Has anyone ever had the ticket holder clip come loose and cause an annoying buzzing?

Took me a little while to figure out where the noisewas coming from.

The clip has come loose, and moves a little up and down in the seal.

Has anyone else had this, and come up with a fix?

Thanks

Dave

Yes. Normal After a Time

Solution, replace

It’s only held on with one screw/bolt. Have fun getting the A-pillar trim off. You’ll want to order some spare clips!

Just a thought but rather than start pulling trims off, depending on how old the car is and how fussy you are, maybe a little clear silicon sealant to hold the clip to the trim? If it works, great. If it doesn't then it's not a problem to slice through it and go down the trim removal route.

(I've not had this problem but the car and I have reached an age where we look for simple answers!).

Both my previous Octavia Mk 2's were fine after 7 and 8 years ownership, the current one (Mk 3) is loose and bl**dy annoying. I'm tempted just to break it off, because it is so loose it won't retain the ticket against the screen.

I removed mine. It's not a tricky job, really, as it is only one piece of trim with two clips. The difficult part is due to the clips being industrial grade and requiring some force to remove. I can put some photos and instructions on the removal, if OP wants. Just @ me if so.

On 29/04/2026 at 01:23, OccyVRS said:

I removed mine. It's not a tricky job, really, as it is only one piece of trim with two clips. The difficult part is due to the clips being industrial grade and requiring some force to remove. I can put some photos and instructions on the removal, if OP wants. Just @ me if so.

Hi OccyVRS,

If you could put up some instructions/photos that would be great! 🙌

I had exactly the same on a Citroen Zsara Picasso when the weather was hot, took ages to locate but a bit of folded paper cured it

12 hours ago, unortha_fox said:

Hi OccyVRS,

If you could put up some instructions/photos that would be great! 🙌

I’ll do it later on tonight. You’ll want to order two of the clips too, as they are technically single use.

It’s not a difficult job at all - there’s just a knack to it. The only important part is to not pinch the airbag cable with the clips when replacing. That said, if I can do it, you can too!

I tried to remove my A-pillar trim once in an experiment to see if I could run my dashcam lead behind it - ended up chickening out as I just couldn't shift the trim at all!

2 hours ago, Warrior193 said:

I tried to remove my A-pillar trim once in an experiment to see if I could run my dashcam lead behind it - ended up chickening out as I just couldn't shift the trim at all!

I removed my drivers side for the ticket clip and then the passenger side for the dashcam. Let’s begin!

I’ve attached a photo of the spring clip. There are two of these that hold the pillar trim in place - one at the top and one at the bottom. They just slide into the trim, so can be easily replaced. You can see there is are initial barbs that you have to engage into the slots in the pillar itself, before pushing it home to seat the rest of it. You’ll want to order some spare ones, as they are technically single use. The part number is 8P0 867 276.

The trim also has two plastic locating pins, and then slots into the side of the dashboard. It’s pretty obvious to see if it’s not correct.

First, you’ll want to carefully slide some fingers underneath the top of the pillar trim. You’re being careful so to avoid crushing the headliner in the process. Then, you want to pull the trim directly off the pillar - you’ll need to be standing outside the car for this. Slide your fingers behind the trim a few inches so that you are closer to the location of the topmost clip, otherwise you risk deforming the plastic. Once you’ve popped it out (it does take some force), you’ll begin to wonder why you bothered - it won’t be out all the way, and the bottom one will remain in place.

Fear not - the slot in the pillar trim is stepped. Carefully repeat the process for the bottom clip, getting it halfway out. At this point you can use the steps to your advantage, and slide the pillar trim upwards, along the a pillar. This will move the clips from the narrower part of the stepped slot (where they’re meant to sit) and into the wider part (that allows for their removal). You won’t be able to get the clips out without sliding it up, as the barbs will keep it in place.

It’ll need a bit of sliding, pulling and swearing, but it will come off. Make sure you’re standing outside the car and looking at it through the windscreen - it’s easier.

The ticket holder will be attached to the pillar at the bottom. It’s a single black plastic fitting - I want to say it’s a bolt, but it may be one of those crappy plastic plug things. Either way, take it out! There’s no cut out in the pillar trim, for it. I removed mine in 2024 and have had no issues.

To put it the trim back on, first replace the clips. As I said, they simply slide out of their slots in the trim. Also take two seconds to make sure the airbag wires are clear of the slots. @Warrior193 I cloth taped my entire dashcam cable and carefully affixed it to the airbag cable wire, behind the airbag.

Seat the trim at the bottom, sliding it into the side of the dashboard - don’t worry about the clips or anything. Then, you’ll want the sun or a torch to shine through the windscreen and show you where the clips are in relation to the slots. Locate them, being mindful of the plastic locating prongs (they go into the holes). You want the clips to be in the narrower part of the slots - no sliding at this point. Noting where the clips are on the trim, carefully tap these points to get the barbs in. I say carefully - start with a slap and you’ll probably end up lightly hitting it with your fist. Again, as long as it’s over the location of the clips, you’re fine. It takes quite a bit of force. Once these barbs are engaged, all that’s left to do is firmly push the trim home, at the top and bottom clips.

I’m careful what I say and do on a public forum. If either of you would like to PM me, I’d be happy to send a video on my car over email, along with the relevant sections of the workshop manual (as useless as it was).

If you want to run a dashcam, you need to remove the trim for safety reasons. While it won’t stop the airbag deploying, that dashcam cable needs to be behind the airbag - otherwise when it deploys, you’ll get whipped in the face with a broken dashcam cable.

On both Mk2 and Mk4 Octavia's I removed the A pillar cover left and right successfully using the trim tool that came with my Dash Cam, I then routed the plug to enable it to plug into the (cigarette socket), accessory so I could turn the camera on and off using a switched plug allowing live feed when the ignition is turned off, hope this helps.