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Just an update to this - got a mechanic mate to take a look. Turns out the plastic is actually a coating for a metal part which is part of the locking mechanism. The plastic itself has come loose but shouldn't be a problem as the metal is still in good nick. He greased up the entire mechanism and it's back to normal. He was delighted as he thought he was going to be fishing for a snapped cable which apparently is a nightmare in these cars.

I better post more wider shots for a more general idea of where I'm talking about..!

EDIT: Apologies for the large size of the pics guys! I don't know how to adjust them Hi all, I've tried a search but I don't think I found anything like this. I'm hopeful that the good people of Briskoda could help diagnose and, if possible, come up with a solution for this. Please find pics attached of bonnet release mechanism from my 2015 RS TDI and, if you look at the black plastic piece in the middle (below the hook). There's a crack on the right side that's formed that moves quite easily with the lightest touch. The problem was that when I pulled the lever release for the bonnet one day the whole thing gave way. There was no resistance. Originally I thought it was the cable but, after closing the bonnet and pulling again it opened. So I turned my attention to the mechanism - and noticed it was very stiff - so gave it a spray of WD40 and, while loosening it up, noticed this plastic part. The problem still exists in that the bonnet still opens and closes, but, I'm worried that this broken piece of plastic could be the cause of the whole mechanism being so loose and might cause the cable to break and hence a locked bonnet! Anyone any advice on how to fix and whether much work is involved? Thanks! Colin

Hi guys, Bit of an odd one. Last week when going out to my car I couldn't help but notice a piece of plastic trim was 'hanging down' in front of the rear passenger side wheel. I saw it was a part of the underbody plastic and when I pushed it up it didn't so much click as 'sit' into place. I phoned the dealer and naturally they were closed due to what's going on at the moment. Fast forward to today where I took the car on its first trip in a while - I decided when I got back to take another look at that piece that was hanging down to see that it looks like it came off. Please find pics attached. Was this an essential piece of trim? Was it big or small? What bugs me about it is that I don't know why it started hanging off. I ordered the car with the extra stone protection underneath so I don't know if it was one of those extra parts that fell off or is it a more essential piece that I need to replace asap. Thanks briskodians for your help as always!