and Audi logo's pressed into the underneath.

It came in a very VAG looking box too.

Tobes

[Tim]

yes this is a genuine VW part guys. Not sure which variant of Polo it came on originally. Never bothered to look into it really. Theres your homework for this evening

[leasaunce]

yes this is a genuine VW part guys. Not sure which variant of Polo it came on originally. Never bothered to look into it really. Theres your homework for this evening

well im buying it in couple of weeks time mate!

[Whubbsie]

I must be retarded struggling to put the old one out ...bah back to it I guess.

[tobes]

It does take a bit of strength I must say.

I dug my thumbs into the back with my fingers on the dash and forced it forwards an up.

[Whubbsie]

Got it in now... I had to lift up a corner then get my fingers under the tray and yank it out...easy after that :) looks heaps better... now just waiting on the car to cool down so I can get the intake in.

[Blitzen]

.... now just waiting on the car to cool down so I can get the intake in.

Let it cool down...Bah, why bother...Once you burn the nerves out of your fingers, life gets so much easier!! Why do you think bakers and exhaust fitters have such a high work turn over...No feeling in there fingers!!!:biggrin:

Hahahahaha...Just joking, You value your fingers more once you have lost one and had it sewn back on again...I'll try and find the photos if you like??:eek:

[Whubbsie]

Let it cool down...Bah, why bother...Once you burn the nerves out of your fingers, life gets so much easier!! Why do you think bakers and exhaust fitters have such a high work turn over...No feeling in there fingers!!!:biggrin:

Hahahahaha...Just joking, You value your fingers more once you have lost one and had it sewn back on again...I'll try and find the photos if you like??:eek:

haha already seen two people lose fingers in my life time i think thats enough...
I'm not that tuff so I pansied out and let the car cool.

[RhysQ]

so, installing a new caddy is one more thing to do in peak hour traffic :biggrin:

yeah, there will be a law against it soon to sit along side no talking on mobile phones while driving...watch it, they will get you on camera. j:

campaign will read something like - "installing cubby boxes and driving, you're a bloody idiot" :D

[tobes]

;203249']yeah, there will be a law against it soon to sit along side no talking on mobile phones while driving...watch it, they will get you on camera. j:

campaign will read something like - "installing cubby boxes and driving, you're a bloody idiot" :D

The next installation will be the Gloss B Pillars I'm not sure I can do them while on the move though.

[Kai]

looks way better IMO! why can't they thought of it....

Probably more legal reasons....

[Blitzen]

I'm not sure I can do them while on the move though.

Hahahahaha...Clearly you aren't trying hard enough...Juts put the car on cruise, and steer with you feet!!:biggrin:

[Tim]

haha nice. Can you make a DIY on "how to install the gloss pillars whilst driving". Id like to see how its done

[Cygnus]

hey, how flush do all your new cubby fit? I just installed mine but it seems to not be very flat around the edges? Maybe I didn't fit it properly. Will post photos later.

[VW GTI]

haha nice. Can you make a DIY on "how to install the gloss pillars whilst driving". Id like to see how its done

Hahaha, this would be difficult lol.

I installed mine in the dark, that was hard enough to get the right angles for screwing/unscrewing and fitting it in.

[PeterHBne]

hey, how flush do all your new cubby fit? I just installed mine but it seems to not be very flat around the edges? Maybe I didn't fit it properly. Will post photos later.

Yeah mine isnt 100% flat - just dips ever so slightly at the front and front right side and lessening to the rear right - but i'm talking probably 3/4's of a millimetre so I'm not throwing myself off the Gateway Bridge over it.

[leasaunce]

ok... i got it today, but having probs installing it.

my fingernails so ouchy at the moment. is there a proper technique of taking the stock cubby dash out? I tried lifting the front right corner... i think im abit too weak lol.

[Flaps]

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2008/09/hammer1-1.jpg

[leasaunce]

found it! none of you guys said about using a flathead screwdriver! :nana:

finally Rob told me the proper way of doing it.


DIY:
#1 get a flat head screwdriver (small/medium size)
#2 wrap the screwdriver with a cloth (that way you won't damage the panel)
#3 pry the side (closest to the windscreen) work your way from left to right (or vice versa) till it pops out

[Roodosutaa]

last time I took it out, I just pressed my thumbs against the side closest to the windscreen (there's a bit of a lip along the top edge to give you better grip) with my figers resting on the dash between the front edge and the glass, pushed with my thumb, lift and voila.

Maybe on some cars they're harder to take out.

[leasaunce]

just a question, HOW do you take out the cubby dash??? Im not talking about the stock one. I'm trying to pull it out so i can put my gps antenna.

I tried pressing the sides but no luck, there's no proper grip wer i can just pry the sides, any ideas??