Alright, so I'm getting in my '02 A4 today and I feel something pop inside my seat. Come to find out (later tonight) that the back panel that snaps on the seat (with the net pocket that you can put crap in) is half way off. I thought to myself, hey I'll just SUPER glue this joker back on ... after a little investigation, the popping noise was me breaking one of the black rods that runs inside the seat to secure the lumbar adjuster. Now when I sit down it presses the lumbar adjuster-motor out into the panel thus popping it out of place. Any idea where I can get a new panel (if decide not to glue it back on) after I weld the rod back together? I found a picture on the web of the back of the front seats and highlighted the panels I'm referring to in yellow.

This Audi is unforgiving ... but I still love her.



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i luv ebay so im going to say ebay lol. see if u can get one from a salvage yard or sm

 

Thanks bro ... just checked eBay. Ebay never seems to have what I want ... they'll have a piece of toast out there for bid that someone claimslooks like Britney Spears, but they won't have a lame seat panel for an Audi ... go figure.

If I was fat I could understand why I broke the lumbar adjuster ... but I'm not. Audi must have not spent a lot of money on that piece ... then again, maybe I am fat.

 

i guess junkyard or glue it back on. just like JB weld it or something. it's not like ur gonna take it apart for sumthing. and do a good job welding too
wut do u consider fat hehehehe j/k

 

check classified, i think there is like 2 B6 for parting out, i have same problem. GL

 

damm bro its time for a diet. lol jk... **** happens dude i would glue it back on there if not look for ppl who are partingout their a4s

 

i was just gonna say a swear this happened to someone else not to long ago

 

im pretty sure this happened to me... i heard a pop and my lumbar support thing doesn't work anymore... sh**!!!! but i've got a 99... nothing happened with the back of the seat though, i'm just stuck with no lumbar support.

 

Here's a write up on how to fix it http://www.a4mods.com/index.php?page...es/lumbar.html

 

Removing and installing backrest cover and padding




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On vehicles with side airbags please observe relevant safety precautions for airbags and side airbags .





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Rear backrest cover panel



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Remove seat: vehicles up to 10.04 , vehicles from 11.04 onwards .



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Remove backrest: vehicles up to 10.04 , vehicles from 11.04 onwards .



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Press button and remove head restraint -7-.



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Remove head restraint guides -8-: on vehicles up to 10.04 , on vehicles from 11.04 onwards



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Prise out wire clips -11- (3x) at top of rear backrest cover panel -1-.



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Detach rear backrest cover panel -1-.



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Prise out all-round fastening strip -12- (4x).



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Fold over backrest cover -6- and detach.



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Outer frame



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Unfasten clips -14- (4x).



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Prise out outer frame -2-.



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Unscrew nuts -15- (2x) of side airbag -9-.



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Detach side airbag -9- and guide cable through opening.



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Unclip cables for heated seat -16- and side airbag -17- and detach side airbag -9-.



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Sever cable tie clips -18- (2x).



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Prise out fastening strips and plastic clips .



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Detach backrest cover -6-.



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Detach padding -3-.



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Remove backrest heater -5-



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When installing backrest cables for side airbag and heated seat and fixing them in position, make sure cables are not subject to strain.



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Padding



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Backrest



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Backrest heater



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Backrest cover



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Head restraint



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Head restraint guide



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Side airbag



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Plastic clips (2x)



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Wire clips (3x)



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All-round fastening strips (4x)



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Airbag connector



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Clips (backrest frame) (4x)



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Nuts (side airbag) (2x)



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Torque 5 Nm



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Always replace after removing



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Seat heater cable



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Side airbag cable



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Cable tie clips (2x)

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