Replacing inside panel

[andrew bazeley]

One result of my recent crash has been the breaking of the vertical interior plastic panel between the driver's door and the sliding door. The one with the side airbag at the top of it, and the groove for the blind. I've looked through various posts here and other sites, but apparently these older versions (2008) are really hard to get hold of. And its only the Cali that had an airbag by your right ear (it's made me deaf on that side, but god knows what would have been the damage otherwise! ) Can anyone help?

 

[Perfectos]

there are specialist VW parts seller whom supply the repair trade, try Googling VW trade parts supplier

 

[andrew bazeley]

there are specialist VW parts seller whom supply the repair trade, try Googling VW trade parts supplier

Thanks for that idea. I've just spent a couple of hours looking through most of the firms that come up on that search, but haven't been very successful. I've left specific details with a couple of the sites where they will make enquiries on my behalf and come back to me if they can find it. I'm beginning to admit I might have to give in to the fact that this great repairer will make an equally great job of gluing together the two bits of the broken panel.

It's a tribute to the old Calis that it's hard to find a dumped one to get parts from!

Thanks again for your suggestion - I won't give up just yet!

 

[WelshGas]

Thanks for that idea. I've just spent a couple of hours looking through most of the firms that come up on that search, but haven't been very successful. I've left specific details with a couple of the sites where they will make enquiries on my behalf and come back to me if they can find it. I'm beginning to admit I might have to give in to the fact that this great repairer will make an equally great job of gluing together the two bits of the broken panel.

It's a tribute to the old Calis that it's hard to find a dumped one to get parts from!

Thanks again for your suggestion - I won't give up just yet!

I'm sure it can be structurally repaired, but cosmetically may be more difficult, in which case consider disguising the repair and repeating the disguise on the opposite B trim.
eg: vinyl or carpet cover or just vinyl stickers or something similar.