Rubberband in dash

[SilvrFoxX]

maybe I didn't wind her up properly

Now that's a stretch..

[Tiguan4us]

Nice work GTI Crow, made me laugh, love your GTI

[Umai Naa!!]

I was swapping my RCD510 for a RNS510 on the weekend. When I took the RCD510 out of the dash, there was a thick rubber band running horizontally at the very back of the hole in the dash left by the removed RCD unit. It was stretched at least the width of the RCD and disappeared on both sides into the dash, so I could not see where it was anchored. Is this normal? Seems weird that a rubber band could be part of the standard design of a modern day GTI.

PS I purchased my car brand new and had it made to my specs, so I don't think it is the result of any dealer band aid repairs.

On a serious note (Yes, the rubber band puns were a chuckle), they're used to assist in locating the wiring harnesses in the car, when the dash is installed. Once everything is bolted in, and connected, they become redundant.

As others have mentioned, they do sometimes perish, and fall out onto the floor.

[hooba]

I've ordered some replacement rubber bands with a red "GTI" logo on them.

[samps]

Jokes aside, I found a long rubber band hanging from the dash into drivers side footwell yesterday. Google led me to this thread.

I'm the second owner of a 2010 GTI (Mk6) and it has an aftermarket bluetooth kit, so it was probably dislodged when the kit was fitted - sound about right?

I figured it was some kind of vibration dampener between panels.