Since this skipped The 12v / lighter plug by the cup holders, use a curved plastic pry tool to pry it up. Put something under the tool so it doesn’t dent the console surface. I taped the crap out of edge surfaces with painters tape to prevent scratches. My handle cover would NOT slide off, so I had to buy one separately.
When you put the new ebrake on was the black piece loose. I’m waiting on a new handle as I couldn’t get mine off. Reason I’m asking is I have to lift the black piece up to it grabs the tooth or else it just falls back down. Or did I mess up the install?
@@vaultz8924 the black piece is loose because it uses the spring and button to create tension. I also could not get the old handle off. I tried hammers and all kinds of things. Had to buy a new one.
Dude I’ve been waiting for this video for months, I was gonna just try to figure it out on my own today and figured hell why not see if anyone has uploaded soemthing yet, low and behold you did! Thanks!
Really nice walk-through. My e-brake on my Golf had the problem with the button popping out and the brake would disengage. I replace the button a couple of times and used something to hold it in place. But something seems to have worn out to a point that the e-brake will not hold in place at all. Even with a brand new button it does not stay engaged. It's really not clear to me what part is failing. I think the cheap plastic button breaking may be a separate issue from something else wearing and causing it not to stay engaged. I would like to do this replacement but I just know I'll break a lot of things.
Surprisingly the plastics in the dash and center console are compliment enough that only one tab actually broke off. The part that’s giving way in the handbrake assembly is the little bit of black plastic that’s meant to retain the Ebrake button. It’s a very poor design imo and will probably break again in another 70,000 miles but for now it does solve the safety issue.
Oh man tell me about it! I was expecting that to be a 5 minute job I could add to another video, but it was so involved. However the dealer was trying to charge me somewhere in the $1100 area so it was worth it.
I’ll be honest, if I didn’t have the incentive of making the video I would have paid someone to do it. It’s not to terrible of a job. It’s just a lot of finagling to make sure no plastic tabs break off
man, this is a lot of work for a broken tab. mine broke, so that button came out flying, along with the spring itself. dealer said something like 900 dollars to do what you just did in this video i didn't want to do it. so what i did was, i used eletrical tape, went around the broke tab, 1.5 round, then put some strong glue on the tape surface, inserted the spring, pushed the button back, and with the button depressed, taped the button to the handle, allowed the glue to dry, thirty minutes later, it worked just fine, i know it is ghetto, but it works, and saved me a thousand bucks lol
“This is a lot of work for a broken tab” should be Volkswagens tag line lol! That method is super cool especially if it worked for you, hopefully it continues to work into the future.
@@RLT This is also an issue on the Seat Leon Mk3 , which is basically a Mk7 golf under the skin. There is a guy on ebay now sells a simple kit to repair this without doing all that work. Basically a machined aluminium button, replacement spring and a grub nut that screws through a thread in the button to clamp onto that plastic tab - therefore not relying on the clip and not requiring glue. I have a slightly different problem in that the previous owner seems to have already done a similar repair using the plastic button, a nail and a bit of glue. So the plastic end has actually snapped where he put the nail in. I've now taken the button off and glued the plastic end back on. Then I intend to try applying the repair kit. But yes I agree it doesn't seem like a durable way to do a repair so thanks for this video I may need to return to it.
Hey thanks for the video, Great job, my button broke, and from online reply’s the cost is about $120.00 for a New Parking brake assembly, and if you can replace it yourself, you saved a ton of money but if you get it fixed at a Dealer it’s about $600-$1,000, I researched this for days, and I just put some epoxy glue inside the button, made sure the spring was on and glued the button on, and works better than original , 5 mins and $6.00 for the GLUE, SO EASY, and if it ever fails Il just pull the button off, and replace the whole thing at the cost, it’s worth trying, mine worked great..
Unfortunately the glue only held me over till the new brake arrived. I often wonder if there is a way to make that piece of plastic more durable or possibly even make an aftermarket version.
Thanks for the video. So it's not as simple as getting a new button and plugging in back in, huh? Grrrr. Mine popped off last week. This has got to be a design flaw. So crazy!
it can be if the rod sticking out is intact. I'bout to rip the boot off mine and see if i can get it to stick with a better look at the inside....oddly enough, I was able to get the button to lock in without the spring, on ACCIDENT. it was a B*tCh to get out but eventually it popped out for me.
I did something similar on the new hand brake and spent like 20 minutes trying to figure it out. It ended up coming off after a lot of convincing and some mild swearing
@@FabricioBarcelos Você mesmo trocou? Chegou a verificar se o "esbarro" que segura o botão no lugar estava intacto? Pergunto porque vi num fórum uma solução que é viável em alguns casos, i.e., colocar um calço no vão do plástico que segura o botão no lugar.
Nice vid dude. I have an 2019 EU polo gti and for some reason the handbrake cover is not red stiched (but a seat ibiza is). In less than 2mins I now know how to get that swapped out! The assembley looks pretty much the same so im hoping it works!
Great video! I can totally relate to the "learn as you go" process you went through. How long did this take you in real time? I'm about to go replace mine now.
Learn as you go hasn’t failed me yet! The entire process from start to finish took an hour and a half, figure an hour since I don’t imagine you’ll be needing to move a camera around. Good luck, and let me how how it goes
I didn’t include it because it’s near impossible to film in a way that wouldn’t result in people damaging their center console. The only advice I can give you is to just be patience and go slow. You need to twist and angle the center console around the brake handle. I hope you figure it out without breaking anything, good luck my friend.
The one I bought had a white button as well. I happened to have another silver button when I did the swap. That one with the white button should fit your car no problem. Part number is 5G0711303 for reference.
@JoseMelendez as long as it’s not damaged it should fit just fine. Be careful removing the white button it was a pain. I ended up twisting it to the side and pulling it off which probably isn’t how VW wants it done, but I have no idea how they would go about it.
Hello, I’m trying to get a new ebrake for mine as well. What price do you think is fair? Since I don’t see any listings, so I’ll have to go to the mechanic see if they can order for me:) or do you have any recommendations for ordering online? Thank you in advance!
To start I would check on a website that can match your cars exact model just to make sure you get the right part . My part number was “5G0711303” and that should fit most MK7 cars. If you buy the part and just do it yourself expect it to cost you around 140 dollars. If a shop does it it’s going to be a lot more as it’s at least an hours worth of work to remove the center console. I’d start by just googling the part number to see what you can find as the listing I used has since gone away. Good luck with your project and thank you for watching!
Unfortunately yes unless you can glue the little tab back in place. It’s not a permanent solution however the only sure fire way to fix it for hood is replacement.
@@RLT also just want to know you only had to replace the silver button right? Like I believe last time I went to VW I know they wanted me to remove the ebrake entirely or something like that.
The issue in my case was a result of the actual Ebrake handle plastic retainer breaking which prevented the silver button from engaging. So in my case the entire handle had to be replaced. You could get lucky and just need a button replacement, I just am not that lucky
From what I’ve been able to find, the MK7 Golf, e-golf, and GTI came with a manual handbrake. For the 7.5 facelift the golf, e golf, and DCT GTIs came with the electronic parking brake. It also could be a US vs world wide market difference as we don’t have the 1.2 golf in America. Hope this helps!
@@dawsxnofficial Easiest way to tell is to take the handle and boot off the ebrake handle you will see the black plastic shaft the button attaches to. on the bottom you will see the little tab with a bump (or lack of bump) thats the easiest way to tell. Is your button just not staying in?
On the old one the button removed itself. On the new one i believe you are supposed to use a small tool to press the tab down. I didn’t do that however… I found you can just rotate the button and slide it off. I will warn you this can break the tab off and you will be right back where you started so just be careful.
@@RLT Do you know if you can remove the handle & boot without removing the button? Or does the button have to come off in order to remove the handle & boot? I'm looking to replace the e-brake boot, and the seller notes that the boot won't just slip on over the handle- it also has to be removed. TIA.
Has anyone ran into the issue of your hand brake not ratcheting and staying engaged? My button flew off this morning and the hand brake will go up and the brake will engage, it just won’t stay up. I have it chocked with 2x4’s while I try to figure this bs out.😂
That’s about what was happening to me. You can reach into the handle and pull out the black plastic cylinder causing it to catch. Only issue is it can and probably will jump teeth. Probably good to replace the lever or attempt to repair the button. Good luck!
@@RLT perfect, il order a new assembly now. Thanks for the video man, I searched vwvortex for far too long trying to find a guide. Can you believe a dealership is charging upwards of a grand for this bs?! Those ford slowcus ST’s are soundin real nice right about now.
@@RLT Giving this a shot at the moment and I'm halfway there. Might be good to include the air con disassembly, 12v power disassembly and how to properly lift the center console out properly if you plan on leaving the shift knob on. Other than that there are some helpful tips here, but your viewers will hit some road blocks and have to click elsewhere to find the proper directions.
Thank you for your suggestions! In my defense I only did this because no one else had made a good look at this process. I’ll make sure to add stuff like that when I do the shift pin as I’m going to have to do all of this again.
Since this skipped The 12v / lighter plug by the cup holders, use a curved plastic pry tool to pry it up. Put something under the tool so it doesn’t dent the console surface.
I taped the crap out of edge surfaces with painters tape to prevent scratches.
My handle cover would NOT slide off, so I had to buy one separately.
When you put the new ebrake on was the black piece loose. I’m waiting on a new handle as I couldn’t get mine off. Reason I’m asking is I have to lift the black piece up to it grabs the tooth or else it just falls back down. Or did I mess up the install?
@@vaultz8924 the black piece is loose because it uses the spring and button to create tension. I also could not get the old handle off. I tried hammers and all kinds of things. Had to buy a new one.
Dude I’ve been waiting for this video for months, I was gonna just try to figure it out on my own today and figured hell why not see if anyone has uploaded soemthing yet, low and behold you did! Thanks!
Glad I could help!
Really nice walk-through. My e-brake on my Golf had the problem with the button popping out and the brake would disengage. I replace the button a couple of times and used something to hold it in place. But something seems to have worn out to a point that the e-brake will not hold in place at all. Even with a brand new button it does not stay engaged. It's really not clear to me what part is failing. I think the cheap plastic button breaking may be a separate issue from something else wearing and causing it not to stay engaged. I would like to do this replacement but I just know I'll break a lot of things.
Surprisingly the plastics in the dash and center console are compliment enough that only one tab actually broke off. The part that’s giving way in the handbrake assembly is the little bit of black plastic that’s meant to retain the Ebrake button. It’s a very poor design imo and will probably break again in another 70,000 miles but for now it does solve the safety issue.
Nice video! That was a lot more steps than I expected. I’m exhausted just watching it.
Oh man tell me about it! I was expecting that to be a 5 minute job I could add to another video, but it was so involved. However the dealer was trying to charge me somewhere in the $1100 area so it was worth it.
Thank you for putting this up mine has been loose for awhile but I finally bent the thing that holds the 2 cables.
Good job buddy . Had mine went off overnight too and i’ll follow ur steps
Glad I could help!
Just like any vw how to vids, it's a yeah but no. Well put together and thoughtful so thank you.
I’ll be honest, if I didn’t have the incentive of making the video I would have paid someone to do it. It’s not to terrible of a job. It’s just a lot of finagling to make sure no plastic tabs break off
man, this is a lot of work for a broken tab.
mine broke, so that button came out flying, along with the spring itself.
dealer said something like 900 dollars to do what you just did in this video
i didn't want to do it.
so what i did was, i used eletrical tape, went around the broke tab, 1.5 round, then put some strong glue on the tape surface, inserted the spring, pushed the button back, and with the button depressed, taped the button to the handle, allowed the glue to dry, thirty minutes later, it worked just fine, i know it is ghetto, but it works, and saved me a thousand bucks lol
“This is a lot of work for a broken tab” should be Volkswagens tag line lol! That method is super cool especially if it worked for you, hopefully it continues to work into the future.
@@RLT very good video bro, i'm sure it helps out a lot of people!
@@RLT This is also an issue on the Seat Leon Mk3 , which is basically a Mk7 golf under the skin. There is a guy on ebay now sells a simple kit to repair this without doing all that work. Basically a machined aluminium button, replacement spring and a grub nut that screws through a thread in the button to clamp onto that plastic tab - therefore not relying on the clip and not requiring glue. I have a slightly different problem in that the previous owner seems to have already done a similar repair using the plastic button, a nail and a bit of glue. So the plastic end has actually snapped where he put the nail in. I've now taken the button off and glued the plastic end back on. Then I intend to try applying the repair kit. But yes I agree it doesn't seem like a durable way to do a repair so thanks for this video I may need to return to it.
@@martinl2329 do you have a link to the repair kit?
Hey thanks for the video, Great job, my button broke, and from online reply’s the cost is about $120.00 for a New Parking brake assembly, and if you can replace it yourself, you saved a ton of money but if you get it fixed at a Dealer it’s about $600-$1,000, I researched this for days, and I just put some epoxy glue inside the button, made sure the spring was on and glued the button on, and works better than original , 5 mins and $6.00 for the GLUE, SO EASY, and if it ever fails Il just pull the button off, and replace the whole thing at the cost, it’s worth trying, mine worked great..
I epoxied my button on for a few weeks as well then this video happened lol
My button broke too.. It's a weak piece, not suppose to fail. I will certainly try to glue it with epoxy. Golf sportswagen MK7
Unfortunately the glue only held me over till the new brake arrived. I often wonder if there is a way to make that piece of plastic more durable or possibly even make an aftermarket version.
That was very helpful. I need to replace mines also. It super lose. Thanks for posting this 👍🏾
Glad it helped!
Loose^
Thanks for the video. So it's not as simple as getting a new button and plugging in back in, huh? Grrrr.
Mine popped off last week. This has got to be a design flaw. So crazy!
It’s funny “this is a stupid design” was going through my head the entire time 😂.
it can be if the rod sticking out is intact. I'bout to rip the boot off mine and see if i can get it to stick with a better look at the inside....oddly enough, I was able to get the button to lock in without the spring, on ACCIDENT. it was a B*tCh to get out but eventually it popped out for me.
I did something similar on the new hand brake and spent like 20 minutes trying to figure it out. It ended up coming off after a lot of convincing and some mild swearing
Thanks! I haver same problem on VW GOLF Msi 1.6 16v 2015 (Brazil)
Conseguiu resolver seu problema, Fabrício?
@@amacielbr Sim, comprei a alavanca com o botão no mercado livre por 250 reais.
@@FabricioBarcelos Você mesmo trocou? Chegou a verificar se o "esbarro" que segura o botão no lugar estava intacto? Pergunto porque vi num fórum uma solução que é viável em alguns casos, i.e., colocar um calço no vão do plástico que segura o botão no lugar.
Nice vid dude. I have an 2019 EU polo gti and for some reason the handbrake cover is not red stiched (but a seat ibiza is). In less than 2mins I now know how to get that swapped out!
The assembley looks pretty much the same so im hoping it works!
I hope they share enough parts to be helpful. Good luck!
Great video! I can totally relate to the "learn as you go" process you went through. How long did this take you in real time? I'm about to go replace mine now.
Learn as you go hasn’t failed me yet! The entire process from start to finish took an hour and a half, figure an hour since I don’t imagine you’ll be needing to move a camera around. Good luck, and let me how how it goes
thanks so much my gti also had this problem and this will help me so much !!!
I’m glad I could help! I noticed a bunch of people on forums had the issue but there were no good guides. Honestly I kind of understand why now lol
just finished installing my new handbrake. thanks for the vid!!!
Thanks for the video!! This helped a ton!
I got to the part where the centre console is free but can’t seem to get it over the e brake. It’s the exact part your video is missing
I didn’t include it because it’s near impossible to film in a way that wouldn’t result in people damaging their center console. The only advice I can give you is to just be patience and go slow. You need to twist and angle the center console around the brake handle. I hope you figure it out without breaking anything, good luck my friend.
I just need the change the cover on my e brake. I believe that I need to remove the button only. How do you get the button off without breaking it?
Unfortunately I’ve never removed an intact button from an Ebrake. I imagine there are people in forums that have given exact steps. Good luck!
Finally got the cover off but having a heck of a time putting the new one on. Any advice on that? Thinking I would try wax to help. Thoughts?
Can you attach the part number for the exact one you purchased? My local dealer has one but the button is white? Yours looks silver like OEM
They’re also quoting me $1200 to fix this 😅
The one I bought had a white button as well. I happened to have another silver button when I did the swap. That one with the white button should fit your car no problem. Part number is 5G0711303 for reference.
@@RLT thank you! so can I swap the silver button from my original ebrake onto this new part?
@JoseMelendez as long as it’s not damaged it should fit just fine. Be careful removing the white button it was a pain. I ended up twisting it to the side and pulling it off which probably isn’t how VW wants it done, but I have no idea how they would go about it.
Hello, I’m trying to get a new ebrake for mine as well. What price do you think is fair? Since I don’t see any listings, so I’ll have to go to the mechanic see if they can order for me:) or do you have any recommendations for ordering online? Thank you in advance!
To start I would check on a website that can match your cars exact model just to make sure you get the right part . My part number was “5G0711303” and that should fit most MK7 cars. If you buy the part and just do it yourself expect it to cost you around 140 dollars. If a shop does it it’s going to be a lot more as it’s at least an hours worth of work to remove the center console. I’d start by just googling the part number to see what you can find as the listing I used has since gone away. Good luck with your project and thank you for watching!
@@RLT thank you so much for your patience! I'll let you know when im done with mine! Your video encourages me a lot to start!
Glad I could help! My goal here is to make DIY seem more approachable for everyone.
My little tab ThT holds the button in broke does that mean I’ve to replace the whole hand break
Unfortunately yes unless you can glue the little tab back in place. It’s not a permanent solution however the only sure fire way to fix it for hood is replacement.
@@RLT thanks mate I appreciate the help
Quick question do you have link to all tools and exact part for whatever i need to fix this on my car?
Do you just want the general tools I use or the specific ones I use in this video?
@@RLT either or would be fine.
@@RLT also just want to know you only had to replace the silver button right? Like I believe last time I went to VW I know they wanted me to remove the ebrake entirely or something like that.
The issue in my case was a result of the actual Ebrake handle plastic retainer breaking which prevented the silver button from engaging. So in my case the entire handle had to be replaced. You could get lucky and just need a button replacement, I just am not that lucky
@@RLT ok cool if that is the case do you know what's the price for replacing the website handle? Parts wise
Just courius why does you’re golf mk7 has a normal handbrake. Mine an Mk7 1,2 tsi has and eletronical handbrake and autohold system.
From what I’ve been able to find, the MK7 Golf, e-golf, and GTI came with a manual handbrake. For the 7.5 facelift the golf, e golf, and DCT GTIs came with the electronic parking brake. It also could be a US vs world wide market difference as we don’t have the 1.2 golf in America. Hope this helps!
My gti has this problem can you just buy a new button thingy or do you gotta replace the whole thing
If the buttons clip broke you just need a button. In my case the tab that holds the button on had snapped off so I needed an entire new piece
@@RLT do you have a Instagram so I can send you a pic of it
@@RLT idk what the hell im doing when it comes to euro cars
@@RLT cuz i think it’s just the button clip that broke but I can’t tell from your video if my actual tab on the ebrake broke
@@dawsxnofficial Easiest way to tell is to take the handle and boot off the ebrake handle you will see the black plastic shaft the button attaches to. on the bottom you will see the little tab with a bump (or lack of bump) thats the easiest way to tell. Is your button just not staying in?
How did you remove the button on the hand brake to fit in the cover ?
On the old one the button removed itself. On the new one i believe you are supposed to use a small tool to press the tab down. I didn’t do that however… I found you can just rotate the button and slide it off. I will warn you this can break the tab off and you will be right back where you started so just be careful.
@@RLT Do you know if you can remove the handle & boot without removing the button? Or does the button have to come off in order to remove the handle & boot? I'm looking to replace the e-brake boot, and the seller notes that the boot won't just slip on over the handle- it also has to be removed. TIA.
I believe the button does have to be removed for the handle and boot to come off
Has anyone ran into the issue of your hand brake not ratcheting and staying engaged? My button flew off this morning and the hand brake will go up and the brake will engage, it just won’t stay up. I have it chocked with 2x4’s while I try to figure this bs out.😂
That’s about what was happening to me. You can reach into the handle and pull out the black plastic cylinder causing it to catch. Only issue is it can and probably will jump teeth. Probably good to replace the lever or attempt to repair the button. Good luck!
@@RLT perfect, il order a new assembly now. Thanks for the video man, I searched vwvortex for far too long trying to find a guide. Can you believe a dealership is charging upwards of a grand for this bs?! Those ford slowcus ST’s are soundin real nice right about now.
My GTI did this last week. The dealer wants $800 for the repair. Ridiculous!
Ya that’s why I made this video lol the dealer near me wanted closer to $1000. I guess this was made out of spite lol. Thanks for watching!
Missed a lot of important steps..
I thought I had everything, however I’m all ears. If you have any steps or suggestions I’ll pin your comment
@@RLT Giving this a shot at the moment and I'm halfway there. Might be good to include the air con disassembly, 12v power disassembly and how to properly lift the center console out properly if you plan on leaving the shift knob on. Other than that there are some helpful tips here, but your viewers will hit some road blocks and have to click elsewhere to find the proper directions.
Thank you for your suggestions! In my defense I only did this because no one else had made a good look at this process. I’ll make sure to add stuff like that when I do the shift pin as I’m going to have to do all of this again.