Hello. I'm trying to address the various small niggles regarding the 2015 Octavia Estate I've just bought, as cheaply as possible since I'm broke. So the tonneau cover is missing a small plastic part on one side which prevents it from clipping in place. I have been unable to find the part on any of the online resources I've discovered so far - it seems that you can buy the entire tonneau cover in its entirety, but none of the smaller components for it. Even on ebay, there are only entire assemblies in varying states of condition, and none for less than £150, despite there being listings for entire new ones online for as little as €180. 

So I was wondering if anyone in this group has a torn/broken tonneau cover for a MK3 Octavia estate that they've got lying around in the garage, that would be prepared to sell me just this one little plastic part? OR does anyone know where I can source just this part? Otherwise my tonneau cover is in good condition, but rendered unusable.

 

I've just grabbed the plastic part from the other side of the cover to show you what it looks like. There is a part number (I think) on it, plus the "R" presumably denoting that this one is the Right hand side clip. I'd be looking for the Left hand one, since it appears asymmetric. 

 

Thanks in advance for any suggestions/help.
 

Have you tried looking on Erwin or calling local tps with the part number?

20 hours ago, Blue8793841 said:

Have you tried looking on Erwin or calling local tps with the part number?

Nope. I'm new to Skoda ownership, so wasn't aware of these resources. I've found the Erwin Skoda site, which looks very useful indeed. Sorry for being dense, but what's a 'tps'?

TPS local Warwhouse for VAG

Edited 3 June, 20242 yr by Blue8793841

Just an update for anyone that's interested: 
Neither Erwin nor TPS responded to my email. 
Skoda-parts.com DID respond to my email but did say that the part I'm looking for isn't available for purchase by itself - only as a component of a complete tonneau cover assembly (€180). Good to know. 😣

Not to be defeated and before I resort to whittling a piece of balsa wood to do the job, I approached a couple of 3D scan and print shops. Mostly they were prohibitively expensive and would only make sense if I wanted to produce these parts in numbers. However one place offered to do it on the cheap on the proviso that once they've scanned my part, I would share a link on this forum for anyone who might want to order a replacement part themselves. Fair enough! It'll cost me just over £40 at cost, but that's still £40 saved on the cheapest whole tonneau cover assembly that I found on eBay (which looked pretty tatty, TBH). Win. I'll share the link in this thread when it's done.

Edited 18 July, 20241 yr by Mr_Fube

Hi. I'm a 3D designer and got a request for exactly the same part for Skoda a7. I found this forum due to was looking for the already designed model, but no luck.

I any case. I'll create it from scratch in a few days and will be able to share it for a moderate price in case you have friends with a 3d printer

I made the same trunk part for A5 6 months ago and it is a real bestseller on a local market 

 

2 hours ago, Serhio said:

I'll create it from scratch in a few days

 

A few days shrinked to a few hours as A5 shelf part could be successully reworked. 

Looking forward for the part fit feedback from the customer and this is all set. 3D printing is a 21st century revolution  

I got my 3D printed part back from that company in Combermere, near Whitchurch, UK. It's an excellent facsimile - and feels every bit as robust as the original corresponding Skoda part. Here are some photos of both parts side by side. The 3D Printed one is the one in each case with the slightly grainy texture to it, but obviously this doesn't affect it's function. Actually, putting them both back into my tonneau cover, the new 3D printed one seems to be a better/ more secure fit. The original is a bit loose. 

They said they would put the item up on their Sketchfab page so that people can place the specific order directly for this part. But until they send me the link for that, here's the link to their homepage. 

They charged me £39 all in (including VAT and P+P) which seems very reasonable, considering I was looking at entire replacement tonneau covers starting at £80 from eBay for beaten-up breaker's yard offerings. 

7 hours ago, Mr_Fube said:

They charged me £39

 

Glad your issue got solved. On a local "ebay" I sell this part for just 10$. Worth to mention it is PETG filament (nylon is way stronger) and FDM (layers are visible) printed, not SLA like you've got. Anyway it does its job

For anyone who has the same issue and owns a 3D printer (or has a someone who can make a print), here is a model link

The company I used appears to only use 3 materials. PA11 Nylon, PA12 Nylon and Mimaki Full Colour Plastic. Their website suggests they use PA11 Nylon for small production runs, not SLA (Stereolithography). But hey, each to their own. I'm not earning a commission here, or anything. $10 is a great deal. More power to your elbow.
3D Printworx materials

On 22/08/2024 at 09:01, Serhio said:

A few days shrinked to a few hours as A5 shelf part could be successully reworked. 

Looking forward for the part fit feedback from the customer and this is all set. 3D printing is a 21st century revolution  

Hi Serhio, do you have the file of this part, I need one printing here in Australia, as I have lost the Right item too. Much appreciated.

9 hours ago, Rob779933 said:

Hi Serhio, do you have the file of this part, I need one printing here in Australia, as I have lost the Right item too. Much appreciated.

Hi Rob. Sure. Both A5 and A7 parts were published on cults and are available for downloading.

Skoda Octavia II Estate (A5)

Skoda Octavia III Estate (A7)

It has a moderate price around a can of beer :)

29 minutes ago, Serhio said:

Hi Rob. Sure. Both A5 and A7 parts were published on cults and are available for downloading.

Skoda Octavia II Estate (A5)

Skoda Octavia III Estate (A7)

It has a moderate price around a can of beer :)

Much appreciated. Thanks, enjoy the beer.