Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Judderi on 22 February 2005, 14:01
Title: Has anybody ever noticed?
Post by: Judderi on 22 February 2005, 14:01
Has anybody ever noticed that on the rear pillar behind the window the line is faded out on one side and solid on the other. Why is this?
(http://img164.exs.cx/img164/9596/line7gw.jpg)
Title: Re: Has anybody ever noticed?
Post by: Tucker on 22 February 2005, 14:20
Nope never noticed, may be some thing to strenghen the car coz of the fuel cap :huh:
Title: Re: Has anybody ever noticed?
Post by: Chris Green on 22 February 2005, 14:26
It looks like the line is solid on the Passenger side, and faded on the Drivers side.
The solid swage line will add strength into the drivers side, as would the filler cap recess.
Title: Re: Has anybody ever noticed?
Post by: Judderi on 22 February 2005, 15:31
Surely a line in the pannel is not for strength :laugh:
Title: Re: Has anybody ever noticed?
Post by: Chris Green on 22 February 2005, 16:23
A swage line in the panel will add strength. That probably isn't the reason it is there on this panel on the mk2 though.
It could be for a number of reasons, its most probably there for aesthetics, but could also be to reduce the chance of the panel rippling. (The swage will add rigidity).
On a 3 door car, the rear quarter panel is very large.
Title: Re: Has anybody ever noticed?
Post by: Chris Green on 22 February 2005, 16:30
A swage line in the panel will add strength. That probably isn't the reason it is there on this panel on the mk2 though.
It could be for a number of reasons, its most probably there for aesthetics, but could also be to reduce the chance of the panel rippling. (The swage will add rigidity).
On a 3 door car, the rear quarter panel is very large.
Title: Re: Has anybody ever noticed?
Post by: Tucker on 22 February 2005, 16:52
Surely a line in the pannel is not for strength? :laugh:
Well when i put go fast stickers on my old car i went faster :grin: :laugh:
Title: Re: Has anybody ever noticed?
Post by: Mr Blue on 22 February 2005, 17:35
havnt noticed this. will check later. probably a fault at Wolfsburg :laugh: :grin:
Title: Re: Has anybody ever noticed?
Post by: Judderi on 22 February 2005, 17:45
I agree blue i think its more likely to be a fault.
Title: Re: Has anybody ever noticed?
Post by: tinman on 22 February 2005, 17:46
can't say i've ever noticed this to be honest.
sure you havent got a defective car? or a defective paint job?
Title: Re: Has anybody ever noticed?
Post by: JMallows on 22 February 2005, 19:14
Mine has the line on both sides???
Title: Re: Has anybody ever noticed?
Post by: Judderi on 23 February 2005, 09:57
Yes you will have the line on both sides but look closer and you will see that the line on one side fades away when the other is solid all the way across. As far as i know this is the case on all mk2's, well it is on all the ones i have looked at or owned.
Title: Re: Has anybody ever noticed?
Post by: Dizzie on 23 February 2005, 11:37
I'll have mine smoothed away anyway when it returns to the bodyshop later this year
Title: Re: Has anybody ever noticed?
Post by: Judderi on 23 February 2005, 12:29
:laugh: :grin: Ooooooo dangerous you might take away the strength of the rear pannel and the whole car will fall apart. :grin: :laugh:
Title: Re: Has anybody ever noticed?
Post by: Dizzie on 23 February 2005, 12:40