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Old Apr 27, 2026 | 07:36 AM
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Default Cheapest mod ever. Raised door button

Our C6 has this electric door opener, neatly flush with the rest of the inner side of the door and i don't like it that i am always have to "feel around" finding the center of rubber pad to activate the switch.

Even worse if a passenger tries to get in. They don't know how the door switch works and on several occasions i had to open the passenger door from the inside to let them in.

So i 3d printed two small buttons in matte black PLA, 12x15 mm, 3 mm high, rounded edges and superglued these on the door switch.

Now everybody feels instantly where to push the button without having to wander around.

No costs, high level of satisfaction!




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Old Apr 27, 2026 | 09:32 AM
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Neat idea. I might do the same in TPU one day.
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Old Apr 27, 2026 | 09:37 AM
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Nice idea, but I don't think I ever had a problem in over a decade owning C6?
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Old May 5, 2026 | 03:00 PM
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I like this idea. I don't have a 3D printer, but can probably find something similar in the hardware isle at Lowes.
Thanks for the idea.
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Old May 5, 2026 | 04:14 PM
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ITT: C6 owners admit they can't find their car's cl!t
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Old May 5, 2026 | 10:09 PM
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That's cause our fingers are numb. If we used our tongues.....it would be easy. SMH sorry but I had to say it.
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Old May 9, 2026 | 12:31 PM
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You gentlemen are disgusting.
How about trying to find her button in the rear to open her up…. I meant the rear hatch by the way
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Old May 9, 2026 | 02:00 PM
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"When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me."
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Originally Posted by VolSince69
"When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me."
I can say with absolutely 0 hesitation... ^ that sounds awful

Being 14 at heart with disposable income is the best that's ever happened to me, dunno about you guys
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Originally Posted by arthursc2
I can say with absolutely 0 hesitation... ^ that sounds awful

Being 14 at heart with disposable income is the best that's ever happened to me, dunno about you guys
Hats off at maturing to 14. I'm still about 11...maybe 12 years old with a little disposable income. And you're right, it's great!
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