tray table latches keep breaking
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Thats not good. Where exactly do they break ? As my car is still quite new to me, my rear guests frequently open the tables because they've never seen anything like this before in a car..... should I ban them from fiddling ? (I already have all the rear seat movement and rear entertainment locked out!)
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Thats not good. Where exactly do they break ? As my car is still quite new to me, my rear guests frequently open the tables because they've never seen anything like this before in a car..... should I ban them from fiddling ? (I already have all the rear seat movement and rear entertainment locked out!)
The first 2 broke after 6 years of little use around the screw holes and rear tabs. The new replacements have not been used and did not break at the screw holes. The tabs on both did break and one of them completely shattered into about 20+ pieces.
The plastic is very delicate, fragile and brittle.
The third set has been ordered at the dealer and I want to know what to do to keep this from happening again.
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I just checked mine as a result of your post. An oh five vdp. Seems good right now but I detect a little roughness in opening, so I put some Dupont Teflon Drylube on my finger and spread onto the latching surface. Presto, smoothed right out. I think it will help prolong life of latch.
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I just checked mine as a result of your post. An oh five vdp. Seems good right now but I detect a little roughness in opening, so I put some Dupont Teflon Drylube on my finger and spread onto the latching surface. Presto, smoothed right out. I think it will help prolong life of latch.
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Jhummer,
I think You are onto the problem...the DEALER touched it!
Seriously the installation needs to be properly done or there will be torque on the latch and it will fail.
Mine are flush, just a slight clearance, and very even in appearance.
Try finding another vdp so you can see how it trims out. Then jump on the dealer to fix it correctly!
I think You are onto the problem...the DEALER touched it!
Seriously the installation needs to be properly done or there will be torque on the latch and it will fail.
Mine are flush, just a slight clearance, and very even in appearance.
Try finding another vdp so you can see how it trims out. Then jump on the dealer to fix it correctly!
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Here is a pic of the newest set of latches. See the gap? I am only going from memory before the dealer serviced the seats but after many years of trouble free use, I do not recall the gap or the looseness. I have them tightened down just enough to hold the latch in place but the entire assembly is still loose. The dealer had them tightened all of the way, but that resulted in a second set of broken latches.
Can you compare this pic to yours?
Much appreciated!
Can you compare this pic to yours?
Much appreciated!
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Thank you for sending the pic. I'd say they look similar enough. I guess when you are as much of a stickler for detail as I am and after someone else has serviced a particular area you tend to go down that path of over analyzing and questioning what is correct and what isn't, especially after 3 sets of parts replaced.
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To add to suffering extensive hail damage last Thursday at GSP airport (waiting for quote from body shop) the left tray latch fell apart yesterday. I've read about the potential fixes (whoda though baking soda would give instant crazy glue cure?) and will try gluing the bits back together but, if that doesn't work, where can I get a replacement?
Thanks all.
Stephen
Thanks all.
Stephen
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