Sunglasses Holder - Yep... i am a complete IDIOT

[aaronbromley]

Woo hoo, guess what!.... i fitted my sunglasses holder.... but 99% of you can what i am going to say next by reading the title!
Yeah thats rite.... one screw i put in slightly to far and has made a little imprint on the roof, i am not happy at all, + i read all the warnings before hand, i used my original screws... but obviously they are too long . I was soo annoyed with myself! Cannot believe i was foolish enough to do it.... but anyway... its done now, anyone got any suggestions what i could do to remove this eye-saw. Its not visible for people not knowing its there... but for me..... its like a missing arm.

I will post a picture if people want to see. But.... WARNING... Anyone doing this mod.... cut the screws in half and then use them.

Anyway.... peoples help and suggestions would be much appreciated.

 

[tommmineh]

Yeh the orginal screws are about the same size as the new ones! The grab handle just sits further away - I cut mine in half and all is fine :0

 

[m0rk]

Toxxin got a nipple in his roof doing the same thing

properly funny from a 3rd party point of view.

Not sure if it's something you could undo without pushing it back in & filling / painting

I think he had the mother of all abortions of a chips away job done on it.

 

[aaronbromley]

Oh, perhaps i should just leave mine that, i cannot believe how stupid i was though. I was scared it would happen, but was stupid and went and did it anyway. Really cannot believe it, normally quite good at DIY, but... obviously not safe with a screwdriver. Would have done less damage with a drill!!!!

 

[Ol' Timer]

You could get a quote from one of the paintless dent removal companies such at Dentmaster or Dentdevils. I have used one before to remove a parking dent from a door on the Jazz and they were brilliant. It might be a bit tricky working under the roof lining but I am sure they could do it. They normally charge per panel, no matter how many dents there are.

 

[BJM]

I've seen some great dent devils jobs done on cars but can they sort dents which go outwards from the body?

I have a feeling this may be a stupid question as It's the reverse of what I've seen tham do!

 

[Ol' Timer]

I've seen some great dent devils jobs done on cars but can they sort dents which go outwards from the body?

I have a feeling this may be a stupid question as It's the reverse of what I've seen tham do!

You might have a point there. They would be working on the painted surface of the car and there is nothing to lever against, so maybe they couldn't do it.

 

[davels]

can't you just center punch the nipple (as m0rk put it) back into the roof so it is then a dent. obviously being very careful,
shouldn't be a problem for dentdevils then if there that good

 

[aaronbromley]

I really dont think i dare, i will show you all a picture later on tonight and see what you guys think then.

 

[Vicky M]

which size is it for the Beeza (14 /17)

vagparts list both at the same price,

 

[aaronbromley]

https://sslrelay.com/s74326199.onea...0030_Sunglass+holder+=281J0857465=2A=2A=2A=29

Its that one.

 

[Vicky M]

cool, thought so, the larger one states it's for passat
Cheers
i'll get one ordered up for the new car

 

[dasmith83]

i mite b being silly here...but doesn't our glove box lid have a space for sunglasses?

 

[aaronbromley]

I suppose it can be used for sunglasses, but when i am driving i dont really want to reach across and open the glove box. Far better above my head.

 

[dasmith83]

true, my old car had one like you've fitted, certainly handy

 

[Tom B]

Yep I did this! I felt like a complete tit when I did it and told this lot, I'm probably the only one that can feel your pain.

I knocked mine back down with an allen key and called Chips Away to fix it.

The filled the dent and did a bad job with the paint the first time, but they returned and made it look invisible. My car was silver though, and this is a bad colour to match. Yours will probably be OK.

The total cost was £105 including filling a scrape down the side of my car and painting all the stone chips. Yours will be half that, I reckon.

 

[aaronbromley]

I may look into that then, however the lump on the roof seems to have almost gone for some reason, maybe i made it out to be worse than it actually is. Strange i know. But i returned home yesterday to have a look at the roof and actually had problems finding the mark. Wouldn't show up clearly on pictures either.

 

[Tom B]

Well, if you can't see it for looking, then what chance has a dealer got if they're looking at it in a PX situation!

If you can't see it, forget about it!