Loose pod trim

[RPE11Y]

Does anyone else have the problem of the the trim (bit that holds the change-up lights) above the dash pod being loose?
Mine needs to be squeezed back to the shape of the pod curve then it sort of fits in, but I doubt if theres enough lip there to hold it if glued - anybody got any tips?

[davido140]

evo stick worked for me, make sure you leave it to dry before offering up the surround to the pod.

Mines still not very pretty but better than flapping around all over the place.

[so called]

Stil not sorted mine out but someone on here said "no more nails".

[m0ssy]

Evostick Contact Adhesive worked for me.

Just bear in mind you are best off doing it when the car is not in use due to it taking up to 12 - 24 hours for the glue to fully dry.

The first time I did it I found the vibrations shook it loose as I hadnt allowed it to dry fully before starting up.

Jon

[john purdie]

Argh man I have had this as well,

First I took it off and dremel drilled it smooth / took old glue off, then I tried it with Araldite and it stuck well, however as soon as I went for a drive and over a bump it cracked off, so off it came cleaned it up again and have used "Tiger Seal" apparently Audi use it to seal there bodykits on etc, so below is the outcome so far all in place and electric taped it to hold it together,

will let you tommorrow how it has come out not really expecting much though pain in the back side!

[PetrolHeadPete]

I took the whole pod to bits...top and bottom covers, the whole lot. I also wanted to re-glue the change-up pod covering because it was peeling up around the edges.
The change-up pod is screwed to the top cover out at the "wings" with a couple of M3 bolts, and the only other thing holding it in place is the aluminium column under the midlle change light...this has a long M3 running through it. Previous owner had tried glue to no avail...so decided to do it the hard (proper) way ;-)

Disassembly is a fiddly job but not that hard. Upper and lower covers are a tight fit and you of course have to take the steering wheel off (only the wheel, not the main boss behind it)
Once apart I also found that the 2 bolts holding the instrument assembly brackets to the steering column were loose...which made the whole instrument pod vibrate around like a mad thing over bumps etc. Much better now I put shake proofs and decent bit of torque into them.

The change-up pod tightens down quite nicely when you've got it out on the bench.
Watch out for the little connectors that hook up the variable resistors for intrument dimming and wash wipe delay...they're a bugger to refit (well, one is !) because its so small.

[D14 AYS]

john purdie said:

Argh man I have had this as well,

First I took it off and dremel drilled it smooth / took old glue off, then I tried it with Araldite and it stuck well, however as soon as I went for a drive and over a bump it cracked off, so off it came cleaned it up again and have used "Tiger Seal" apparently Audi use it to seal there bodykits on etc, so below is the outcome so far all in place and electric taped it to hold it together,

will let you tommorrow how it has come out not really expecting much though pain in the back side!

Made my day

[john purdie]

OK so i went home and found that it has stuck albeit a little messy!, the sealent has dried so put some more sealent on last night then smoothed it off need to dremel it tonight and tidy it completly.

Ok so its not the best but its on and not going to be floppy and annoying. I'll post pictures of finished job soon,

[davido140]

so called said:

Stil not sorted mine out but someone on here said "no more nails".

That was probably me! I used no more nails for big stuff like carpets and large area of unstuck trim.

Evostick I found (when I had the patience to let it "go off" before trying to stick) was better for smaller bits, like around the pod and the "shelf" thing under the dash.

Oh christ, I just re-read the OP, the change up bit! yeah I used no more nails for that!

I thought the OP said the pod surround, which is an utter pig to stick back on, evo stick worked for that!

sorry

Edited by davido140 on Tuesday 8th July 19:10

[RPE11Y]

davido1 said:

I thought the OP said the pod surround, which is an utter pig to stick back on, evo stick worked for that!

Actually yes I think you would call it the pod surround! How did you hold it in shape/place while it set?

[davido140]

RPE11Y said:

davido1 said:

I thought the OP said the pod surround, which is an utter pig to stick back on, evo stick worked for that!

Actually yes I think you would call it the pod surround! How did you hold it in shape/place while it set?

Using evostick no need to hold it in place, let the glue dry for 15 mins before offering up the leather/cardboard bit to the metal bit. it should stick and stay pretty much instantly, you might have to sit there for five minutes but no longer.

Dont drive the car for 24 hours after sticking it to make sure it stays put.

Worked for me!

Its not the neatest job, but its 100 times better than the trim just hanging off.

I am planning to touch it up a little with a leather/vinyl repair kit.