replacing the lock cover of trunk handle

[Bill Davis]

Go,
Thank you for this information.  It was very helpful.  Take care.

[Go Fleiter]

I lost that cover and with some hints from the P15D24 friends I got it replaced.
Her is what I found:

1.) it is not necessary to take the handle- and- base off the trunk lid.

2.) The closure comes out with key in  2 o´clock position and pushing a wire through the hole to release the
fixing pin.

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Now, the closure cover an be seen from the back side:
it is punched in at a few places.

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To take it off, You may carefully try to pry these tabs open.
I didn´t find a suitable tool to do so because my fine skrew drivers bended themselves instead of the tabs.
So, I took a small round cutter and grinded these tabs partially off.
Than, the cover was easy to remove without bending the cover itself.

 3.) Luckily, behind the rivethole for the lost lid, the closure offers a big cavity.
I preferred to skrew the new lid instead of riveting it.
So, I ground 2 countered nuts until they fitted in the cavity.

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4.) having sheet stainless steel and Aluminium on hand, I filed my own new lid. I cose the Aluminium, it´s color fitting better than the steel´s.

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My size resulted a bit too big, as it reaches a little too much into the movement space of the key.
To turn the key, the lid must stay exactly opposite:

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Well, my lid hang down crookedly.
To hold it into a symmetrical rest position, I added a silicone washer on the skrew.

5.) If You took the whole unit off the car:
When mounting on the car, the base portion of the handle must be in the right position.
Locking will not work with the wrong side up! Try!

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Greetings from Düsseldorf!
Go