First post, Woo!

So it appears that my volume **** has decided to start melting and be all mucky. I've been web searching for replacements and can only find the previous model's *****, and also for a seemingly expensive price too. So now I'm at a fork in my next steps:

1) Hopefully somewhere here has had these replaced themselves or otherwise and has some insight as to where I can pick mine up for cheaper than a brand new rotor lol.
(Update: I found this, and called my dealer:(Link to ECS Tuning) However from the dealer and this site they are both >$30 USD, which seems unreasonable. So I think I want to explore option 2 in more detail.)

2)I'm thinking about creating one in CAD if all else fails and 3D printing one myself. (UPS has a 3D printing service as i'm sure is also available online.) If anyone has any experiencing with this part specifically in relation to modelling it, i would love any advice/files to help my creation.

Any advice/help is very much appreciated!

Thank you!

 

Mine have suffered the same fate.

 

Well if I end up getting mine, I'll send you the 3D file if I get around to making it and testing the 3D print haha.

 

 

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If you do create anything post it up. Did not know they melted that much, most of the time people or kids pull them off and loose them or something,

 

I definitely will! Also, that's awesome that ECS has an active user in this forums!

 

You are welcome, I am always here to help

 

Piggy backing off this. Are there buttons available? I need the left button of the circular cluster of 3 right in the middle.

 

No, just the circular **** on the other side. 65123456864 2011+ R56-R59 boost radios.

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That middle circle is part of the whole cluster.

 

Shoot me a PM with your VIN and an image and I can help you get what you need.

 

Well ****. Guess I'll just deal with a missing button. Not that I ever actually use the radio. AUX jack master race.

 

I posted it above already. I know what you mean. Thanks

 

$30 for a **** is wacky, but doing one in a cad program and then printing it in 3D has got to cost a lot in time and money, am I wrong?

Mine were a bit sticky do I cleaned them with some 1Z Einszett Rubber Care Stick Gummi Pflege

 

While not a lot cheaper you can get it at minipartsmass.com for $26.

 

$32 plus shipping for a ****, I don't think so.

Mine is sticky as s*** but I'm not paying that much for a part that still works. They have these things called napkins if it's that bad.

 

Should show up free ship? Does it show free shipping for you. Yea some of the MINI parts are small but pricey.

 

Actually yes, it did show up with free shipping, my bad. However, even with that being included in the price I can't see myself paying that much for a tiny **** that I rarely use.

I would more likely just pull that off, plasti dip it and see how that works. IMO, a fair price for that part would be $20 tops, but should be $15 in reality.

 

Hey, I was just gonna check and see if you ever ended up making that 3D print file?
If so, would you mind posting it? I have the same problem and don’t wanna pay $34 for a plastic ****.

 

R56 Sticky **** Solution, so easy and works perfectly:

Remove the *****
Clean them with alcohol to degrease (still sticky after this step)
Let them air dry a few minutes,
Coat them lightly with clear satin water-base polyurethane using a lint-free cloth swatch. (I used "MINWAX Wipe-On Poly" since I already a had a bottle but any water-based satin should do)
Let dry overnight and snap them back in place.

***** are now good as new. The only downside is the little white circle wipes off the volume **** when you degrease it with the alcohol, but since it isn't a reference pointer and we don't need a reminder which **** is which, for me this was a positive!

Happy Motoring!

 

old thred - but I just had the same issue --

if you remove them and thoroughly clean them with alcohol and a microfiber towel they come out nice - just don't scrub all the rubber off.