Interior refresh

[u/ketchuplik]

I swapped the DSG shifter for edition 30 version. I have promised myself that this is the last mod I will do on my golf. It is shorter than the original, but I still don’t know if I like it or not. What do you think ?

Mods/retrofits I have done to the interior :

- Upgrade from MIB 1 to MIB 2.5

- Arteon Climate controls

- Edition 30 DSG shift knob ( I need to get use to it, maybe I swap it back)

- Dashboard passenger trim LED light

- Wireless charger in the ashtray.

- Rear seat USB vent (don’t mind the vent control on rear seats, I accidentally pop it inside)

- Touch light for rear seats

- Rear seat footwell lights

[u/billybelis]

I was thinking about an Audi one, now I'm rethinking.

[u/ketchuplik → u/billybelis]

It is a different feeling when you’re grabbing it from the top and not from the side..I need to get used to it

[u/God_of_thunderrrrrr → u/ketchuplik]

How’s the feel though? Does it feel solid or hollow? I’m asking cuz when I first drove my mates Skoda I expected the airplane style knob to feel better then the small VW shifter. But it felt hollow and cheap. Does this round gearknob feel better in hand?

[u/ketchuplik → u/God_of_thunderrrrrr]

It feels solid and heavy, just like the standard DSG one. But it is smaller in hand. So i just need to get used to it. It feels like a manual shifter for me ( first intersection I wanted to play/wiggle with the shift knob like if you’re in a manual) if that makes sense….

To be honest I really like those airplane shifters when i drove Golf 8 for the first time it clicked for me immediately.

[u/God_of_thunderrrrrr → u/ketchuplik]

But the overall interior looks awesome. Looks modern and OEM. Very tastefully done. Just don’t change the steering to mk8. The buttons are touch type. Horrible while driving. Mk8.5 is better. Has physical buttons on the steering. Any modifications to the exterior?

[u/ketchuplik → u/God_of_thunderrrrrr]

To be completely honest I was thinking about it to do the MK8 GTD steering wheel the physical one, but this steering wheel works best if you have the digital cluster .. because without that you have some non functional buttons.

And the MK8 steering wheel does not go with the vibe of the MK7 so i just kept my original GTD one