Sunglasses holder.

Hi everyone, the sunglasses holder on my 2014 A8 will not latch and stay shut. Besides being a pain, it also partially obscures the rear view. Audi have quoted to replace the complete overhead console. Total cost, including labour comes in at £600. Somewhere I read the mechanism that latches the holder shut is the same as the one in a Brabantia Bin lid. Can anyone shed some light on this and a cheaper fix if possible.
Otherwise I will seal it shut.
Cheers
Pat J

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Thanks for that, I will check it out.

Hi everyone. I have actually answered my own question. I fixed the defective latch on the sunglasses lid. I removed the latch with long nosed pliers, the old latch will be destroyed, but it's broken anyway. When all bits of the latch are removed, you simply push in a new latch until it clicks into place, job done. I bought 6 new ones on Ebay for a fiver. Simples !! Audi wanted £600 for the job.

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Originally Posted by A8 PMJ

Hi everyone. I have actually answered my own question. I fixed the defective latch on the sunglasses lid. I removed the latch with long nosed pliers, the old latch will be destroyed, but it's broken anyway. When all bits of the latch are removed, you simply push in a new latch until it clicks into place, job done. I bought 6 new ones on Ebay for a fiver. Simples !! Audi wanted £600 for the job.

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Good job! Also you can now spend £595 on something else with the saving!

Good thinking. Remap maybe!!!

Would have been interesting to see that invoice..... ��