cove3
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The only things that came in the trunk were the charging cable, a tire repair kit, and a black plastic part around 6" x 6" wide with 2 up arrows. There's a number vw 5g6 867 462 a stamped in. Anybody figured out what this is?
Ron
Ron
Ha..! I have the same problem. I took the kit out just to see what was in there and to see what I needed to bring over from my old car, and now I can't get it back. I know in theory how it fits, and I didn't actually remove anything from the kit but it seems like the car shrunk or the kit expanded because I can't make it go back in..!cove3 said:Thanks. Great pics. Have you taken the tire kit out and then tried to get it back to its original position of your pics?
Try as I may, I can't shoehorn it back in position. The inflator unit at the bottom is simply wider than the opening. I remember it was a bitch to pry it out originally, and I'm thinking the factory uses a jackhammer to install it, figuring nobody could be as dumb as me to ever take it out to inspect the contents
Ron
GadgetGav said:Here I am, back again a year later searching for this thread because I had to use the pump and now can't figure out how to pack it away again. I have a masters degree in engineering and I can't figure it out without picutres..!
It really is a user-hostile bit of design, all in the name of saving a few pennies I'm sure. Even the way the hose and power cord are stored for the pump itself is horrible. The hose seems very prone to damage trying to get it out from under those tabs and the plug on the power cord seems too big to go back in the space. I had sworn I wouldn't bother with this pump again after using it last year, but my aftermarket one fried (and took the fuse for the 12V outlets with it) so I had no choice.
Now I'm going to print this thread and put it in the space where the kit goes for future reference, although the thickness of two sheets of paper will probably prevent it fitting..! :roll:
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