Interior

Background VW created over two dozen variations of the New Beetle interior door trim panel identified by a three or four letter design code. Armrest covering options were leather, vinyl leatherette, or cloth in a range of colors to coordinate with the seats. The top was painted to match the exterior...

Background Seat upholstery, a vulnerable interior element, often shows its age well before plastic panels, headliner fabric, or even carpet. In our Turbo S model, the real leather seats became stiff while sewn seams on the backrest frayed and split. Volkswagen created 112 different seat coverings — a central part of...

Background When the Audi TT Coupe was launched in 1998, one of its classy features were polished stainless steel pedal covers with push-through rubber skids paired with a stainless foot rest, or dead pedal. Then when Volkswagen introduced the Turbo S version of the New Beetle in 2002, it too was...

Background Refer to rear window glass, cargo cam, headliner/rear trim, and B-pillar top cover discussions. The inside of the rear window surround is raw fiberglass and of course needs to be covered somehow. The rubber window seal is very tight and because there is no flexible lip as there would be...

Background The original one-piece carpet (part number 1C1 863 367 with color as well as manual/automatic transmissions pattern variations) has cutouts that must be replicated onto a new single piece molded carpet.

Background A Jensen CMM710 multimedia head unit (see Jensen manual PDF download) replaces the original VW radio. The Monsoon amplifier, relocated from the luggage area, powers the front speakers while the Jensen handles the new Rockford Fosgate R1525X2 rear speakers with 4 ohm resistance. Before bonding in the quarter panels, verify...

Background See also the related headliner and rear trim post. The sunroof shade may conflict with the mounted third brake light, depending on its style and location, so a modification may be necessary. To remove the shade, first remove the glass sunroof. Move the sunroof glass to the rear tilt-up position;...

Background Refer to the B-pillar covers and headliner/trim discussions. Although the rear cabin wall is hardly visible at all — the front seat backs block most of it — our treatment must handle the rear speaker grille mounts, the floor rug interface, the bottom B-pillar covers in the corners, and the...

Background After the headliner is removed, it must be modified to fit the new cabin dimensions. Also refer to the related sunroof shade restoration. The primary concern is shortening the back to fit against the rear window surround and moving the interior lights.

Background Refer to the bottom B-pillar cover and headliner discussions. The top B-pillar cover abuts the rear window fiberglass surround and, like the lower portion of the cover, the top must handle the corner transition from hard cover to padded soft fabric. The scrap D-pillar fortunately has a profile curve that...