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Offline Lordie

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Re: Cracked sunroof surround
« Reply #190 on: 16 May 2021, 14:12 »
How much over the speed limit are we talking? :shocked:. You'd have thought that the employees knew the owner could monitor that stuff. Glad it's hopefully sorted!

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Re: Cracked sunroof surround
« Reply #191 on: 17 May 2021, 09:28 »
I hope that's all sorted for you now, the new windscreen was a bonus! I stopped at my dealer a few days ago and there was a MK8 there that looked like it was having something done in the sunroof/windscreen area - the sunroof was open and covered up.

Thanks Watts, I hope so too as I love the car
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Re: Cracked sunroof surround
« Reply #192 on: 17 May 2021, 09:36 »
How much over the speed limit are we talking? :shocked:. You'd have thought that the employees knew the owner could monitor that stuff. Glad it's hopefully sorted!

Not sure Lordie, just triggered a speed limit I set on "We Connect" stating exceeded 70mph on roads that have a maximum of 60mph. Very dissapointed bit glad to have the car back.
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Offline Keano16

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Re: Cracked sunroof surround
« Reply #193 on: 28 June 2021, 14:06 »
^^Something to do with the incorrect way the bonding adhesive has been applied, which is causing stress at the point where the cracks appear.

Edit.  With thanks to Mark Burgess on the MK7 facebook page:

"VW acknowledge this is a problem and will change the surround, as a bulletin was circulated by VW on 19th February 2021.
The problem has been the way the sealant has been applied, not fully constraining the surround, so with vibration, road shocks, torsion of chassis and thermal expansion the crack forms.
When it been replaced with the VW stated sealant will fully constrain any movement in the surrounding metalwork will be absorbed in the sealant, therefore distributing any stresses and strains evenly, therefore not forcing any cracks.
This is not down to 19" wheels, uneven jacking or hard acceleration, just sealant issue
Problem solved and now accepted by VW."

That's gold! thanks for that.  Not had the problem and hope I don't but very handy to know.

Hello,

Which bulletin? Is there a copy of it somewhere?

My car is from 2014. and has this crack. Taking it to VW Croatia in couple of days. They claim I am the first customer with this problem, lol.

Offline SRGTD

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Re: Cracked sunroof surround
« Reply #194 on: 28 July 2021, 07:08 »
Not a cracked sunroof surround but an exploding glass sunroof panel experienced by a forum member over on golfmk7.com forum;

https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/index.php?threads/sunroof-exploded-today-on-2016-gti-that-was-fun.386701/
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Re: Cracked sunroof surround
« Reply #195 on: 15 April 2022, 08:50 »
After two years I thought I’d escaped this but on a clean last night there they are 🙄😭

Dealer visit on Wednesday. Nope sure what the wait time for parts will be but is what it is. Before covid and War I’d be more angry but end of the day it’s just a couple of cracks.








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Offline Watts

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Re: Cracked sunroof surround
« Reply #196 on: 15 April 2022, 10:34 »
Wow, that really has cracked! At least the issue is recognised now so you shouldn't have any bother getting it done under warranty. I wonder why the problem seems to mostly affect TCRs?
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Offline Kpow99

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Re: Cracked sunroof surround
« Reply #197 on: 23 April 2022, 20:34 »
Wow, that really has cracked! At least the issue is recognised now so you shouldn't have any bother getting it done under warranty. I wonder why the problem seems to mostly affect TCRs?

Took about 2 seconds to say yes no problem. Mainly GTI’s having the issue due to stiffer suspension. Hard to say if more TCR’s as only ever had one in showroom and that was sold to boss of https://www.romansinternational.com/ my local motorporn shop 🙈🥰

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Offline madstaff

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Re: Cracked sunroof surround
« Reply #198 on: 24 April 2022, 09:37 »
Never seen a roof crack like that before on pictures posted on here, they really are more like chasms!!

Glad its being sorted for you??

But, what happens to somebody who potentially experiences this when the cars out of warranty??
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Re: Cracked sunroof surround
« Reply #199 on: 24 April 2022, 10:13 »
Never seen a roof crack like that before on pictures posted on here, they really are more like chasms!!

Glad its being sorted for you??

But, what happens to somebody who potentially experiences this when the cars out of warranty??

I’d consider getting the sunroof surround vinyl wrapped if it happened out of warranty; it’d be significantly cheaper than paying for VW to replace it.

There are cases of cracked sunroof surrounds on older mk7 Golfs reported by forum members over on golfmk7.com forum, and also instances of the glossy top layer of the sunroof surround delaminating / peeling.

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