Alex L Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Hello, I recently purchased a green W-Reg 1.4 Lupo. There are a few questions I have though.Firstly, the dash which shades the dials rattles a bit. When you start the car it is fine because the rev counter goes to about 10 but waiting at lights, it drops to about 7 and makes a hell of a noise as it shakes.I was also looking at replacing the coin tray with cupholders, where is the best place to get these from? I've seen some threads showing how it's done but I'd rather avoid eBay if possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stein Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 The thingy above the dials can be split in two. Just undo the two screws that is located on the inside of the shade, right above the dials.And after this is done you will see where the rattles comes from. I used some foam in all the places where the outer part connects to the inner part of the shade part and all my rattles disappeared.And I got my cupholders from my vw dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 DIN tray just pulls out, Cupholders then just slot in. eBAy is sometimes the best way forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiea7x Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 at idle it should be between 7 and 8 on cold days itll go upto around 10 on startup and readily go down once warmed up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L Posted April 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Thanks for the replies, I'll take a look, just found the screws now.Reason being I want to avoid ebay is that I'm a new driver. First car and I'm 17 so I can't use ebay yet. I'll have to find someone to get it for me.at idle it should be between 7 and 8 on cold days itll go upto around 10 on startup and readily go down once warmed upI'm not quite sure what they should be to be honest. The car was only working for a few days so I didn't really notice. A few days after I bought it, it started idling and cutting out. It cut out over 15 times in about 4 miles then when I pulled up, smoke started to come out of the steering wheel. We used some carburetor cleaner which has done the job for now but it is going into the garage soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Sorry, what does being a new driver have to do with eBay? Do you have to show your licence?UNder dash one on eBay...Not sure if you have the neccessary mounting holes for this type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L Posted April 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Sorry, what does being a new driver have to do with eBay? Do you have to show your licence?Nope but you have to be 18 to have an account.UNder dash one on eBay...Not sure if you have the neccessary mounting holes for this type.Anything that I could do to check if it'll fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Sorry not a very good picture, but if you see where these cupholders are......check inder the dash and see if you have four mounting holes and a couple of slots ate the rear.If they're not there I reckon you should be able to drill the holes and srew through with screwhead bolts and nuts with large washers. And probably cut of the locating tabs that the slots are for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L Posted April 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Cheers, I'll check in the morning. On a sidenote - what mats are those, are they custom or a Lupo specific ones because I have some Ford KA mats in mine at the minute and they don't fit well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 I don't know, it's not my car. The image is off of Google.AwesomeAl has a thread for mats and Justmatz.co.uk can supply OEM style also.My local VW dealer says red edged GTI mats aren't available anymore, but I think single colour ones are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronhtid Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 sorry to hijack the thread but how do you get the cup holder unit off? lol i cant bend my head squint enough to see what kind of 2 screws are holding it on at the front. any chelps appreciatedcheers lads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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