tips on changing scuttle panel #9think its called that)

[minty0_10]

well after my past problems ive decided not to take my car back to the garage that buggered it up when they serviced it.

so im going to have a go at repairing the broken scuttle panel.

ordered the new part so should have it by the weekend.

any tip on changing it? i know crasher said they are very brittle and can brake easily.

im guessing its a straight forward job but can see what holds it in place around the pollum filter area?

hopfully this will cure my water leek.

[jammy86]

How much is a new one as I'm missing mine.

Cheers
JAmes.

[Rolo]

Won't cure the leak around the pollen filter. You need to remove it and replace the gasket under the filter housing.

[minty0_10]

new panel was £14 mines cracked and the polum filter was/is also dripping wet.
ive also bought the puty from vw so i,l do that while im at it.

[minty0_10]

changed the scuttle panel today quite a easy straight forward job the hardest part was getting one of the wipers off.

not bothered with resealing the rest of the box yet as it was getting dark,
when i removed the filter its was dripping wet again there was also water underneath it.

time will tell if its worked going by the weather i,l know soon enough

[limecc]

When refitting, don't press the scuttle in too hard on the bottom of the windscreen. Maybe I was unlucky because it was the day after when it cracked and I had to have a replacement screen.

I got the wipers off easily using a hammer and suitably sized combination spanner as a wedge. Hard to describe but it worked well with no damage to anything.