Jacking point covers

[MattW35]

Just picked up my 05 plate Leon FR - happy with it so far!!!

However, on the way home, one of the jackign point covers "fell off", i heard it scraping on the road. So stopped and popped it back in, didn't feel very positive to go back in i must admit. Got about 10 miles further, and it fell off again

Is there something that i'm missing here, or is this a common problem - or is mine broken some how................

cheers

 

[lofer]

They can be a b1@tch to get back in, hold the skirt down as you push it up. Do a search there were some good theads on it a while back

 

[lc_allan]

Push side in place first then line up the bottom to the skirt and give a sharp hard, palm of the hand smack to the underneath. Should pop into place.

 

[MattW35]

ha ha, at least i see that it's a common prob (had a look on search!), just means i have to have a good go at them tomorrow. I'm betting that dealer has had them all off and none of them are attached properly at the moment.

 

[Dyscontinued]

Was a right ballache getting mine back on was hitting it rather hard and it wouldnt go so gave up for a couple of days.
Went back to it and hit it more to the side instead of in middle and went on a lot easier.

 

[tedvagas]

i screwed them on from underneath
they dont need to be removed to jack it up anyway

 

[MattW35]

Didn't have any luck yesterday, gonna have another go tomorrow - failing that into Seat!!! 3 out of 4 are not clipped in properly at all, the 4th has one side clipped.

 

[speedsix]

Jacking point covers were designed by satan himself to infuriate us mere mortals.

Seriously though, I'd like to meet the bloke that designed these..

and administer a swift kick to the b*llocks.

 

[michpip]

Guess what my Seat garage tell me to do with my cover, bin it and buy a new one for £60!
Instead of doing their best to put it in for me, they just tell me to buy a new one, have to paid to get it spray to match the body work and couple hours of labour charge on top of all that! i still got one is not in properly. Is a good car apart from the small little thing like that!
ANNOYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lc_allan]

Get the top part into the skirt slotted in and lined up. Then smack the bottom of the cover with the palm of your hand with a sharp upwards tap. Took me two hits to get mine in. Must admit when it first come off I didn't have a clue how to attach. Quick browse on here and SCN to the rescue It was fairly easy once I found out the knack.

 

[Mylo]

If you press down on the skirt at the same time it helps loads.

 

[lofer]

If you press down on the skirt at the same time it helps loads.

Thats what did it for me!

 

[Mylo]

took me many attempts to work it out

 

[33754k]

Easy way to get these back in.... inscrew the skirts. There are ~10 screws holding each skirt on- if you want to get the front jack cover back on, remove the front 3 screws... then the skirt will flex more..... easy to get it back on once you can flex it.