HALL1E123 Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Hey guys, the rattling from inside the coin tray/cup holder (under dash type) has been driving me crazy for a while now so yesterday i set about the task of sorting it and it seems to have worked i have done a few miles to day and no rattles so far. Also while i was there i thought id swap over the cup holder and coin tray as i always use the coin tray to hold my parking ticket but never use the cup holder. I thought id write this up incase any body else was thinking of attempting the same, its simple enough but here it is any way.Before,Firstly undo the 2 retaining screws underneath, these are t20 torx heads, and pull towards you to remove the hole unit.If you are just wanting to just swap the units over then all you have to do is relese these 4 catches while applying pressure to the ends to slide out the tray and cupholder as shown below, but if you are wanting to get rid of the rattles then it may be easier to do this later.If you apply pressure any where inside the tray it will creak this is because it is all made up of plastic components which touch each other, for this reason i decided to seperate all of the components and start again.To do this i used a flat blade screw driver and heated it up on the cooker but a soldering iron would work the same id imagine, when the screw driver was red hot i carefully removed all of the melted plastic retaing the cage to the tray.With the plastic removed i ran a stanley knife around them and with a little amount of force you can remove the cage from the tray.I then removed the coin tray and cup holder and it easier to handle.With everything seperated i used some craft felt (the stuff you used to make cards when you were younger) cut up into strips, and some super glue to stop the rattles. I stuck a thin srip on the tray where the cage makes contact in the centre (sorry no pic).Then place the cage back into the tray and while applying pressure down, melt the plastic back in every place possible even where vw had'nt done before.I then placed a large strip of felt to the cage where it may make contact with the dashboard.Insert the cup holder and coin tray back in and stick 2 more pieces of felt where they may touch the dash.I then placed a large strip of felt across the bottom of the tray where it touches the under dash pocket.And then refit in the car.Hope this is a help to some one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiea7x Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 have you noticed sinc you switched sides that the front panels dont lineup properly...i found this and nticed that the front panels are different theyre left and right sided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HALL1E123 Posted March 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 have you noticed sinc you switched sides that the front panels dont lineup properly...i found this and nticed that the front panels are different theyre left and right sidedYes but only slightly, as you can se from the bottom picure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiea7x Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Yes but only slightly, as you can se from the bottom picure.yea mines is the same it annoys me tho even tho its only slight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HALL1E123 Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 yea mines is the same it annoys me tho even tho its only slightI know what you mean its only been 3 days and its startin to get to me (you say its ok no one else will nottice, but you know its there) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renandstimpey Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 This is exactly the problem I have with mine rattling! You have been a great help, am going to try it this weekend if I get chance, them rattles have been driving me mad, so much so that I was gonna rip the bloody tray off and leave it off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HALL1E123 Posted April 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 This is exactly the problem I have with mine rattling! You have been a great help, am going to try it this weekend if I get chance, them rattles have been driving me mad, so much so that I was gonna rip the bloody tray off and leave it off! no worrys mate glad i could have been of service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toi gulp Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 i just took mine of the car and stuck silicone sealent neatly where there was any inteference, so far, so good and takes only 5 mins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manback Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 ill do this tomorrow probably wanted to switch the cup holder and tray round anyway as my knee dislodges my drink occasionally on frantic clutch maneuvres i am a bit tall for a lupo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arosa16vology Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 I'm sure this question has been covered many times, does this holder fit under the Arosa dash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 ...i am a bit tall for a lupo Give it back then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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