Plastic piece broke off from E-Brake
03-07-2011, 01:54 PM
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Plastic piece broke off from E-Brake
The bottom piece of my e-brake is broken. It is the piece that goes into the housing when you put your e-brake down.
My car is 10 months old... dealer said it is not part of the warranty.
What do you guys think?
He told me because it is broken, and not cover under warranty.
It will cost me around $330 (include labour) to fix. The whole handle is connected to the broken section, therefore whole section has to be replace.
Basically when my e-brake is up, I see inside thru the hole.
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My car is 10 months old... dealer said it is not part of the warranty.
What do you guys think?
He told me because it is broken, and not cover under warranty.
It will cost me around $330 (include labour) to fix. The whole handle is connected to the broken section, therefore whole section has to be replace.
Basically when my e-brake is up, I see inside thru the hole.
Thanks
03-07-2011, 03:26 PM
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It is not the top part that we hold on to.
It is the soft plastic piece that goes into the house when dropped down.
I have the parts break down with me, from the handle to the broken piece is ONE piece.
And because I have a R3, it costs more due to the red stitching.
To be honest, I don't understand why it is so expensive...
It is the soft plastic piece that goes into the house when dropped down.
I have the parts break down with me, from the handle to the broken piece is ONE piece.
And because I have a R3, it costs more due to the red stitching.
To be honest, I don't understand why it is so expensive...
03-07-2011, 03:54 PM
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It's a common problem with all rx8s (series 1 for sure)
I went to look at 7+ rx8s before I settled on the one I picked and they all had that broken trim piece.
Including the one I bought.
I went to look at 7+ rx8s before I settled on the one I picked and they all had that broken trim piece.
Including the one I bought.
03-07-2011, 03:55 PM
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The whole unit will slide off. They just charge a lot for labor. Mine has been broken off for years as well.
He's talking about the front rubber/plastic flap that hides the inside of the center console when the e-brake is up. If it brakes off the only time you see it is in the passenger seat.
He's talking about the front rubber/plastic flap that hides the inside of the center console when the e-brake is up. If it brakes off the only time you see it is in the passenger seat.
03-07-2011, 04:13 PM
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Mine is about to go... I just got a new e-brake handle off another member's part out to put on once it snaps off completely... But it wont hurt anything to not have that part there if you don't feel like dealing with it...
What happens is that when it gets cold outside that part gets really stiff, so when you pull the brake it bends it and puts pressure on it until it eventually snaps.
03-07-2011, 04:58 PM
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I'm almost positive he is referring to this...
Mine is about to go... I just got a new e-brake handle off another member's part out to put on once it snaps off completely... But it wont hurt anything to not have that part there if you don't feel like dealing with it...
What happens is that when it gets cold outside that part gets really stiff, so when you pull the brake it bends it and puts pressure on it until it eventually snaps.
Mine is about to go... I just got a new e-brake handle off another member's part out to put on once it snaps off completely... But it wont hurt anything to not have that part there if you don't feel like dealing with it...
What happens is that when it gets cold outside that part gets really stiff, so when you pull the brake it bends it and puts pressure on it until it eventually snaps.
03-07-2011, 11:31 PM
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I have thought about replacing my ebrake because I am extremely nit picky about it. It probably took me a while to notice that it is broken too. It doesnt bother me enough yet for me to remove the seat and the whole center console in order to replace it. Buying a replacement (used will do just fine for under $30) is the easy part. I will do it some day though.
03-08-2011, 07:33 AM
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They said "it is broken, if we tried to claim it through warranty - they will denied it anyways."
I feel a part like this should be under b2b warranty too.
My car is new from May 2010, 15,000 KM (not miles).
03-08-2011, 08:03 AM
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I think thats why some people are having issues. I look at some interior shots and see some people's ebrake stroke is sooooooo much. Mine is just a few notches before full engagement .... granted this wont be the optimum set up for those of you that drift and such, but for the street drivers there really is no reason to have a 10 click ebrake engagement lol
