Interior Floor Panel - broken clip
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 3:30 pm
Since I benifited from invaluable advice this morning re: headlamp replacements, I just thought I'd offer a small token of advice regarding another problem (much simpler).
On the 1.9DCI dynamique, the floor cubby hole flap is held shut by a plastic clip (the same thing that you tug on to open it). Mine broke off, meaning the lights on the doors wouldn't go out as it also operates a switch, so I went for a while driving around with a house brick sat on it.
To cut a long story short, I rang the dealership (Chesterfield Gordon Lamb) and ordered a replacement part, taking particular care to give the VIN number so they could match the colour etc to my car. Cost £28 incl. VAT. A lot for a piece of plastic, but not bad for an OEM car part.
Anyway, took it home, and its a doddle to replace:
1. The flap and the fittings and the clip are one part, and cannot be ordered separately. It is held in place by three quarter plasic lugs. To remove the old one, tug around the perimeter with the flap open to determine the positions of the lugs (there about about 4) and pull to release them.
2. Once it's loose, disconnect the two wires from the switch.
3. Remove the switch - squeeze the plasic flaps under it and it pops out
4. Reassembly is the reverse of removal - once the switch is in place and wired, give the whole fitting a good thump where the lugs are and you're done - simply snaps back into place.
On the 1.9DCI dynamique, the floor cubby hole flap is held shut by a plastic clip (the same thing that you tug on to open it). Mine broke off, meaning the lights on the doors wouldn't go out as it also operates a switch, so I went for a while driving around with a house brick sat on it.
To cut a long story short, I rang the dealership (Chesterfield Gordon Lamb) and ordered a replacement part, taking particular care to give the VIN number so they could match the colour etc to my car. Cost £28 incl. VAT. A lot for a piece of plastic, but not bad for an OEM car part.
Anyway, took it home, and its a doddle to replace:
1. The flap and the fittings and the clip are one part, and cannot be ordered separately. It is held in place by three quarter plasic lugs. To remove the old one, tug around the perimeter with the flap open to determine the positions of the lugs (there about about 4) and pull to release them.
2. Once it's loose, disconnect the two wires from the switch.
3. Remove the switch - squeeze the plasic flaps under it and it pops out
4. Reassembly is the reverse of removal - once the switch is in place and wired, give the whole fitting a good thump where the lugs are and you're done - simply snaps back into place.