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Swapping OEM parts |
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The
interiors of all Golf III and Golf IV Cabrios can be swapped with each
other. The front seats can be swapped with a hard-top Golf/Jetta III.
Seats from a hard-top Golf/Jetta IV cannot be swapped into a Cabrio without
fabrication work.
The
front seats of the Golf IV Cabrio have airbags incorporated into them, while
the Golf III Cabrio does not.
The
door panels from a Golf III Cabrio will fit onto a Golf IV Cabrio door.
The manual window regulators from a Golf III Cabrio can be swapped into a
Golf IV Cabrio door.
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Glove
box |
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Golf III Cabrios: Those with passenger-side airbags do not have glove boxes.
In most cases, a glove box can be retrofitted from another A3-generation
Volkswagen. |
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Removing steering wheel &
airbag (Golf IV) |
- Unplug your car's battery. This will prevent the airbag
control module from accidentally deploying the airbag when it is unplugged
or plugged in.
- Insert a small screwdriver or similar object into one
of the two holes on the back of the steering wheel. You may need to turn
the wheel completely to one side to reach the hole.
- Using moderate pressure, push the end of the
screwdriver toward the middle of the steering wheel. Your goal is to
release the spring clip holding the airbag in place. You'll know when you
get it because that side of the airbag will release and pop forward a
little.
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 on the other side. The airbag is
now free. Unplug it and set it aside, leather side up.
- Unplug the horn grounding connector and unscrew the
three philips-head screws holding the clock spring on.
- Using a 24mm socket or wrench, unscrew the large center
nut holding the wheel to the column.
- Carefully remove the wheel, minding the airbag and horn
ground wires. They may need adjustment to slip through their respective
holes.
Thank you to Dave Linger &
the original Cabrio-Info site for this information. |
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Instrument
clusters |
The Golf IV Cabrio gauge cluster is unique because it has
black faces, orange needles and blue lighting. The Golf III Cabrio came with
identical gauge clusters as all other Golf/Jetta III's. There were silver
gauge faces and orange needles, black gauge faces and white needles, and
also some early Cabrios came with the black bubble gauge face cluster with
white needles. All standard Golf III's came with green lighting in the
clusters.
- The furthest left gauge in the cluster is the coolant
thermometer, ranging from 160° to 230° Fahrenheit (70-110° Celsius on the European cluster)
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- Next is the speedometer, from 0 to 140 miles per hour,
with kilometers per hour on an inner ring. The European Cabrio cluster has
only km/h markings, no mph markings (0-220 km/h).
- Toward the right is the tachometer, reading from 0 to
7000 RPM. Red line reads at 6200 RPM.
- Finally, on the far right is the fuel gauge. Above that
is the indicator that shows which gear the transmission is in (automatic transmission only). An automatic cluster may be used in a manual
car with no problems; however, a manual cluster can not be used in an
automatic car.
Along the bottom is the display which shows
BRAKE, Airbag, Check Engine, and other diagnostic lights.
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| USA cluster, automatic,
unlit |
USA cluster, automatic,
lit |
Europe cluster, manual,
lit |
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photo by
"LG6R" of VWvortex |
photo by
"LG6R" of VWvortex |
photo by
"1SickWhtDub" of VWvortex |
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Thank you to the original Cabrio-Info
site for this information. |
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HVAC
controls |
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The Golf III
Cabrio HVAC controls are identical to all other A3 chassis cars. The Golf IV
Cabrio has very similar to most A3 chassis VWs but they are red lit, to
match the rest of the interior.
Thank you to the original Cabrio-Info site
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Steering column |
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The
2001/2002 Cabrio has a unique steering column upper shroud to any other VW
of which there are two versions:
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Pre-2001 cars have the cover with an ABS molding that allows for the
hazard warning switch (no version noted in VW order system)
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Post-2001 cars have a
hazard warning light delete on the steering column upper
shroud (identified as Version "a" in dealer order system)
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