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Old May 29, 2014 | 10:33 AM
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The partition in the trunk that is raised to "reserve" space for the top is really disappointing. The center of the vertical snapping piece is sagging and bowing out. It looks like crap. Is it just my car or is this normal? My C6 partition was much sturdier and did bow at all and kept it's shape for the 7 years I owned the car.

With the sag I see now, the partition will hit the trunk floor in 7 years!

I'm thinking of making a hole for a "push-pin" to pull the center closer to the deck edge.

Any other ideas that you can think of?

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Warranty, I have not looked at mine in three or four weeks.
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Mine sags a bit, always has. Maybe a little velcro would work.
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Mine sags a bit, always has. Maybe a little velcro would work.
The back of the partition is kinda fluffy and I'm not thinking that Velcro would adhere to it very well. The chassis side would be great for Velcro but...
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It would be great to have the snap fitting that is on the driver side, also there in the center of the partition.
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I noticed the sag 2 weeks after delivery on mine. I used some Velcro to fix the problem. My 2007 convertible does not have this problem.
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Velcro! All I needed to use was the hook side. It latched onto the partition and held it in place. Problem solved!

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