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Today I've been trying to sort out a few stonechips that had started going rusty on the bonnet. Unfortunately Halfords don't do Oryx white so will have to order some. In the meantime, I've treated the rust and once dried coated in vaseline as a temporary measure to keep the weather off.

It doesn't add sound to any extent that I noticed BTW
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Interesting, so it fails to carry out it's function, and can't handle it's intended environment? 
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Yeah that's pretty much it 

Just having a quick look on AutoDoc, there £35-50 plus delivery, not sure if any are from the same manufacturer as OEM though. I'm a bit reluctant to replace knowing the same issue will just reoccurring before too long.

Interestingly, the product descriptions all say "silencing material", no mention of heat insulation. If it's an easy way to increase engine sound then I'm in, but is it worth the risk of potentially damaging the paint..?

I saw those but not sure of the quality as I've not heard of the brands.  A forum member had one and said it was fine for 3 years etc, but if its not needed I don't see the point of replacing at all. It doesn't add sound to any extent that I noticed BTW

Quote from: EB2019 on 14 April 2024, 10:31

Thanks for the link, They could have cleaned under the bonnet to sell it 

So it was only for sound proofing?  At least I know my paint isn't going to be a problem, even though the bonnet was iron hot to touch.

I noticed (and should add to the old mk7.5 cost cutting thread) they didn't even paint the underside of the bonnet fully, how much did that save? 

The fact that the underside of the Clubsport S bonnet is painted because it’s on full view but your car’s under bonnet isn’t painted because it would be hidden by the insulation pad seems to suggest / confirm the insulation pad wasn’t fitted to the Clubsport S.

Good point, I was only thinking its a mk7 and mine being a mk7.5 std Golf so it might not have been painted fully to save money?? If a mk7 owner removed the pad and its partially painted that would def confirm.

Just having a quick look on AutoDoc, there £35-50 plus delivery, not sure if any are from the same manufacturer as OEM though. I'm a bit reluctant to replace knowing the same issue will just reoccurring before too long.

Interestingly, the product descriptions all say "silencing material", no mention of heat insulation. If it's an easy way to increase engine sound then I'm in, but is it worth the risk of potentially damaging the paint..? 

I would like to add could it be gp regen blocked due to the short trips I make? 
Would the warning light come if this the case?
Thanks

GPF regeneration was my initial thought. In addition to your car feeling like it’s in a different gear to the actual gear and your poor fuel consumption, is your car displaying any of the other symptoms that might indicate a forced GPF regeneration is in progress? (See list in my post - reply #6 - at the link posted by @Adam T in reply #2 above). During a forced GPF regeneration, additional fuel is used to help raise the exhaust temperature and neutralise accumulated particulate matter. When my car (a 2020 2.0 litre Polo GTI+) is performing a forced GPF regen, the additional fuel usage results in my mpg worsening by around 30-35% until the regen has finished, after which mpg returns to normal levels.

I don’t think VW’s have a warning lamp in the instrumentation display to show when a GPF regeneration is taking place (my car certainly doesn’t) even though I think some owner’s manuals for various VAG brands might make reference to a warning lamp.

If your car is attempting to perform a forced GPF regen and you complete your your journey before it’s finished (quite likely if you’re doing a high proportion of short trips), then it’ll recommence the regen process during the next - and subsequent - ignition cycle(s) until the process is complete. Assuming that’s what’s happening with your car, then I’d recommend taking it on a decent length run so the engine can get up to optimum operating temperature and trying the ‘engine braking’ method to help clear the GPF; details in my post #6 at the linked discussion topic referred to above.

Please update this discussion topic for the benefit of other forum members once you’ve done the above.