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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 06:03 PM
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REALLY stupid question time

How the hell is the gas cap wire holder thing supposed to work? I seriously cannot figure it out. I'm like rain man at the fuel pump, definitely definitely goes in there somehow... definitely.

My last car was simple, two notches in the cap and the cap sat on the filler lid. Viola, simple.

I have a diesel if that makes a difference.



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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Silly_me
How the hell is the gas cap wire holder thing supposed to work? I seriously cannot figure it out. I'm like rain man at the fuel pump, definitely definitely goes in there somehow... definitely.

My last car was simple, two notches in the cap and the cap sat on the filler lid. Viola, simple.

I have a diesel if that makes a difference.



Could you post a photo from your current cap holder? My cars have always had the simple one.
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Silly_me
How the hell is the gas cap wire holder thing supposed to work? I seriously cannot figure it out. I'm like rain man at the fuel pump, definitely definitely goes in there somehow... definitely.

My last car was simple, two notches in the cap and the cap sat on the filler lid. Viola, simple.

I have a diesel if that makes a difference.



+1 I always feel silly having it dangle against the gas nozzle. I try to precariously position it somewhere away but I too have not quite figured out how to "elegantly" attach it to the gas cover so it is out of the way. I am paranoid it is going to scratch the car one day.
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Diesel Benz
Could you post a photo from your current cap holder? My cars have always had the simple one.
here ya go,



I usually just screw/wedge it in there.....
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 08:02 PM
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im not real sure either but i just wedge it in there sideways. kinda like shoving a bagel in a toaster. lol
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 08:05 PM
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there are no stupid questions, only stupid people .. j/k haha
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 08:28 PM
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I dont have a diesel, but mine looks kind of like that and it only fits one way .. so you can't just shove it in there .. takes a bit getting used to and they could have easily made a simpler design so it would fit in any direction, but its over engineered like most German stuff
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 11:32 PM
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I try to use the cap-holder every time I fill up, but no joy ... I end up letting it dangle ... it's plastic, so I guess it can't hurt the finish. I got the cap mounted in the holder one time and was real proud of myself, then it jumped out as if to spite me. Germany's revenge, I guess.
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