What have you done to your MK 7 today ?

[Booth11]

Rebecca, push for a new Pretoria wheel. I would. It'd make no odds to you anyway assuming it's insurance job.

Yeah that did cross my mind Joe. Might be too late now as the quote has gone to the insurer, will have to see what the bodyshop says.

[Booth11]

Sorry to read about this latest bit of bad luck Rebecca,in my defense I have been on my hols.

Im sure I read somewhere recently, that someone came back to their dash-cam equip vehicle to find some scroat had smashed the window and knicked them.

It only happened a couple days ago Gtiless.  Pita.

I'll have take my chances with the dashcam. But if it does get nicked you can say you told me so, lol.

Im not trying to put you off,I think they are a good idea but I just think it getting to the point that no matter what we do we cant win. 

I know you are not.  It's a risk but one worth taking I think. I've just had enough of my car getting abused by others and feel I need to take precautions now.

[p3asa]

That really annoys me, if a wheel is damaged cosmetically they tend to get them refurbished. It should be a replacement.

[Watts]

Bought a pair of carbon fibre covered replacement door mirror caps. Arrived in the post this morning. Struggled a bit fitting the first one, my original red one suddenly came off and ended up on the floor with a few marks  Okay though I thought, I won't be refitting them.... Then, I started on the other and having removed the mirror glass which makes it a lot easier, the old cover came off without incident but, in just positioning the new one one of the retaining clips just snapped off I could understand if I was forcing it on but I wasn't. I suppose that's the problem with pattern parts. Emailed the seller to see if they will sort it for me. The one that went on looked great too 

[Snooze]

Someone else did this to it....

Out and about in the car on work business this afternoon and hit in the rear coming off a roundabout by a transit type van.  Hit my passenger side rear wing and bumper.  Fair bit of damage to rear off side wing, bumper, rear light and the wheel and damage under wheel arch.   F**king hell!
 
I was indicating left and had all but exited the roundabout onto the dual carriageway when heard and felt a bang which rocked the back of the car.  I immediately pulled off the dual carriageway into a nearby side road and parked up. I didn't see the vehicle that hit me, but a few moments later a blue Peugeot pulled up into the side road and came alongside me and wound down his window.  Assumed he must be the driver that hit me but it was someone who witnessed the incident. Incredibly, I knew the witness guy (someone used to work with) - he said a transit type van had hit me in the rear.  He was travelling behind the van and he’d seen what happened and transit driver was at fault. 
 
The transit was indicating right, to go right round the roundabout but was driving in the left hand lane and hit the back of me, just as I was leaving the roundabout and still clearly indicating left.  He said the transit had then pulled off into a different side road but by the time I got back in the car and round the one way system to that location it was gone.  I phoned him later to get a description of the van, he unfortunately hadn't been able to get the reg number but said it was very distinctive large brown transit of some sort, with a hotchpotch of panels painted different colours.  I suddenly realised that I had seen it on my way back round the roundabout on way to police station but didn't know it was the offending van at the time!!!  I have reported it to the police and will be checking to see if there’s any cctv covering the roundabout and adjacent area that may have captured the incident and hopefully identify the van. Also reported to my insurer and I' arranging to get the car assessed and a quote from my preferred repairer later this week.
   
P!ssed off doesn't even begin to describe it.
 
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Mother f**ker. So gutted for you becca. This is becoming an all to common occurrence :-(

[Watts]

Bought a pair of carbon fibre covered replacement door mirror caps. Arrived in the post this morning. Struggled a bit fitting the first one, my original red one suddenly came off and ended up on the floor with a few marks  Okay though I thought, I won't be refitting them.... Then, I started on the other and having removed the mirror glass which makes it a lot easier, the old cover came off without incident but, in just positioning the new one one of the retaining clips just snapped off I could understand if I was forcing it on but I wasn't. I suppose that's the problem with pattern parts. Emailed the seller to see if they will sort it for me. The one that went on looked great too 

Oh well, not exactly surprising but the seller told me to bu**er off! So, £90 down the drain

[mcmaddy]

Can you not find someone local who can plastic weld the clip back on??

[Watts]

Can you not find someone local who can plastic weld the clip back on??

No idea, not sure if it would work as the clip has to be flexible to lock on. Plus the broken bit is nowhere to be found....

Maybe I need to find someone with only a driver's mirror who wants just the one cover to sell to!

Wasn't convinced by the fit, there was a slight gap on the inside edge. If my wallet ever recovers enough to risk buying another set it'll really have to be genuine VW covered parts.

Thanks for the suggestion though mcmaddy, appreciated.

[Talk-torque]

Why not get your originals wrapped, or have a go yourself.

Bad luck with the caps you bought. Always a bit of a gamble, buying bits like that. Some good, but some not good. 

[SCOTTE]

Bought a pair of carbon fibre covered replacement door mirror caps. Arrived in the post this morning. Struggled a bit fitting the first one, my original red one suddenly came off and ended up on the floor with a few marks  Okay though I thought, I won't be refitting them.... Then, I started on the other and having removed the mirror glass which makes it a lot easier, the old cover came off without incident but, in just positioning the new one one of the retaining clips just snapped off I could understand if I was forcing it on but I wasn't. I suppose that's the problem with pattern parts. Emailed the seller to see if they will sort it for me. The one that went on looked great too 

You could try contacting Ebay saying you have a problem with the item, might be able to get a new one or money back that way as it sounds it was not fit for purpose.

Oh well, not exactly surprising but the seller told me to bu**er off! So, £90 down the drain