OSS thingymajigs

[TYP 8Z]

Really not sure how to call these two plastic bits, sorry, but today during the pre-winter cleaning and greasing of my OSS, I spotted that one tip has snapped and the other one has a small crack. Are these parts easy to source or replace, can they compromise the safe operation of the OSS?
Thank you in advance for any feedback

 

[Edwrai]

Mine is has this also.


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[Kleynie]

This is a common problem, I rarely see any with these in tact, but it does not matter, as long as the metal underneath is in tact, which it is in your case, then it is fine.

 

[Kleynie]

However, if you are desperate for a replacement, I may have some spare.

 

[TYP 8Z]

@Kleynie thanks mate, I’ll take your offer the day, hopefully in the distance future, I shall need your services

 

[Clemy123isme]

Mine are also snapped , they keep the roof shut water tight.
Didn’t someone on here call them anchors
Good name for them but can’t be the technician term.

 

[PH A2]

Is there a part number for them?

 

[Robin_Cox]

8Z0 877 969

"Locking hooks" - parts 36 and 37 on the diagram below.

https://audi.7zap.com/en/rdw/audi+a2/a2/2004-248/8/877-877000/

 

[Kleynie]

Mine are also snapped , they keep the roof shut water tight.

They do not keep the roof water tight, they are part of the locking mechanism and nothing to do with the actual workings of the OSS. If you look under the front glass panel when it is open you will see the sliding lock mechanisms that when the roof is shut tight move and hook onto this anchor. This is why as long as the metal part under the plastic is in tact they will work just fine.
The pre 2001 roofs also had these on the rear part of the roof, so four in total, but Audi changed the design on the later ones

 

[bigwig74]

I’m looking for one of these (hooks) if not two if anyone has any cheers