For the people asking where to buy the trim piece...
Quote Originally Posted by Westyfield2 View Post
I used www.audipartsdirect.co.uk. If you email them a helpful chap called Tom will reply. Parts prices always fluctuate, but expect to pay about £35 for it. Yes that's a complete rip off for just a piece of plastic, but there isn't really any alternative!
Quote Originally Posted by A6S View Post
the cup holder cassette is used in golfs and passats so a quick trip to the scrap yard and probably pull one out for a fiver. that cassette thing looks identical to the one i have in the front of my Mk4 golf, even the clips and everything is in the same place, so i might check over the weekend and see if it fits as i have a spare one.
Yep, it's a common VAG part.
Don't worry about ordering it from China on eBay - China is where they're made!