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Anyone else lost that bit at the end of their handbrake!?
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 9:31 am
by TimGti

Apparantly they always fall off in these and in Beetles too. Mines dissapeared and VW want like £10 for the whole handbrake surround...All I want is the end bit which is worth like 10p!
Typical.
Oh PS.
Does anyone know what other VW gear knobs will fit on the 9N. I was thinking like R32 or bettle sport ones etc? Just wondered if they are all the same fitment?
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 10:18 am
by dino
The little grey bit that goes at the base of the chrom button?
Mine broke off and i got VW to replace it FOC.
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 10:30 am
by TimGti
dino wrote:The little grey bit that goes at the base of the chrom button?
Mine broke off and i got VW to replace it FOC.
Yep. How did you manage that!? Under warranty or something!?
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 10:50 am
by dino
TimGti wrote:dino wrote:The little grey bit that goes at the base of the chrom button?
Mine broke off and i got VW to replace it FOC.
Yep. How did you manage that!? Under warranty or something!?
I said i refused to pay (cannot remember the price but was over £50) for a new handbrake cover when the same problem had happened to a friend so must obviously be a design fault!
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 11:01 am
by TimGti
dino wrote:TimGti wrote:dino wrote:The little grey bit that goes at the base of the chrom button?
Mine broke off and i got VW to replace it FOC.
Yep. How did you manage that!? Under warranty or something!?
I said i refused to pay (cannot remember the price but was over £50) for a new handbrake cover when the same problem had happened to a friend so must obviously be a design fault!
Yeah 50 odd quid for the one with the leather bit around it or something the parts guy said. I have a plastic handbrake (Not quite sure what he meant by the leateher one, what polo is that in?) but anyway all I want is the bleedin end bit!
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 11:29 am
by chris4500uk
mine is loose.
might glue it on
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 12:24 pm
by TimGti
chris4500uk wrote:mine is loose.
might glue it on
Nah, take it off and send it to me mate. Yours will look better without it!

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 4:13 pm
by david burton
LOL
mine's loose. I'm thinking of getting a subtle cover from ebay just to neaten it up.
it's the crappest nastiest bit of the whole interior.
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 4:58 pm
by Chris SDI
yup mines loose as well i pulled on it ages ago and now it comes out a bit when i pull it o well ill get over it

Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 3:06 pm
by DGraham
Yeah mines loose too!

On the ones with out leather handbrake they seem to stay on. Thats what you get for getting a "better model"

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