Hi, I`ve just collected the part number AKD 497 010 04R 10 which is the sealing cord for the pollen filter housing, from my local VW main dealer. I had to order it at a cost of £29.08 as it wasn`t in stock. When it arrived, the box was rather large for what i thought was a single strip of sealant, i was surprised to open the box and find not just a single strip but 4 x 2.5 metres strips of it, making 10 metres in total. When i asked the parts guy if they couldn`t just order one strip, he said thats what they come in and thats all they could supply ?? What f*****g use are the extra 3 strips as i`m presuming the pollen filter doesn`t require more than one 2.5 metre length !! Please beware other Briskodians if you are gonna do the repair yourselves.

Edited 18 February, 200917 yr by gadgetman

In one way you are lucky. When I bought from local VW Dealer it cost £30 and I got 1 x 2.5 mtr strip only. I used about a third of this doing the job and gave the rest away to friends with Superbs.

I did notice that it was in an open box?

I bet they had used it then sold what was left to me for the cost of the whole lot.

I think i was had!!!!

Hi again,

After complaining at some length to VW dealer they agreed to "buy back" the remaining 3 lengths of sealant for £20 which was a result for me ! However that does mean that the other pieces of sealant are not available to buy, the warning still remains `tho regarding initial purchase price - perhaps even more so given the second posters experience ??

I suppose one way to look at it is £30 is a small price to pay for a preventative measure which could potentially cost a lot more. It still wrankles me `tho paying for something you `aint going to use, or paying for 4 sealant strips as per the second poster and only getting one. No wonder main dealers aren`t very popular with this practice going on.

B & Q trade more honestly. I would buy my sealer strip there.

rotodiesel.

B & Q trade more honestly. I would buy my sealer strip there.

rotodiesel.

Fair point though.

That said, isn't it easier and cheaper just to use a panel sealant like DumDum? That's what I did with mine and it's holding fast.