N-S speaker grille Aygo X

[phillev]

Hi all, has anyone noticed that the above doesn't sit flush with the dash on the bottom right hand corner, apparently a common issue according to dealers.

[flash22]

It's just the way it's moulded does it push down or is it solid ?

[phillev]

I've had the car two months and it was like it from new and no it doesn't push down any more.

[flash22]

pop the grille out with a trim tool and remove some plastic with a blade or Dremel from the bottom edge at the point, it's more than likely the moulding and/or the way the dash is formed that is out

[phillev]

I've have looked at loads of pictures of brand new and second hand ones and they all look exactly like this, bit shoddy really.

[Pumatron]

Yep, mine is the same, been like it since new, I’ve had a quick play with it, tried gently bending it down and the guide pin etc, but it’s attached somehow to the windscreen trim and makes it difficult to work on, then I thought why should I be messing with it? It’s defective and Toyota’s issue, not mine!

So will report when next near the dealer, I have a photo of it the day I picked it up as proof.

 

[flash22]

i doubt the dealer will do anything, the grill is made in 1 factory and the dash in another and the tolerance is out between the 2

a pic of the grille removed and its mounting tabs may help

[phillev]

2 hours ago, flash22 said:

i doubt the dealer will do anything, the grill is made in 1 factory and the dash in another and the tolerance is out between the 2

a pic of the grille removed and its mounting tabs may help

Toyota build quality seems to be following the crowd I'm afraid. I know it's a mass production car but it's getting on towards 20k and I at least expect it to have parts that fit where they should without sitting proud of the dash. I've heard a few reports that the heater gear tends to fall apart and end up in the passenger footwell. I had an early MK2 and not one single issue and everything fitted and nothing fell off. 

[flash22]

It's a new platform, you always get teething problems for the first 12-18 months, unfortunately with the Aygo, the PSA parts supply and quality control have crept in, It's still one of the better A segment cars, if you go for top spec cars the Yaris tops out at £28-29K a clear £10K over the Aygo X and the Yaris Cross at well over £33k retail, used prices are dropping in the last few months, Apr's on most deals are nearly at 8-10% - the new market will start to drop off and deals will be out there, i have been offered a number of cancelled orders, people are feeling the pinch, with the beginning of a hard winter

[phillev]

1 hour ago, flash22 said:

It's a new platform, you always get teething problems for the first 12-18 months, unfortunately with the Aygo, the PSA parts supply and quality control have crept in, It's still one of the better A segment cars, if you go for top spec cars the Yaris tops out at £28-29K a clear £10K over the Aygo X and the Yaris Cross at well over £33k retail, used prices are dropping in the last few months, Apr's on most deals are nearly at 8-10% - the new market will start to drop off and deals will be out there, i have been offered a number of cancelled orders, people are feeling the pinch, with the beginning of a hard winter

So looking around at X's for sale on the net most seem to have this issue when you look closely and I've looked at loads... Sad I know! Would you say the chances of a grille/dash being made wrong in those quantities is possible or is it just a case of mass production and general inconsistent build quality?

[152bobby]

9 hours ago, phillev said:

Hi all, has anyone noticed that the above doesn't sit flush with the dash on the bottom right hand corner, apparently a common issue according to dealers.

And mine, it was like this from day one and it does bug me, as I keep looking at it. I'm just wondering if it can be popped out,  heated very gently to get the right shape and pop it back in.

[flash22]

As above, a pic of the removed grille would help, looking at the location the A pillar trim may need to popped off

on that thought......

The A pillar may be pushing down on the back edge, popping the front corner up

[phillev]

4 minutes ago, flash22 said:

As above, a pic of the removed grille would help, looking at the location the A pillar trim may need to popped off

on that thought......

The A pillar may be pushing down on the back edge, popping the front corner up

A possibility... But for so many cars to have the same issue you would have thought it would have been picked up during build