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Another thought. Could you go back to the person who originally installed it and see if they will replace the bracket that’s melted? I assume the majority of the work is in the wiring etc so should be a quick and simple job as all the hard stuff is done. They may even do it for free as it’s failed.

Ah I see now. It’s probably about right. Personally I would probably fold a bit of metal up to the right shape to tuck into the headliner and then wrap in trim cloth. He was right in that if you stick it to the window you either have to run cable through the gaiter to the tailgate or have a loop of cable from the headliner enough so it doesn’t go tight when you open tailgate. Both are not ideal when a simple bracket tucked in the headliner would work. Until it melted!

Pretty much exactly what I would do. I’ve seen something similar on here a couple of times. Is there an issue with how it’s installed?

Eibach pro kit. £176 on autodoc at the minute. 35mm lower. https://www.autodoc.co.uk/eibach/7918700 This is the right kit for mine. But have a look on the Eibach website for your specific car, then search the part number on autodoc.

getting there then! We are off to France in the Kodiaq at the end of July. Enjoy!

That’s the one!

The one with T has more trim on the back where my gap is. How does it look from the front. Does the crease go all the way round?

Pretty sure the 3v0880201t is the facelift superb one with the larger trim piece.

I know. I can't quite understand how I didnt notice! Now questioning how much I actually use the DSG paddles and whether its worth the risk. Might test fit the airbag on my old wheel just to confirm theres nothing up with it and then change it back. Alternatively will look out for a new airbag

It is 100% seated correctly. Very securely Held by the big springs. Just trim that doesn’t meet up.

Ok so if it is due to different airbag type then buying a karoq airbag would be a straight swap? I still can’t believe that if it’s been like this from the beginning I wouldn’t have noticed!

It’s my original superb airbag fitted to a karoq wheel. Pretty certain that it’s ok. The airbags deploy by splitting the front of the cover open rather than anything from the back. The mountings are identical and it’s just the top trim that’s different.

I’m now questioning my own sanity. The wheel is from a 2018 karoq. I have just done some research on autotrader and it looks like even the earliest Karoq had the deeper type airbag with the crease at the top! And I’ve been driving it for the last 3 months like this and never noticed?! I will double check against my old wheel but if thats the case then I can live with it, as safety wise it shouldnt be an issue. Does anyone know if the newer type airbag is interchangeable and has the same plug into the clockspring? @Cairus ? Incase I fancied changing it in the future.

Right. I managed to disconnect battery with pliers and release airbag with my house key. It looks completely normal. Nothing broken, nothing loose. All wires in the right place. It relocated well with a firm clunk each side. But still the gap. I can’t believe that it’s always been like that and I’ve not noticed. It’s like it’s a facelift airbag on a pre facelift car. But it definitely isn’t. But I can’t understand why the gap is there. Nothing appears to be warped or out of place. Just doesn’t meet up. I still have my non-dsg wheel at home that the airbag came on so I will check later this week what the airbag looks like when fitted to that. I’m a lot more comfortable to drive like it is as the airbag looks completely normal in isolation.

I’ll see if I can disconnect battery and release airbag with the limited toolkit I have in the car.

I’ve got 200 Miles to do to get home tomorrow afternoon though!

That’s seriously impressive. What was the cost of the Chinese camera and your module and how did you integrate it to the MIB system?

Thanks. This confirms that its definitely not right! Yes I swapped to flat bottom then back to normal then switched to round/DSG wheel so the airbag has been on and off a few times. From what I can see on the back of it it looks to be clipped in ok. I will wait until I am back from work trip later this week and disconnect battery and remove airbag and see whats going on.

Tried pushing it back an it’s no different. Will have to wait until I’m home and remove the airbag for a proper look.

Was that a remap?

Would parking in the sun do this? Can it be put back in place or is it a new airbag job?!

Excellent. We have both! I have superb tdi 190 and the wife has 1.5tsi kodiaq. Kodiaq is SE model so basic spec and engine is a bit underpowered but it’s perfectly Comfortable for family road trips. We are headed to south west France in it in a fortnight.

Went to get in the car this afternoon after it had been parked in the sun all day and I swear it never had this gap above the airbag before?! Has something moved? Could someone take a pic of their airbag to compare? It’s the standard round wheel and not the facelift one. I’m away with work at the minute otherwise I would remove it and have a better look. Pushing it does nothing other than sound the horn! Has something fallen off or moved or have I just never noticed it before!

Loaded up once again. This time with about 150kg of flat pack units to fit out the new utility room. Including some panels at 2.6m long! I did put the roof bars on just in case but managed to squeeze them inside by reclining the passenger seat right back and feeding them through onto the dash.

Also, new batteries require coding to manage the charging properly.