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Dashboard Panels
So today I thought I'd try and stop the two annoying little rattles in the dashboard.
Fix no.1 easy. Little dob of Sugru rubber for top glove box
Fix no.2 not so successful. The panel below the steering wheel also had an irritating little rattle. No problem I thought. As I opened the panel I heard something slowly 'trickle' (not liquid) down inside the dashboard. Not knowing what it was I put two little dots of Sugru on the corners and tried refitting. This was the point that I discovered a) it rattled because one plastic catch had broken off a while ago & b) the 'trickling' noise was the second plastic catch falling down
So now I can't refit the panel because there isn't anything to hold it up. Here a couple of pics, anyone got any suggestions?
Look forward to some advice Spoons
31st Dec 2017 3:09 pm
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31st Dec 2017 3:12 pm
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31st Dec 2017 3:19 pm
Spoons
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Not sure if I made it clear. The bits that have broken off were part of the panel that is still 'the dash board' not the 'flap that I have removed. It looks like it could be quite a big job to replace that part!?
I was hoping there might be a 'trick/easy fix', at least easier than taking a big bit of the dashboard apart, fingers crossed.
31st Dec 2017 3:31 pm
sasdiscos
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FYC500030 Is the part your looking for i think.
SteveYou remind me of a younger me, not much younger mind...perhaps even a little older!
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31st Dec 2017 3:40 pm
Sea Raider
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Could you replace both side of the catches with the bumper tow cover clips
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Spoons wrote:
Not sure if I made it clear. The bits that have broken off were part of the panel that is still 'the dash board' not the 'flap that I have removed. It looks like it could be quite a big job to replace that part!?
I was hoping there might be a 'trick/easy fix', at least easier than taking a big bit of the dashboard apart, fingers crossed.
you sure its broken as it looks from your pics that you are just missing the clips from the lugs on the removable panelplease excuse any grammer/punctuation mistakes,i'm thick,thankyou
current vehicles 2005 d3 2013 d4
31st Dec 2017 4:37 pm
M3DPO
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clips have sprung off, you are looking for two metal Spring clips, not plastic, they will be under the dash panel somewhere, one clip is strong enough to hold cover up It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
31st Dec 2017 4:45 pm
tayaste
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^^:+1 Looks like just missing clips to me too
31st Dec 2017 4:48 pm
Carl R
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I've been putting a drop of grease on the ones i have taken off before putting them back, makes it much easier to remover next time
31st Dec 2017 4:56 pm
Sea Raider
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gstuart wrote:
Sea Raider wrote:
Could you replace both side of the catches with the bumper tow cover clips
I bought those ones recently to replace my original broken ones, makes life so much easier
31st Dec 2017 4:58 pm
Spoons
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Gentlemen, once again you have come up with the 'quick/actual' fix I was hoping for
Just have to hunt around for the clips now
In the event of me not finding them I bet one of you chaps knows how to get replacements
And as you've been so helpful I've got a P.S.
How do I get this little grill of the next panel up? I'd like to access the cabin temp sensor.
31st Dec 2017 7:21 pm
Spoons
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Apologies , just actually checked the part numbers you guys supplied, found the one for the clips.
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, just actually checked the part numbers you guys supplied, found the one for the clips.
