Please help me identify this

Calimili · Oct 9, 2020

I've found this broken plastic piece on the left side of the vehicle while i was removing leaves near the roof mechanism before closing the roof. It was roughly at mid lenght of the vehicle.
Any idea? Everything seems to be working properly...

WelshGas · Oct 9, 2020

Calimili said:
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I've found this broken plastic piece on the left side of the vehicle while i was removing leaves near the roof mechanism before closing the roof. It was roughly at mid lenght of the vehicle.
Any idea? Everything seems to be working properly...

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Calimili · Oct 9, 2020

WelshGas said:
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Spot on.
I've now searched the internet with the code you've provided, and the good news is it's a 50 €cent piece.
The question remains, how and why did it break...

Hotel California · Oct 9, 2020

Think @westfalia had one broken recently ....seems a German thing

Calimili · Oct 9, 2020

For future reference : 7H7067071

Additional pics of how it looks with/without that piece, it should also help locating it.

Calimili · Oct 9, 2020

hotel california said:
Think @westfalia had one broken recently ....seems a German thing

Probaly @westfalia broke his and tried to nick mine??

Cloudbreak · Oct 9, 2020

Yep I found one in the gutter along the pop top roof. Fortunately the eagle eyed on this forum identified it for me. A call to my local VW dealer and they offered (on this occasion only) to send me one free of charge but any future request it cost 25p to replace. Given they obviously fall off on a regular basis my van is 6 months old it sounds like a friction clip is not fit for purpose.

GrumpyGranddad · Oct 9, 2020

Aspiring T6 owner said:
Yep I found one in the gutter along the pop top roof. Fortunately the eagle eyed on this forum identified it for me. A call to my local VW dealer and they offered (on this occasion only) to send me one free of charge but any future request it cost 25p to replace. Given they obviously fall off on a regular basis my van is 6 months old it sounds like a friction clip is not fit for purpose.

Seems to be a common issue.

westfalia · Oct 9, 2020

hotel california said:
Think @westfalia had one broken recently ....seems a German thing

Calimili said:
Probaly @westfalia broke his and tried to nick mine??

Not guilty on both charges.
I think it was flyingbanana.

Hotel California · Oct 9, 2020

Could be my mistake there , sure i knew there was a mention of that part came off....
Sorry for the mix-up

Guess it this thread

Broken plastic lug on mechanism

Anyone know where to get one of these and is it important. It clips around the scissor at the end. I'm thinking my roof moves about a bit disturbing that small piece of helicopter tape as in the pic. I have to keep renewing that. Then I noticed this broken bit. I've just taped it on for now as I...

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Calimili · Oct 9, 2020

hotel california said:
Could be my mistake there , sure i knew there was a mention of that part came off....
Sorry for the mix-up

Guess it this thread

Broken plastic lug on mechanism

Anyone know where to get one of these and is it important. It clips around the scissor at the end. I'm thinking my roof moves about a bit disturbing that small piece of helicopter tape as in the pic. I have to keep renewing that. Then I noticed this broken bit. I've just taped it on for now as I...

vwcaliforniaclub.com

Thank you, indeed the same issue.

TripleBee · Oct 9, 2020

I broke mine on the first trip ever with my van. On the first day of arrival, I closed (well, I at least tried to close) the roof. Heard a noise, but didn't bother.
When I returned to the van I couldn't believe my eyes. My roof was not shut properly. I had left my blankets on the top bed. While closing the roof, the locking pins shattered the plastic parts, and slid over the arms, instead of catching in it. Found the broken parts, and installed new ones 3 weeks later when I got back home.