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  1. Bull_D
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    Anybody ever remove their parking brake handle cover???

    08-09-2012 03:10 PM #1
    swapping to a perforated one with silver stitching to match the DSG knob i have. sure it is a pretty easy swap, just wondered if anybody had pulled one off. i have an 09 a3
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    08-09-2012 03:22 PM #2
    I am surprised there is no DIY for this in the sticky.
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    08-09-2012 03:27 PM #3
    waiting for TP...my memory is shot.

    I think you pull it forward a bit, then you insert a small flathead screwdriver...either in the front or rear of the top portion...then it comes off.
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    08-09-2012 03:30 PM #4
    yea u need to pull it up.

    then stick a needle or thin flat head inside from the back
    then u release clip

    then pull forward.
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    08-09-2012 03:50 PM #5
    Quote Originally Posted by tp.wannabe.s3 View Post
    yea u need to pull it up.

    then stick a needle or thin flat head inside from the back
    then u release clip

    then pull forward.
    ok i have look at it pretty closely. there is a small hole in the back about 1 cm down from the top. i have stuck a pick/small driver in there and can't seem to find anything to slide/push/life. looking at the replacement there is a metal clip that looks like it snaps down onto a latch once installed.....so figuring i have to get that latch down/out of the way to release the OEM cover??
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    08-09-2012 04:05 PM #6
    ok, got it. thanks. under the cover is a metal "barrel". looks a bit like a gun barrel, with the "sight end" at the back side away from the button. the little clip on the cover snaps over the "sight notch".
    so just a slide of a very small common screwdriver does the trick.
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    08-09-2012 04:05 PM #7
    it clips in. just unclip it either push up towards top or push down. I forget which.
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    08-09-2012 04:39 PM #8
    Quote Originally Posted by tp.wannabe.s3 View Post
    it clips in. just unclip it either push up towards top or push down. I forget which.
    Push up and pull/push towards the shifter hard.
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    08-09-2012 06:45 PM #9
    Once you get new handle and see how it works it will make perfect sense.
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    08-09-2012 08:51 PM #10
    this should suffice for the idea in mind.. http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...handle-install
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    08-09-2012 09:16 PM #11
    Quote Originally Posted by Greddy87 View Post
    this should suffice for the idea in mind.. http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...handle-install
    actually the opposite....clip is on the top of the 8P brake handle.

    thanks for all the help. all installed and pretty as our the S3 brake and gas pedal installed today.
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    08-10-2012 09:15 AM #12
    Quote Originally Posted by Bull_D View Post

    thanks for all the help. all installed and pretty as our the S3 brake and gas pedal installed today.
    no pic, no care
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