Scirocco Central

OK, I Opened the boot only to be hit by one of these little buggers below, i checked the other side and that was hanging off also !!!, basically the little clips holding it on to the other part have broken and cant hold them in anymore, dealers are putting new ones in under warranty but worth checking yours in case your are the same !

They are made of re-cycled plastic. What did you apply on them if any in the recent past?

They don't like petroleum products like vaseline, oil, lock oil, maybe WD40. They are best left dry.

C.

I have not touched them with anything , tbh I have only been in the boot about 5 times lol

It may be something you are using on the car body and accumulates inside the stopper rubber cup. Water gets inside there when its washed or rains and only slowly drains away. It may have carried a chemical which then accumulated. Had three go so far until I realised what the chemical reaction was, listed above. The failed ones look exactly like those of yours.

C.

RW1 wrote:It may be something you are using on the car body and accumulates inside the stopper rubber cup. Water gets inside there when its washed or rains and only slowly drains away. It may have carried a chemical which then accumulated. Had three go so far until I realised what the chemical reaction was, listed above. The failed ones look exactly like those of yours.

C.

I see, good to know , the only thing I did was adjust them to stop the rattle issue you get, didn't use anything on them other than an Allen key.