Has your Homelink/map lights panel ever fallen down?
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Has your Homelink/map lights panel ever fallen down?
This has happened a few times now in the past month, in which I chuckle at as an example of British build quality after normally driving Audis. It seems the clips may just be worn out and need to be replaced, but is this a common problem and is there a best practice fix? Didn't see a thread in search.
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This has happened a few times now in the past month, in which I chuckle at as an example of British build quality after normally driving Audis. It seems the clips may just be worn out and need to be replaced, but is this a common problem and is there a best practice fix? Didn't see a thread in search.
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This has happened a few times now in the past month, in which I chuckle at as an example of British build quality after normally driving Audis. It seems the clips may just be worn out and need to be replaced, but is this a common problem and is there a best practice fix? Didn't see a thread in search.
Yep. Kind of embarrassing, isn't it? Not a subtle failure, right out there for everyone to see.
There were two causes for my particular problem. I'm assuming yours clips in the same way as my 1997, but not sure. Anyway, in my car there are three clips...two closest to the windshield, and one closest to the rear. The rear clip had broken on mine, and really isn't fixable.
What caused the repeated falling was this: after I had investigated my broken rear clip, I could never get the two front clips to fully engage. They would go in...mostly...but never really snap into place and hold the unit for more than a day or so.
Long story short (and from memory), the two front clips snap into a flat, rectangular plastic piece. This plastic piece is hanging from above by its ends, and has about one-half inch of space above it. The clips from your panel fit into holes in the rectangular plastic piece, and snap into place.
In my car, the rectangular plastic piece would bend upwards whenever I pushed up on the panel to secure it. The clips on the panel would meet the holes in the rectangular plastic piece, and go partly in...and then the plastic piece would bend instead of allowing the clips to fully engage. So it would hold for a little while, and then fall again.
So the fix was to prevent the rectangular plastic piece from bending upwards with pressure, so that the panel clips can fully engage and hold tightly. I cut a very small piece of wood to insert between the rectangular plastic piece and the roof of the car. Thick enough to prevent the plastic piece from bending upwards with pressure, but also narrow enough not to block the two holes for the panel clips. It worked, and the sucker hasn't fallen since. Nice and tight.
Good luck!
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Embarassing indeed. Yes, there are 3 clips and all are fine, fortunately. All clips in place, just wondering if they're worn out or perhaps it's the plastic bra... wha... what! Cerberus66! I just spotted your Velcro bodge job!
Alright, looks like I need a new plastic bracket.
EDIT: Stuck more Velcro up there for starters... it's holding...
Alright, looks like I need a new plastic bracket.
EDIT: Stuck more Velcro up there for starters... it's holding...
Last edited by Sentinelist; 02-06-2013 at 12:50 AM.
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I'd say to use 2mm 3M Sticker Adhesive double sided glue stick tape. It holds many plastic parts in my car together very well while in AZ (110 degrees in summer is no BS ). After all, it's meant to be used in cell industry to hold LCD screens and digitizers in one peace without any flex...
Below is a link to such tape on Amazon:
Amazon.com: 2Mm 3M Adhesive Sticker Tape LCD Screen/ Digitizer Sticker For HTC 4G Evo Supersonic, Incredible, HD2 T8585, Desire, Hero, Legend, Diamond 2: Cell Phones & Accessories
Hope this broadens your options .
Last edited by dannyS; 03-24-2013 at 12:34 AM.
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A new bracket should only be about 7 bucks at your local dealer. This is it: Jaguar Parts - Direct JPLV Porsche Parts.com
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Finally got around to fixing this as well- same here after my hydraulic system overhaul. Quick/cheap/easy fix that bracket is! Panel is now secure. Got it from Gaudin for $20 shipped.
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A new bracket should only be about 7 bucks at your local dealer. This is it: Jaguar Parts - Direct JPLV Porsche Parts.com
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