Other half just walked in and said, is this suppose to come off. 
 

doh! It’s the bonnet release handle, looks like a bits broke off internally. Any idea on the part no for these, looks like I will need the handle and the mech. 
 

Anyone ever replaced one?
 

Many thanks 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etnqU0G2huk

Advice please.

 

My son has a 2012 Octavia 1.6TDI (Right Hand Drive).

 

This bonnet release handle keeps coming away in his hand, when he attempts to open the bonnet and any effort to reattach and open the bonnet thereafter is a tedious task.

 

Can you simply replace the handle itself in these circumstances ?? ( I suspect some of the plastic moulding may have cracked or broken inside the original fitting)

 

There are several sellers on EBay offering replacement handles but most seem to be for Left Hand Drive vehicles, where presumably the bonnet release mechanism is on the opposite side to UK vehicles.

 

Any advice would be much appreciated.

 

Thank you.

For RHD the part number starts 1J2 where LHD would be 1J1...

Full current part number is 1J2 823 533C C81 at £21.10 + VAT from Skoda.

I thought the bonnet release was on the same side regardless of RHD orLHD.  If so why two different part no's?

Perhaps it is on mk3, but @hogun pen llyn asked about a 2012 car, which is maybe a mk2?

Thanks Breezy-Pete.

 

I can confirm that my son's car is a 2012 Skoda Octavia MK2 (Facelift model).

 

To go back to my original question, will a replacement handle alone fix the issue or do you need to replace both the handle and the backing plate. 

 

Most similar threads seem to mention a thin clip contained within the top part of the handle that can fail.

 

Thanks.

If I were you I'd grab a handle from a mk2 Octy at a scrapyard to try. 

Or buy a cheap secondhand 1J2... one online. 

The C81 at the end of the part number is just the colour code; functionally irrelevant. 

 

Edited 29 December, 20232 yr by Breezy_Pete

Posted in the wrong section then.

 

Fortunately,  due to your post, confusion should be short-lived.

 

On 29/12/2023 at 18:08, Breezy_Pete said:

If I were you I'd grab a handle from a mk2 Octy at a scrapyard to try. 

Or buy a cheap secondhand 1J2... one online. 

The C81 at the end of the part number is just the colour code; functionally irrelevant. 

 

Hi Breezy_Pete, 

Having now had a chance to check my son's car, I can confirm that the top of the plastic column on the backing mechanism had sheared off, so the sole replacement of the handle itself would never have cured the issue. In essence the new handle would have had nothing to grip onto. The 'E Clip' within the handle itself was also missing.

 

There are a number of sellers on E Bay purporting to sell this part, mostly sourced out of China but when you read the small print most if not all are for Left Hand Vehicles (Presumably the bonnet release is different on non UK cars). 

 

I also contacted local scrap dealers but this is a common failing so these parts are gone within a few days of the car arriving.

 

In the end I made contact with my local Skoda dealership and sourced the correct parts through them, although not cheap at least if offers some peace of mind that we have the right parts to fix the problem.

 

The assistance of the part number that you kindly provided was most useful in this process. Many thanks once again.