What is this hanging down under my Cupra 300?

[jim_bob64]

Hi,

I happened to look out of the window and noticed some plastic hanging down that wasn't that low before. So I rushed out to have a look to see if someone had tried to nick something off it.

Doesn't "look" like they have but then again it just looks like a plastic cover to me that has come loose, can anyone else confirm here from the picture?

Looks like a rivit and plastic has come loose but car starts and drives fine.

Any ideas how or why it came off and if its easy to get back on?

Thanks in advance,

Jim

 

[cairus]

The underride protection is hanging down. There should be a metal lock washer on the bolt.

 

[Seriously?]

Has it been in for service recently? If that's at the front of the car, that small piece covers a pressing in the floorpan that garages can use to raise the car on a 4 post lift. It's a bit awkward to refit; you need to slide it forward over a couple of tabs on the adjacent undertray and garages sometimes don't do it properly.
Part # 17 here:
https://nemigaparts.com/cat_spares/etka/seat/le/754/825000/

 

[jim_bob64]

Has it been in for service recently? If that's at the front of the car, that small piece covers a pressing in the floorpan that garages can use to raise the car on a 4 post lift. It's a bit awkward to refit; you need to slide it forward over a couple of tabs on the adjacent undertray and garages sometimes don't do it properly.
Part # 17 here:
https://nemigaparts.com/cat_spares/etka/seat/le/754/825000/

It has been in actually, just a month ago and tbh I have looked down at that area since so it could well have been them not putting it back on properly.
Its the front passenger side.
Excellent, thank you for that. I think that's exactly what has happened.

 

[Seriously?]

It has been in actually, just a month ago and tbh I have looked down at that area since so it could well have been them not putting it back on properly.
Its the front passenger side.
Excellent, thank you for that. I think that's exactly what has happened.

No worries! It's a bit of a poor design; even running through a deep puddle can dislodge it (which is how I discovered it originally).
The nearside one is particularly prone to this; so much so that on our Leon that I've added an additional flange hex head self-tapper which secures it to the tab on the wheel arch cover.

 

[jim_bob64]

No worries! It's a bit of a poor design; even running through a deep puddle can dislodge it (which is how I discovered it originally).
The nearside one is particularly prone to this; so much so that on our Leon that I've added an additional flange hex head self-tapper which secures it to the tab on the wheel arch cover.

Once I get it fixed properly, if it happens again I'll probably do the same tbh.