Fair weather, so decided to repair this b***ard:
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Canvas patch supplied foc by the dealership - almost the right colour but not quite. Some Gorilla adhesive and then TearAid covering it, on each side:
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Reasonably satisfied, but think I'll look for a VW logo patch or something to hide it, and a matching one round the other side so it looks like it's meant to be there!