Paint on wing to a-pillar edge + door post

[am1w]

Snoops:
You will have some pictures either tomorow or Monday.

[am1w]

Snoops:
Some pictures for you as promised!

Boot Hook 1.


Boot Hook 2.


Inside Door/Wing Interface.


'A' Pillar


Front Door Sill Plate


Rear Door Sill Plate

[p3eps]

Sorry to drag this back up... but I was round at my mates house on Sunday and he has a 56' plate R32 - which is black.
I checked the paint on the A-frame and its exactly the same as all the others.  About 3mm of normal paint visible, then it changes to primer.
I also checked mine, which is the same, but its much harder to notice on silver as the primer is almost the same colour!  You can just see that it changes from metallic on dull paint.

Definately looks like this isn't a 'problem' as such - just VW being cheap and lazy... and that they've been doing it for at least the last 4-5 years!!

[adw555]

is it worse on perl/metallic colours?...my perl black mk 6 had a little of it, but my candy white has none...and neither does it look like that red one above....odd?

[am1w]

is it worse on perl/metallic colours?...my perl black mk 6 had a little of it, but my candy white has none...and neither does it look like that red one above....odd?

Don't know what you mean by this, but I have no paint issues with my car, except for a pink boot!

[Snoopy]

I was at a VW dealer last week and i had another look at a couple. White is hard to spot due to the white undercoat but it is there. 2 red ones were not as bad but you could see the pink espeically on the rear of the wings.

[adw555]

is it worse on perl/metallic colours?...my perl black mk 6 had a little of it, but my candy white has none...and neither does it look like that red one above....odd?

Don't know what you mean by this, but I have no paint issues with my car, except for a pink boot!

Sorry, badly worded on my part...I meant neither my Candy white nor that lovely red one seem to have the issue.. :-)

[am1w]

is it worse on perl/metallic colours?...my perl black mk 6 had a little of it, but my candy white has none...and neither does it look like that red one above....odd?

Don't know what you mean by this, but I have no paint issues with my car, except for a pink boot!

Sorry, badly worded on my part...I meant neither my Candy white nor that lovely red one seem to have the issue.. :-)

I was very worried that my car was on the blink!

[johnson6672]

Just been reading though this, and you may be pleased to know that the boot is the same on a MK4, can't see any other probs though and the hooks are sprayed but it is just overspray.
The MK2 however is painted all the way though i think.

However the A pillar paint i would not stand for, as you said you have paid a premium and expect quality!!

[Snoopy]

I have been onto VW customer service and they have a PDF of mine with lots of photos of my car.
I have to go see a local dealer to get there paint specialist (hes only there on week days and normal working type hours) to have a look but i have had problems getting time off work and when i have had time off family priorities have take the time up (Im sick of putting the car first have done for 7 months!!!)


I had hoped a few more may have posted photos of there mk6 by now