Mike H is there any possibility of you sourcing some of the special glue used for airbag fixings?
Sorry, not a chance, not even the dealers or specialists can get it. As well as the glue, which has to be cured at a particular temperature, the
badge is also fixed by spread fasteners through the airbag cover, these are used so the
badge doesn't rip out of the cover during deployment
Any repair job involving replacing badges is done by one method only -- replacement of the airbag module.
Sorry!
Slimy, you ask where the "normal plastic shell" ends up. Very simply, when an airbag deploys, the front cover tears along lines where the cover is substantially thinner than the rest of the cover. The cover remain firmly attached, effectively by a hinge of untorn cover. The airbag insert inflates through the opening that rips open, and then immediately deflates. There is no plastic shell or anything else ejected from the airbag, only the cloth bag itself.
Have a look at one of the photos in this listing for a Skoda Fabia salvage, it shows perfectly how the airbag cover tears, and also how the
badge remains firmly attached even after deployment
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2007-SKODA-FA...iewItem&pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item27b41de9cc
Mike