[s-cars] Sunroof control panel

[Steve Marinello]

Great idea....after I'e replaced them on both S6's and had more failures. 
At least they have a 12 month warranty, so I got a replacement 'free'.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Evan Levine" <evan.levine at gmail.com>
To: <hoog23 at aol.com>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 9:40 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Sunroof control panel


>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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