General Scuttle flap replacement

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General Scuttle flap replacement

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I am looking for a replacement piece of plastic trim off the scuttle panel just under the windscreen. I believe the part number is 735490221 but I don’t seem to be able to find it anywhere. EPER search only shows me LHD versions which isn’t helpful. Would prefer a used one because then it would match better.
It the lower one in my photograph that I want.
 

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Hi, if I've got the link right then this should take you to the RHD page in eper
There's a drop-down at the top that does GSX or GDX
How that helps
Thank you. I did wonder why it was only showing LHD vehicles. Sadly though none of the links seem to lead to the right product and it being available.
 
I’ll look back at my paperwork - both those removeable panels got damaged by the main dealer’s “Fiat trained technicians” during the warranty repair of my windscreen (admittedly now a few years back*). I had them supply replacements at their expense. They easily break if pulled away from the wrong end. It’s easy to remember which is the right end… because it’s the right end :) -- and need to be removed at least annually to clear the small drain hoel behind them.
More recently the little spring clips those panels locate into (at the right end of each opening, in the main scuttle cover) have broken. Although not listed as a separate part for the Panda, they are for the 500. I’ll fish out that number too.
(*another example of why I steer clear of ‘dealer servicing’…)

EDIT: Just spotted -- you already have the part numbers - they are moulded into the panels and are (as you say) 735 490 221 and 735 490 223.. you'll also spot 'GDX" moulded in there, meaning right hand drive.

And the spring clips they locate in are here: https://www.aecar.co.uk/products/clip-scuttle-panel-trim-dashboard-trim-abarth-500-595-60507674
 
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I’ll look back at my paperwork - both those removeable panels got damaged by the main dealer’s “Fiat trained technicians” during the warranty repair of my windscreen (admittedly now a few years back*). They easily break if pulled away from the wrong end. It’s easy to remember which is the right end… because it’s the right end :)
More recently the little spring clips those panels locate into (at the right end of each opening, in the main scuttle cover) have broken. Although not listed as a separate part for the Panda, they are for the 500. I’ll fish out that number too.
(*another example of why I steer clear of ‘dealer servicing’…)
Thank you. Frustratingly I knew that you had to pull on the right side and for some reason I wasn’t thinking and snapped the clip. I tried glueing it back on but it only lasted a few days and then dropped off somewhere.
 
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I’ll look back at my paperwork - both those removeable panels got damaged by the main dealer’s “Fiat trained technicians” during the warranty repair of my windscreen (admittedly now a few years back*). I had them supply replacements at their expense. They easily break if pulled away from the wrong end. It’s easy to remember which is the right end… because it’s the right end :) -- and need to be removed at least annually to clear the small drain hoel behind them.
More recently the little spring clips those panels locate into (at the right end of each opening, in the main scuttle cover) have broken. Although not listed as a separate part for the Panda, they are for the 500. I’ll fish out that number too.
(*another example of why I steer clear of ‘dealer servicing’…)

EDIT: Just spotted -- you already have the part numbers - they are moulded into the panels and are (as you say) 735 490 221 and 735 490 223.. you'll also spot 'GDX" moulded in there, meaning right hand drive.

And the spring clips they locate in are here: https://www.aecar.co.uk/products/clip-scuttle-panel-trim-dashboard-trim-abarth-500-595-60507674
Although interestingly ePeR has different part numbers for this:
 

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