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key hole cover on my Audi A7 just came right off when shutting my door. After calling Audi Parts this tiny little plastic piece is $75. Can someone please direct me in a spot where I can get this replaced for cheaper? On top of this the part when it arrives will then need to be taken to a body shop to be painted.
Maybe not the typical approach, but I 3d printed some replacement 'tabs' for the inside and glued them on. It's been holding on fine ever since (~2 years)
Last edited by SpectreGadget; 05-29-2019 at 04:28 PM.
Would you mind sharing the .STL file for the tabs to 3D print? My driver's side fell off last summer, and I ended up super-gluing it back onto the car, but I'd like to print up some tabs just in case this happens to any other door tabs on mine or my girlfriend's A7.
Would you mind sharing the .STL file for the tabs to 3D print? My driver's side fell off last summer, and I ended up super-gluing it back onto the car, but I'd like to print up some tabs just in case this happens to any other door tabs on mine or my girlfriend's A7.
Sure. Here's a link to a OneDrive folder with the two STL files and a few other pictures. To use these, I cut away the broken bits to make room for these to glue in. https://1drv.ms/f/s!An3j39Drjr3hg-dK6OnXJTXgOwW_XA
Thank you! I kind of feel stupid now, having already glued my cover onto the part under it - but I'll save these files and be ready for the repair in the future.
On a side note, you should consider selling these tabs online (eBay or Amazon). When mine broke, I looked online for a solution before deciding to glue mine back onto the car. I would have gladly bought tabs like these from someone like you. Heck, I had a 3D printer when mine broke, but I haven't messed around with Fusion 360 enough to figure out how to design anything so that I can create my own fixes yet.
I had that happen to my 2012 Audi A7. Added contact cement on the edge of that cap all the way around and never fall again since a year. Survived multiple power wash and drive through car wash sessions.
This just happened on my 2013 S7. Any thoughts on whats better super glue or contact cement? Is there certain points to apply the glue so as to not affect the key if needed?
04-17-2019, 02:43 AM
Audi Key Hole Cover fell off
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