Volkswagen MK5 Jetta Headlight Dust Cover - image

Files (2)

VW_Headlight_Cap.stl

STL

819.5 KB

VW_Headlight_Cap_v1.1.stl

STL

819.6 KB

Print guidance estimate

Estimated from part metadata

Print cost & setup estimate

Planning numbers for filament, cost, time, and setup. Treat them as estimates until you confirm the file in your slicer.

2 model files

Recommended kit

50g

Based on 25% main infill across listed model files

Material cost

$1.20

Filament only at roughly $24/kg PETG / ASA

Print time

2.0h saved / 1.4h–2.4h estimate

Uses 70 mm/s, 0.2 mm layers; verify supports in slicer

STL file	Role	Source size	PETG / ASA 20%	PETG / ASA 25%	100% solid	Recommendation
VW_Headlight_Cap.stl	Cover / cap	819.5 KB STL	23g $0.55	25g $0.60	55g $1.32	Use PETG / ASA; check sealing faces and verify in slicer.
VW_Headlight_Cap_v1.1.stl	Cover / cap	819.6 KB STL	23g $0.55	25g $0.60	55g $1.32	Use PETG / ASA; check sealing faces and verify in slicer.

Saved setup guidance is used for material, infill, support, and per-file recommendation text; editable numbers are planning estimates only.

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Volkswagen MK5 Jetta Headlight Dust Cover

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I inherited a Volkswagen Jetta MK5 from a relative and discovered during routine maintenance that one of the headlight dust covers was missing. This allows water to enter the headlight assembly and corrode the electrical connections. After searching high and low for a replacement, and since I was learning FreeCAD, I decided to recreate the part as an exercise. I plan on creating a gasket out of some spray foam to fill the channel around the outer ring for a proper seal. Edit: Added version 1.1 which has a slight angle to the outer wall of the gasket slot. The original design did fit, but I had to exert quite a bit of force to stretch it onto the mouting surface. This version should fit with much less effort. Designed in FreeCAD v0.18, sliced in Cura v3.4.1.