Lupo-dreams Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 I jacked my car up to change a wheel and this morning as I backed off the drive I saw this rubber thing where my car had been. I've photographed it next to a pen. It's flat on one side and has a round recess on the other. I presume it's 'popped' off or fallen out of wherever it was when the car was jacked up. I can't see any obvious location when I look under the car. Just wondered if anyone knows where it goes, it would help a lot. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez1990 Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 thats from the boot lid mate, its a rubber stopper for when you close the boot it doesnt hit the parcel shelf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo-dreams Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Thanks for the reply, but I can't see where it's come from if it's from around the bootlid area. I've already got little rubber stoppers around the boot frame.This rubber thing I've got is a pretty heavy block of rubber, about 3x3x1 inches. It says AVR 8.8 in a circle on the recessed bit (it's written backwards, so must be an imprint of what was sat in it?). My main concern is that it's from the suspension or something because I jacked the front side of the car up just before I found it on the floor. Had a really good look around the suspension and all over the underdside of the car and can't see where it might have come from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam R4 Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 thats from the boot lid mate, its a rubber stopper for when you close the boot it doesnt hit the parcel shelfI dont think it is Jak...The boot ones are much smaller.Its not come off your jack or axle stands has it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo-dreams Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Not off jack or axle stands, no, good thinking though.It's doing my head in now. I've been looking through some exploded diagrams of the suspension on Vagcat and can't see anything like it there. I'm hoping it's nothing important, but it was there for a reason so I'd prefer it to go back from whence it came! Car drives fine without it so far, but it's playing on my mind now. Arrrghhh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashh Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Are you sure it came off the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElZ 16v Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 is it a rubber bung for the floor? my arosa has rubber bungs underneat just inside the sill .. im probly wrong but Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo-dreams Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 It's deffo come off my car as it wasn't there before I parked up and appeared as I backed away. Jacking it up at the n/s/f corner in the meantime is a major suspect for dislodging this little bar steward. I've checked the rest of the underside of the car and all the rubber bungs of the floor seem to be there and are little round ones, nothing like this bulky thing.Does 'AVR 8.8' ring any bells with anyone? Whatever was pushed into the round recess must've said that on it's head, 'cos it's imprinted in there backwards. You can also see a discoloured patch around the hole in a bell sort of shape.Maybe it's a vibration rubber out of the engine bay somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrdoctoruk Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 avr 8.8 woul;d probably be a bolt head imprint so have a look where you where jacking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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