smiley1609
13-05-2019, 01:18 PM
My boot lever release mechanism had failed a few weeks ago, and after some diagnosis I can see the tailgate / boot lever handle has failed. There is a microswitch to activate the boot actuator, and the lever to engage the microswitch appears broken as it no longer moves as it should.
It seems that to overhaul this part would require drilling the pop-rivets in order to get to the internal lever that seems to have failed.
So looking on EBAY these are pretty cheap at approx £20... but most appear to be a different revision. The part on my golf is 1K0827469F. Many of those available look identical from the pictures but are of revision D or E.
Does anyone know whether the earlier revision of handle will work ? Are there any functional / mounting differences between these, or is it just a slightly earlier design that was later revised ?
Many thanks
Smiley :)
It seems that to overhaul this part would require drilling the pop-rivets in order to get to the internal lever that seems to have failed.
So looking on EBAY these are pretty cheap at approx £20... but most appear to be a different revision. The part on my golf is 1K0827469F. Many of those available look identical from the pictures but are of revision D or E.
Does anyone know whether the earlier revision of handle will work ? Are there any functional / mounting differences between these, or is it just a slightly earlier design that was later revised ?
Many thanks
Smiley :)