General Replacement petrol door for 2008 - is it needed?

[GaryinAmsterdam]

Hi, I barely brushed against my petrol fuel door on my Panda 2008 and it snapped off. It's obvious that it was replaced by the previous owner, so it may have been a cheap second-hand part. Two questions:

- Is the fuel door really needed, it doesn't lock, and I have a locking fuel cap?

- Do you know where I can get a replacement? Something that is somewhat a red color.

See photo:

Thanks!

 

[koalar]

Is it needed, no, but it does look attractive to yobs to mess with the cap

In the right colour, ebay, I guess, I suspect dealer prices will be expensive

Message this person, or similar ads

There will probably be several shades of red, if you want it exactly the right colour code is on a barcode on the edge of each panel

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You got black door handles I guess black wouldn't look too bad either ?

 

[GaryinAmsterdam]

This is great, thank you. You're right, black could be cool. I did go by the dealer this morning and they said it's going to be expensive since they match the color. This link is valuable.

Cheers!

 

[rmjbn1]

Has the plastic flap actually broken?

I've removed mine a couple of times for cleaning and it's only held on with thin wire springs. Might just pop off if knocked.

If you do need a new one, I'd agree with Koalar, I'd try and get a used black one rather than trying to match the red. Even if it's the same colour code it might look different

 

[jrkitching]

Is the fuel door really needed

No, but you might need to unbolt the hinge to get an MOT if the tester is being pedantic - the sharp edge could injure a pedestrian

 

[DaveMcT]

My MoT inspector is very fussy but has not complained about Mrs Dave's missing filler flap. She did the same thing and the hinge retaining screws are rusted solid. I did not fancy drilling them out just to create an even bigger problem.

 

[GaryinAmsterdam]

My MoT inspector is very fussy but has not complained about Mrs Dave's missing filler flap. She did the same thing and the hinge retaining screws are rusted solid. I did not fancy drilling them out just to create an even bigger problem.

That's good to know. I don't see any other Pandas with this hatch missing, in my region, so it concerns me a bit about the APK/MOT.

 

[Yolanda]

If you can't salvage your original door get any colour from a breakers buy a rattle can of your paint code rub the door down prime it then spray it.
The can will come in handy in the future for touching up etc.

 

[GaryinAmsterdam]

If you can't salvage your original door get any colour from a breakers buy a rattle can of your paint code rub the door down prime it then spray it.
The can will come in handy in the future for touching up etc.

Thank you, great advice.

 

[koalar]

No, but you might need to unbolt the hinge to get an MOT if the tester is being pedantic - the sharp edge could injure a pedestrian

Here in the UK

Correct, MOT is only a visual check for sharp edges, its subjective so probably will not fail

But technically it's illegal as anything a 100mm sphere can touch, which it does, has to have a have minimum of 2.5mm radius on it, which it doesn't, again unlikely to ever get picked up by the police.but technically a fixed penalty notice can be given