Muppetboy Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 What a GREAT site, only wish I'd found it BEFORE ordering my GTI... Anyway, the dealer couldn't tell me if a sunroof would spoil the black headlining effect i.e. would the controls part be white? Does anyone know? Have a photo? Please tell me it's all black! thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonoNZ Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Hi there, the sunroof is fantastic, the controls are dark grey and match the headlining perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Welcome to TSN muppetboy (unfortunate name, but your choice!). I wish that I had discovered TSN before ordering too! Whole sunroof thing is all one dark grey (called 'black') and it's the best and quietest sunroof I've had in any car, including BMW, as you'll discover for yourself. The controls light up red at night too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petsy Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 [ QUOTE ] The controls light up red at night too. [/ QUOTE ] that line made me chuckle Red... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetboy Posted January 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Phew! Thanks for your answers guys, my minds now at rest... oh and my friend assures me that she uses "muppetboy" as an affectionate term... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Robin or others have you got a pic of the headlining with the sunroof as i wonder how much it chops into the front and the rear headroom etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 My digital camera has packed up and I need to send it back to Pentax. This is the only sunroof pic I currently have and it shows that, due to the very deep windscreen it starts well back. This is a feature which improves both ventilation and less head burning! Its glass panel is very heavily smoke tinted and it's excellent when rear edge is flipped up. I actually can't fault the GTI's sunroof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs32 Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Robin or others have you got a pic of the headlining with the sunroof as i wonder how much it chops into the front and the rear headroom etc. [/ QUOTE ] snoopy, the headroom is fantastic with the sunroof, and as Red says all the controls are dark grey and function/look spot on. am 6'3" and have at least 3" clear headroom. also rear headroom not affected as the roof lining is scooped out behind where the sunroof cavity finishes. will try and get some pics sorted tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballistic Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Whole sunroof thing is all one dark grey (called 'black') and it's the best and quietest sunroof I've had in any car, including BMW, as you'll discover for yourself. The controls light up red at night too. [/ QUOTE ] This is good news Red as I'm a fan of sunroofs and have ordered it for my car. Thinking back the best car I've had with a sunroof was a 328ci, it was very quite even when motorway cruising. I was getting a bit worried because I've seen posts elsewhere with owners commenting about noise/buffeting and having to open the side windows slightly to aleviate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerlomman Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Hope these come out O.K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Hi Ballistic, there are circumstances where you need to open a window (rear works well on a 5-dr) just an inch/3cm to stop air 'popping' but I have otherwise found the roof to be virtually silent from air noise even at 70. Good pics, Clubman. I never have the inner solid panel closed. As is always the case in pics of the GTI interior, the grey photographs lighter in appearance than it actually is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetboy Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 A bit confused now... wheres the black headlining? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_d Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 [ QUOTE ] A bit confused now... wheres the black headlining? [/ QUOTE ] Have you got beige leather, if so then the headlining will be beige. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetboy Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 No, I've gone with the standard cloth. But as I've added a sunroof just wanted to know if I'd still get black headlining and a <u>not</u> white sunroof control panel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_d Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Ah, I see. I've had a look at some pictures and you can't really see for sure, but I believe that the black headlining comes with both the interlagos cloth and the black leather. God, I'm as "helpful" as a dealer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetboy Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 haha, it's all good honest! You do get the black headlining with cloth but not sure what happens when you add a sunroof (the dealer didn't know...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanH Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 On my 2005 Gti with Interlagos cloth / Steel grey, I can confirm that the entire sunroof control panel, including the cubbyhole for sunglasses, is indeeed black! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixit Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 [ QUOTE ] On my 2005 Gti with Interlagos cloth / Steel grey, I can confirm that the entire sunroof control panel, including the cubbyhole for sunglasses, is indeeed black! [/ QUOTE ] Same here. "Clubman's" pictures show the "charcoal" colour but it looks lighter because I think his camera has compensated for the dark interior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetboy Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 AlanH thanks, phew! Was worried after seeing those pics cause I want my black headlining! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs32 Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Clubman, , you beat me to it with the pics. as others have said, the roof lining is darker than the photos show, but digi-cameras do show charcoal as a lighter grey. charcoal leather gives the same inpression in jpg's. All the interior looks spot-on IMO, the darker headlining with dark seats goes perfectly. Sunroof controls all match and the red control lights at night look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanH Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Black...all black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerlomman Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Clubman, , you beat me to it with the pics. as others have said, the roof lining is darker than the photos show, but digi-cameras do show charcoal as a lighter grey. charcoal leather gives the same inpression in jpg's. All the interior looks spot-on IMO, the darker headlining with dark seats goes perfectly. Sunroof controls all match and the red control lights at night look great. [/ QUOTE ] Sorry folks, yes it'as all black. The car was parked in the hot aussie summer sun and the camera can't quite deal with the contrast. I'm 6'3 and have loads of headroom even with the seat raised slightly. Happily drive with the glass open without much buffetting but if you open all the way back (turn and hold the switch for a few seconds) you really do need a window open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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