The little latch on the soft top got broken. What is the part called? Is there a replacement? If no replacement is it a necessary item?

Asked by gizzy Sep 23, 2013 at 12:07 AM about the 1995 Volkswagen Cabrio 2 Dr STD Convertible

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

The little gold colored latch on the soft top got broken when my husband forced it. Is it
fixable?

migration_judge_roy answered 10 years ago

perhaps replacing the whole top could be a whole new lease on life~

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Racer_X answered 10 years ago

Agree with Judge Roy on this one...I tried looking for this gold colored latch you referred to, no luck. Replacing the top isn't expensive and most likely better than trying to fix this anyway. My advice: Make your husband pay for it, since he broke it...or at least get him to take you to a really nice dinner and a movie!! :)

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Ronc258 answered 10 years ago

go to you local vw dealer ad see what it cost. I would think you should be able to replace the latch cheaper than the whole top

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migration_judge_roy answered 10 years ago

take and have it anodized gold...there was a shop in Oakland who would do this~

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migration_judge_roy answered 10 years ago

Who could argue with black grain vinyl?@199?

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