Driver Footwell

[MatthewH]

Hi,

I've been having some issues with my brake lights staying on. I recently replaced my brake light switch with the revised part as my old one was sticking. This improved things but didn't fully cure it.

I was replacing my interior bulbs with LED replacements this evening and noticed the black plastic trim in the pedal area (where the air vents exit) catches on the brake pedal slightly, preventing it from fully returning to rest position.

This black piece of plastic doesn't appear to attach to anything underneath to hold it up and out of the way of the pedals. Does anyone have a photo of this panel their car for comparison?

Thanks.

[MatthewH]

Photo of the area that catches on the pedal attached.

[Architex_mA8tey]

hmm looks like it may have already been replaced with a second hand part judging by the number scrawled across it in pinky red colour - maybe its not quite fitted properly?

[MatthewH]

Originally Posted by Architex_mA8tey

hmm looks like it may have already been replaced with a second hand part judging by the number scrawled across it in pinky red colour - maybe its not quite fitted properly?

Yes, that was me!

I replaced the panel under the steering wheel a couple of weeks back as the pocket was broken on my old one. The old one was also not secured to anything underneath, only the torx screws at the top and underneath the fuse cover at the side.

I'm thinking this panel should secure to something else at the bottom (which was also missing on the original part - this panel had definitely been messed with at some point in the past by the previous owner).

Thanks

[M-A8]

On the right hand side it sits on the pillar trim and it goes behind the bonnet lever and left hand side torx screw as you said. I've done this panel many many times and never had an issue with it and its very secure.
Hard to tell.
Try refitting it and if you fail just dremel out a bit of plastic which you shouldn't be doing so keep trying and it will fit.

[MatthewH]

Originally Posted by M-A8

On the right hand side it sits on the pillar trim and it goes behind the bonnet lever and left hand side torx screw as you said. I've done this panel many many times and never had an issue with it and its very secure.
Hard to tell.
Try refitting it and if you fail just dremel out a bit of plastic which you shouldn't be doing so keep trying and it will fit.

Is the black part above the pedals secure on yours? The panel under the steering wheel with the pocket all feels very secure, it's only the plastic part below that feels loose. I can push the flexible black part up ~5cm by hand easily, but then falls back down and rests on the brake pedal. I'm wondering if the black part should slot into something when fitted. I'll take it apart again and see if I'm missing anything.

Photo showing the "black part" here for reference:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/132084235405

Thanks