messi

Quick question to all in the know...i want to fit 97 facelift model wagon interior into my 96 pre facelift model.The real question is was there any interior changes with regard to door cards or are they like for like...thanks in advance.

Jamo

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like for like.

hth

messi

many thanks

stistussy

i thought that the facelift dash was different to the pre facelift,which means the door cards will be different also.

tanyatriangles

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And you'd be right............the dash to doorcard join IS different, so the door cards don't easily fit.

About the only bits that fit easily from model to model are the front seats

messi

thanks again all thats sorted that problem...

mickywrx

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And you'd be wrong, facelift dash wasn't 97.

stistussy

facelift dash is the same as pre facelift?????????don't get you mickywrx.

mickywrx

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97 the exterior was facelifted, the interior is the same as the earlier cars. That includes the dash.

99/00 IIRC the dash was changed along with the "facelift" front bumper.

stistussy

nice one,i didn't know that.

tanyatriangles

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Errrrrrrr, no mate. I HAVE a 98 car. It has the SAME dash as a 97 car, apart from the white dials.
Pre-97, there was no top trinket box, yes?

I HAVE tried a pre 97 interior in my car, and the fit between the dash and the doorcards was all wrong.
I went all the way to Newcastle to find that out, btw, so an expensive lesson

mickywrx

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Well my mate has a 97 car with the same dash as mine, no trinket box.

I can't be perfect, mayhap it was 98 that got the revised(trinket box) dash.

And I did say IIRC.

tanyatriangles

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Now you've got me wondering too: I know the DIALS changed in between 97-98, maybe that was when it got updated.

I do remember being seriously p*ssed with the Geordie git that assured me his interior would fit mine.....and then it didn't. He didn't even apologise.

Adam K

MY97 facelift hood, grill and lights (not spoiler), no facelift interior
MY98 facelift interior, but no cupholder in dash (blanking plate!) or tiltable seatbottoms. rubber around gearstick, atleast on mine.
MY99 'full' facelift

BLU

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Mine is a MY97 with the bonnet, headlamps and grill but has the earlier bumper and dash. It was 97 and 98 when things got a little confusing. You can get a full facelift ie bumper and interior on an MY98 and you can get the same as mine on an MY98 (I assume old stock that took a bit longer to get registered??) If its a full facelift dash (with 'trinket box') you want to fit please be a aware that it is a nightmare of a job (wiring, brackets doorcards etc) and IMHO not worth doing (plenty of threads on this, just do a search) If the dash has no 'trinket box' then it will be the same as yours and therefore a straight swap.

mickywrx

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It wasn't me.

tanyatriangles

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Not unless you're Chinese, it wasn't