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Cheapskate Caddy 4 Engine Cover Mod / Hack

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 12:35 am
by Whitey
Howdy folks,

A little tip / hack for Caddy 4 owners in need of an engine cover... you can of course buy a brand new one, I did this...

Bought a Seat engine cover with same pn variant

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Flipped it over and gently removed the foam away from a couple of tabs

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Hello... whats this?

Pushed out the Seat badge with a blunt object (in between the vw logo)...

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Voila... oem without the cost, ok so there is no silver paint on the TDI and VW logo... I can live with that considering what i paid for it :)

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Part numbers if you need them

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PLEASE NOTE - This does NOT work for the Skoda version (the skoda badge is moulded like the vw version!)

Re: Cheapskate Caddy 4 Engine Cover Mod / Hack

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:01 am
by audiobull
Nice one. Good spot.
Ive just picked up a 04l103925 but it had Q at the end of the pn. Ill update if it fits. Had the silver vw and tdi.
Do i need any other fittings or simply push on?

Re: Cheapskate Caddy 4 Engine Cover Mod / Hack

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 10:13 am
by Whitey
Hey mate, should be fine with the proper vw version. You will need 2 x ball head pins for the lower end of the engine (top 2 are already there). Don't have a part number but it's 9 and 12 in the image (think they're pretty generic) :)

http://www.oemepc.com/vw/part_single/ca ... ng/e#sec_9

Re: Cheapskate Caddy 4 Engine Cover Mod / Hack

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 10:15 pm
by audiobull
Thanks mate.
I ordered them and the filler cap oul seal. Ill put the part numbers on in the morning when at the pc again.

Re: Cheapskate Caddy 4 Engine Cover Mod / Hack

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 11:14 pm
by Whitey
Anytime dude - glad to be of some use to someone - gained so much knowledge (and a huge hole in my pocket ha!) thanks to this forum :D

Re: Cheapskate Caddy 4 Engine Cover Mod / Hack

Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 7:39 am
by audiobull
Part Numbers I went with were

Ball heads x 2 = 04L103164
Oil Seal Ring x1 = 04L133287

and the cover was part number = 04L103925 Q

I obviously have not yet tested these but will update to confirm 100% that they fit when they arrive. I ordered from https://cars245.co.uk/ but have just realised they are not actually in the UK :roll:

Re: Cheapskate Caddy 4 Engine Cover Mod / Hack

Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 6:35 pm
by audiobull
Yes I can confirm those part numbers above fit. Do not buy from cars245 though. Took almost 4 weeks! Had no response from them on email either. :evil:

Re: Cheapskate Caddy 4 Engine Cover Mod / Hack

Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 9:25 am
by tweedy2K
Very helpful thread - thanks a lot!

Cover ordered from flebay, ball heads and oil seal ordered from the stealers. Fingers crossed it all fits!

:D

Re: Cheapskate Caddy 4 Engine Cover Mod / Hack

Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 4:58 pm
by tonyhill
Any pic of this fitted yet? so is the VW badge lurking underneath the Seat badge??

Re: Cheapskate Caddy 4 Engine Cover Mod / Hack

Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 7:37 pm
by syrobs
Will this engine cover fit 2015 highline ?


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Re: Cheapskate Caddy 4 Engine Cover Mod / Hack

Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 11:18 pm
by Dougster
Cheaper than what?

I'm about to detail my but don't have a cover.

Re: Cheapskate Caddy 4 Engine Cover Mod / Hack

Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 12:09 pm
by tweedy2K
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Mine arrived today! Fits great. Thanks for the heads up ImageImage


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Re: Cheapskate Caddy 4 Engine Cover Mod / Hack

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 3:48 pm
by Whitey
tonyhill wrote: Fri Jul 28, 2017 4:58 pm Any pic of this fitted yet? so is the VW badge lurking underneath the Seat badge??
Hi mate, this is the Seat version (badge removed)
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Re: Cheapskate Caddy 4 Engine Cover Mod / Hack

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 3:50 pm
by Whitey
Dougster wrote: Fri Jul 28, 2017 11:18 pm Cheaper than what?

I'm about to detail my but don't have a cover.
I got a seat one off ebay (delivery miles only so nice and clean) for £20 inc delivery. Think they're about £65 new :)

Cheapskate Caddy 4 Engine Cover Mod / Hack

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 3:52 pm
by tweedy2K
Whitey wrote:
I got a seat one off ebay (delivery miles only so nice and clean) for £20 inc delivery. Think they're about £65 new :)
Good going that!!

Now time to find some nicer caps to smarten mine up. Maybe a plastic battery cover too.