Phase 1 GTi Doorcards in Phase 3

[C.A.R.]

Right, this may sound odd, but I really like the leather/alcantara phase 1 door cards so recently bought all the parts to convert my car from Chris on this site.

I popped a card off today (drivers side) to see what I'd let myself in for...

Feck, this looks hard

I have the new bracket and I'm aware I need to drill the old one off and rivet the new one on - that part actually looks like one of the easier steps.

The loom issue - Chris sold me some conversion looms so they would be plug and play, but it seems like a real pig to pull the whole loom out and replace it. One loom also has a big 'box' within it, which I believe has something to do with the windows? I couldn't locate this anywhere in the drivers side, is it in the passenger door?

The other option I'm considering is to adapt the phase 1 door cards to take the phase 3 switches by getting clever with some body filler and extending the window switch wiring? This may seem long-winded but ultimately I don't have to muck about changing the loom this way!

Finally...

The bit which really has me stumped - I mean really - is the door lock pins. I have the phase 1 pins and length of metal wire they come with, but access is a nightmare and I can't see how the phase 3 ones are even connected!

The service box images leave a lot to be desired so any first-hand experiences or your own pictures would be very much appreciated!

Thanks for reading this far...

[C.A.R.]

I'm guessing nobody has done this then?

So it's really just the door pin holding me back right now, does anyone know how they are attached? Or how best to get access to them?

[RetroPug]

I've heard of people doing this and that it was a ballache but I've no idea where now, think it was somewhere on the gti-6 forum but I can't find it with the search function, sorry!

[Pompey306mark]

Doors are an easy off. Just undo the nuts and lift off.

I have done phase 1 to 3. In old car. So it's not to difficult to do.

[C.A.R.]

Doors is one thing, it's changing the little bent bit of metal and the lock pin which has me stumped.

Thanks Retropug I'll have a gander over there...

[Pompey306mark]

I just cut my pins off and got after market ones. Bracket I did without.