how to - fitting 106 GTI doorcards to your saxo

  1. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4119
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    first off all you need to remove the saxo doorcard. take the 2 torx screws out


    once the screws are out. go to one off the lower corners off the doorcard and prize it off. then start working your way round the doorcard till it fully comes off.


    now lift the doorcard over the doorpin and the doorcard is off.


    remove the L-shaped metal piece, as you won`t be needing it anymore


    remove the inner mirror plate. this just pulls off


    with the mirror plate removed you will be left with this. remove the screw the arrow is pointing at


    remove the screw so you can remove the mirror plate. you now need the inner mirror plates from a 106 that has manuel mirrors and use that mirror plate. if you have a vts, you will need a mirror plate from a 106 with electric mirrors. mind put the screw back in when you`ve fitted the 106 plates

    next is to remove these 3 bolts from the door lock. but keep them close as you will be putting them back in a minute


    with removing the 3bolts it will now let you take the inner door leaver off and replace it with 106 inner door lever. the door leaver just pulls out and unhooks at the back. then fit the 106 door leaver and put it back in , refit the 3 bolts in the door lock, the ones you just removed.


    next step is to put the 106 doorcard in place. it goes over the doorpin and hooks in at the top. fits straight on


    you will see in the above picture marks off where the doorhandle is to go. so get your door handle put it in place and drill 2 holes . these holes are at a angle so you will need a decent sized drill piece. holes are marked below. you will need self tapper screws for this job


    this next part just pushes on below the door handle


    this next part is held on by screws. ive outlined the screw fixings. it pushes on below the part you just put on. once fitted drill the holes i outlined and attach using inch self taper screws.



    last part is to fit the inner door lever surround. this pushes straight on and clips in.


    you should now have something that looks like this.
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  2. Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2006 Dalget Bay, Fife United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 648 MAZDA 6: Slammed, 18's, Tints, Smoothed
    #2
    nice guide mate. should be made a sticky.
  3. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2007 blandiago Posts: 4483 Hondaaaa
    #3
    rude nut i love it !!! repped!!!
  4. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2007 Sussex Posts: 3891 2x 106 GTi
    #4
    Brilliant guide mate
  5. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Accrington (BB5 Area) Posts: 3036 Black Throttlebodied VTS
    #5
    top guide rep'd
  6. Super Moderator Joined: Aug 2007 Lancashire Posts: 14256 Astra VXR + 1989 Astra GTE
    #6
    Top guide mate

    Enjoy the rep.
  7. Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 Wakefield Posts: 2257 Sax-Low GTI RIP! MK1 VTS MK2 106 GTI
    #7
    nice 1, will come in handy!
  8. Newbie Joined: Aug 2004 Yeovil, Zummerzet Posts: 27
    #8
    when i did mine i used "quiky" doorcards so the window switches werent on the panel. also, the panel inserts arent grey cloth so go with the interior a bit better IMO

  9. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4119
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    thats not a bad idea mate bout the quicksilver lever surround so you haven`t any switches. ma plan is on mines, to get ma mirrors wired to the switch anyway as i put the electric motors behind ma mirror.
  10. Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 731
    #10
    awesome guide will be using it tomoro wen i get ma doorcards delivered!
  11. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2007 chelmsford essex Posts: 9291 mk1 westie, mk2 vtr
    #11
    so can u not use the saxo wing mirror covers then, will be using this guide soon good stuff mate rep.
  12. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4119
    #12
    no mate. the saxo mirror plates are whey to short. you defo need the 106 ones. cheers
  13. Established Member Joined: May 2007 Thanet/SE-Kent Posts: 1516 DEAD mk2 vtr- 2bhp feet
    #13
    this the same with 106 roalnd door cards?
  14. Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP
    #14
    they will be mate, there basically all the same
  15. Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2007 WM Posts: 440 ford ranger , saxo vtr
    #15
    nice one repped.
  16. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4119
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by gozzy-vtr View Post
    this the same with 106 roalnd door cards?
    should be mate
  17. Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2007 Sheffield Posts: 873
    #17
    great mod
  18. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2007 Kent Posts: 703 Fiesta 1.1 » Saxo VTR » e46 M3
    #18
    Great sticky definitely gonna do this and get a 106GTi interior, much rep!
  19. Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2007 Wiltshire Posts: 163 Saxo VTS
    #19
    Anyone know if the electric mirror switch from the 106 has the same connectors as the saxo one?
  20. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal
    #20
    why did you take the bit out of the door? i fitted dannys and didnt need the inner leaver
  21. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4119
    #21
    if you mean the inner lever to get out. the saxo one is curved at the top, and the 106 one is square allround. thats how i needed to change it. otherwise the surround doesn`t clip in / fit properly. plus with the saxo one fitted you will have a bit off a gap at the top. i tried the saxo one first and thought it didn`t look right thats why i got the proper thing. unless the saxo one on your mates car is straight at the top . but i doubt it.
  22. Established Member Joined: Jun 2004 Worcester United Kingdom (England) Posts: 2209 Saxo VTR MK2
    #22
    Thats sick man, never realised how smart the Gti interior was!
  23. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2005 Teesside Posts: 8800 focus tdci, clio v6
    #23
    also you can see the rivetts(is that even a word) where the 106 bolts line up too, i remeber when me and yates did mine we just punctured them in with a hammer and something sharp and pointy! then went about screwing in with self tappers
  24. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2008 Telford, Shropshire Posts: 6563 Fabia VRs
    #24
    good guide mate!
  25. Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Newbury Posts: 873 Saxo Vtr 1.6 In Black
    #25
    Great thread
  26. Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 278 Citroen Saxo 1.6i VTR 2001
    #26
    Good guide and looks good aswell!
  27. Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Bridgend Posts: 279 Mrk1 saxo VTR
    #27
    good guide mate, nice one
  28. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2009 Birmingham Posts: 5801 1.1 106 XN Time, MK2 VTR 01. Ford Focus ST3 CP320
    #28
    brill guide i may do this one day !!
  29. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Plymouth Posts: 122 Saxo mk2 VTS
    #29
    brilliant guide
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  30. Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2009 County Durham Posts: 372 Vauxhall Astra twintop 1.9cdti design
    #30
    yeah cheers for the info makes the car look so much smarter
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  31. Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Torquay Posts: 411 wicked red vtr
    #31
    very use and i agree shud be made a sticky nice !
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  32. Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Aberystwyth Posts: 618 mk1 vanitien red flatarch!
    #32
    how come the car is red to start and gold at the end?
  33. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4119
    #33
    i had already done mines with the 106 cards without making a guide. then i bought a saxo vtr turbo to put the turbo parts onto mines. then decided to do a guide between the 2 cars. as one had vtr interior and mines had the 106 interior.
  34. Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 durham Posts: 1218 02 black vts with nitrous!!
    #34
    good guide there m8, wudnt mind doing mine, think the gti door cards look much better.
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  35. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2007 Brighton, East Sussex Posts: 3577 saxo 1.4 westcoast, vts
    #35
    brill guide
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  36. Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 wiltshire Posts: 154 02 plate 1.1 saxo desire
    #36
    hey cheers mate was just de-pinning my car and this came in handy, didn't snap 1 clip so I'm chuffed
  37. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Newcastle Posts: 114 Saxo VTR MK2 , Peugeot 106
    #37
    awsome guide m8

    defo gonna give this ago are the gti doorcards the same as the standard 1.1's?

    scotty r
  38. Newbie Joined: Nov 2010 shepton mallet somerset Posts: 6 mk 2 ford fiesta corsa b 1.2 16v 2 vauxhall nov
    #38
    brilliant guide mate very clear
  39. Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Worcestershire Posts: 572 206 RC 180
    #39
    im abit confused as to what to do with the mirror plates?

    i dont understand what you mean when you say put the vts mirror motors in the back of the mirror...where exactly

    and if not doing that we need to buy 106 interior mirror plates to keep the manual adjusters?

    cheers
  40. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4119
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ramigojag View Post
    im abit confused as to what to do with the mirror plates?

    i dont understand what you mean when you say put the vts mirror motors in the back of the mirror...where exactly

    and if not doing that we need to buy 106 interior mirror plates to keep the manual adjusters?

    cheers
    see where you adjust your mirrors on the lever bit. the plastic triangler piece where the lever comes through ? that is 2 short for the 106 doorcards so you have to get the mirror plate from a 106 with manual mirrors. when thats fitted the 106 doorcards will line up properly.

    if you haven`t got electric mirrors that would be the route to go down, rather than buying the electric mirror motors.
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  41. Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Worcestershire Posts: 572 206 RC 180
    #41
    would the mirror plates off a vts fit someone said that to me..finding it slightly harder to track down 106 mirror plates than saxo ones
  42. Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2008 Chelmsford Posts: 223 Citroen saxo VTS LandRover 90
    #42
    Nice guide that mate. Might have to look out for some gti door cards now :-)
  43. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4119
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ramigojag View Post
    would the mirror plates off a vts fit someone said that to me..finding it slightly harder to track down 106 mirror plates than saxo ones
    yeah they would fit but there still to short and would look shite. just go to a scrapies get them off any 106 apart from a gti. will cost like a 5ver.
  44. Established Member Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 2009 Saxò VTS 16v
    #44
    Maybe this is a stupid question but,is there any chance that the door lock would fall off when the 3 screws are removed?



    Thanks in advance.
  45. Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Houghton-Le-Spring Posts: 366 C2 vts
    #45
    sweeeeet guide !
  46. Established Member Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 2009 Saxò VTS 16v
    #46
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by VeiRoN View Post
    Maybe this is a stupid question but,is there any chance that the door lock would fall off when the 3 screws are removed?



    Thanks in advance.
    Did this job yesterday,i used some screwdriver to keep the door lock into position but it didn't seem it could fall off,it just moved a little bit.
  47. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by VeiRoN View Post
    Did this job yesterday,i used some screwdriver to keep the door lock into position but it didn't seem it could fall off,it just moved a little bit.
    the handles and barrel are still attached so it won't fall out. the only reason you're removing the bolts is so you can move the inner handle around to get it off/on
  48. Established Member Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 2009 Saxò VTS 16v
    #48
    Does anyone know if the GTI seats fits with no mods on a Saxò VTS 16v? Thanks in advance.
  49. Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Glasgow Posts: 1452 Saxo VTR
    #49
    Major bump but for the two self taper screws that hold the large handle on, what size should I get? Same with all the other ones that go around the bottom of the door? 1 inch?

    Cheers
  50. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2013 Jarrow Posts: 4022 2003 Icelandic Grey 16v VTR 1991 Daihatsu GTti
    #50
    Inch ones are fine for the bottom, did I not send you the middle screws? Thought they were there? If not there 2 inch.
  51. Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Glasgow Posts: 1452 Saxo VTR
    #51
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mickswan View Post
    Inch ones are fine for the bottom, did I not send you the middle screws? Thought they were there? If not there 2 inch.
    Sorry mate just checked and the middle screws are there was just curious about the bottom ones as I didn't want to get ones that were too long. I take it when you still the holes for the bottom you just use a bit that is slightly smaller than the thread on the screws (common logic) Just that the door cards you sent are mint and I don't want to f**k this up.
  52. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 120 Saxo vtr
    #52
    Struggling abit with doing the armrest bit what size self tappers do i use n what size drill because te 3mm drill i used on bottom will no reach threw handle
  53. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #53
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by VeiRoN View Post
    Does anyone know if the GTI seats fits with no mods on a Saxò VTS 16v? Thanks in advance.
    Yes they do just swap over the seatbelt pretensioners,then you can use the saxo airbag wiring.