[s-cars] Sunroof control panel

[Evan Levine]

I fixed my permanently -

Take it down, get some gorilla glue and two really strong button magnets.
Glue one to the front center of the console piece, stick the other one up on
the metal in front of the sunroof. Stick the rear feet in (assuming those
didn't break off, they never do), and then the magnets will hold it up.

It's pretty slick, I can easily take it down and put it back up without
worrying about the clips. The magnets were more than strong enough.

Evan

On 7/7/06, hoog23 at aol.com <hoog23 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> I used a 2 part epoxy that you can buy at a hardware store and just
> globbed it on so that the metal clip was awash in it.  Then I let it sit
> overnight.
>
> Also said a prayer when I clipped it back in place.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JR <audiurs4 at mailforce.net>
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 08:56:49 -0500
> Subject: [s-cars] Sunroof control panel
>
>
> Well I'm on my second one of these in a few years.  This time the knob
> that controls the sunroof started falling off and it backed out just
> enough that the knob started turning freely without affecting the
> sunroof.  I had to take the control panel out to fix it.  Of course in
> doing so I broke one of those  horribly designed piece of $%#^ steel
> tension tabs that holds the whole thing up.  You know the one with the
> two pieces of melted plastic being the only thing that affixes it to the
> panel.  It's unbelievable that such a poorly designed and built part
> made it's way into a $50,000 car...  Anyway, has anyone successfully
> glued one of these back on?  When my first one died I tried various
> glues, but they all failed and I ended up driving home from where ever
> with the panel hanging down in my face.  Is there a glue or method of
> attaching that will work?  If not, does anyone have a good source on a
> new one?  I can't remember where I got my second one so I have a feeling
> it was the stealership.  I tend to block those purchases out due to the
> traumatic cost of even the most insignificant part.
>
> JR
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