shifter plate scratches-any way to fix
07-06-2002, 03:15 PM
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shifter plate scratches-any way to fix
I know it has been posted, before. The shifter design is dumb, an accident waiting to happen.
I have been careful, but the various people who have serviced my car over time have not. Has anyone, to date, figured a way to remove scratches from the shifter plate, or at least remove them? I have a'00 A6 Avant. From what I read on archived posts, the plate is integrated with the electronics below it, making it an absurd cost to just replace. Thanks. Let's hope the next generation A6 does not feature this "brilliant" interior trim design.
I have been careful, but the various people who have serviced my car over time have not. Has anyone, to date, figured a way to remove scratches from the shifter plate, or at least remove them? I have a'00 A6 Avant. From what I read on archived posts, the plate is integrated with the electronics below it, making it an absurd cost to just replace. Thanks. Let's hope the next generation A6 does not feature this "brilliant" interior trim design.
07-06-2002, 04:19 PM
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Plexus should remove some of the scratches from the clearcoat
It is a plastic polish that works well removing light scrathches from most plastic and clearcoated surfaces. It's available from Proper Auto Care -- link below.<ul><li><a href="http://www.properautocare.com/plexus.html">Plexus plastic polish</a></li></ul>
07-06-2002, 04:54 PM
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If the scratches are anything like mine, Plexus won't do jack
The dealerships detailers scratch my cover plate with the hose frm their vacuum every time i go in for service. There's really no way to get the scratched out aside from replacing the plate.
07-07-2002, 09:14 AM
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that's what everyone says
You have to remove the black surround around the plate, then the entire shifter mechanism and the plate should come off from underneath somehow. The hardest part is getting it all back ina nd aligned nicely so thereisnt huge gaps between the shifter mechanism and the black surround.
07-07-2002, 11:33 AM
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If I had one I'd be very tempted to paint it with a hard enamel once it got scratched up. Metallic
coats on plastic usually = soft coating. Enamal paint may not be quite as hard? but you can touch it up.
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