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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: am1w on 28 June 2011, 18:37
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Just noticed 5 gouges on my rear heated window. They were not there yesterday. Of this I am certain. Car was parked in a covered car park all day, normally where I park.
This car keeps picking up all sorts of weird damage.
Glass can be replaced for a £70 excess payment with no effect on my NCB. Cannot be fixed as it is not laminated and would shatter if this was attemped.
Damn and blast. :angry:
(http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac50/am1w/IMG00285-20110628-1823.jpg)
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Time to change your car Asker , this keeps happening someone is pissed off with you :angry:
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Time to change your car Asker , this keeps happening someone is pissed off with you :angry:
Or just blindingly jealous. Gawd knows. :rolleyes:
Just got me thinking .... Now, why did VW do a full valet FOC? :shocked:
More thinking: Only the rear windscreen was wet when I left the car park and it was in a completely covered area. Maybe a bit of carpark roof fell on it. Curiouser and curiouser.
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Very strange what's going on with your car , can you get a garage near you off the council?
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Very strange what's going on with your car , can you get a garage near you off the council?
There are some garages available near my house but the driveway is too narrow to enter. I've tried.
I think it happened at work with a bit of roof dropping on it. I'll check tomorrow.
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Very strange what's going on with your car , can you get a garage near you off the council?
There are some garages available near my house but the driveway is too narrow to enter. I've tried.
I think it happened at work with a bit of roof dropping on it. I'll check tomorrow.
reverse into the garage , yes they are tight but worth it .
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Sorry to see this Asker :cry:
Mines been in the wars too today.
A kind sole at work noticed a seagull doing a bombing raid on the roof of my car. They kindly cleared it off with wet toilet roll then porred a bottle of water on the roof to dilute and clean the left over bits. The only problem is later this morning the sun came out and was very very hot. The puddles of water they left have etched in water mark stains :cry: ive tried to polish it out tonight but there not budging. :sad:
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Snoops: I have also suffered the seagull bombing campaign both on the car roof and on my head 3 weeks ago. The smell made me puke. I managed to get rid of the roof 'stains' by using: (1) Eurochem Nano dry wash spray, (2) Toughseal treatments 1 and 2. Not a mark anymore.
http://www.eurochem.co.uk/
Used a good shampoo on my head.
I just don't know how those gouges happened on my heated rear windscreen. So strange. :sick:
Sorry to hear about your mishap. :sad:
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Sorry to see this Asker :cry:
Mines been in the wars too today.
A kind sole at work noticed a seagull doing a bombing raid on the roof of my car. They kindly cleared it off with wet toilet roll then porred a bottle of water on the roof to dilute and clean the left over bits. The only problem is later this morning the sun came out and was very very hot. The puddles of water they left have etched in water mark stains :cry: ive tried to polish it out tonight but there not budging. :sad:
Try Limeprime Dodo Geoff or AG paint renovator :wink:
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Sorry to see this Asker :cry:
Mines been in the wars too today.
A kind sole at work noticed a seagull doing a bombing raid on the roof of my car. They kindly cleared it off with wet toilet roll then porred a bottle of water on the roof to dilute and clean the left over bits. The only problem is later this morning the sun came out and was very very hot. The puddles of water they left have etched in water mark stains :cry: ive tried to polish it out tonight but there not budging. :sad:
Try Limeprime Dodo Geoff or AG paint renovator :wink:
Thanks
I seem to have what this website classes as type 2 marks and about 12 of them spread round the roof were the deposits of water settled. :sad: Never let bottled water go near your paint work :sad:
http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4891
That panel was spotless until today. :cry:
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Geoff: A good machine polish should sort it.
All the best.
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Sorry to see this Asker :cry:
Mines been in the wars too today.
A kind sole at work noticed a seagull doing a bombing raid on the roof of my car. They kindly cleared it off with wet toilet roll then porred a bottle of water on the roof to dilute and clean the left over bits. The only problem is later this morning the sun came out and was very very hot. The puddles of water they left have etched in water mark stains :cry: ive tried to polish it out tonight but there not budging. :sad:
Snoopy, I've got a g220 machine polisher and a load of polishes if you want to have a borrow :wink:
Drop me a pm if you do.
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Snoopy, I've got a g220 machine polisher and a load of polishes if you want to have a borrow :wink:
Drop me a pm if you do.
This is MY thread and not a word of sympathy from you. :shocked: :sad:
So, I am locking it. :tongue:
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Snoopy, I've got a g220 machine polisher and a load of polishes if you want to have a borrow :wink:
Drop me a pm if you do.
This is MY thread and not a word of sympathy from you. :shocked: :sad:
So, I am locking it. :tongue:
OUR thread now..... :grin:
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Right, some useful information for those who might appreciate it. :kiss:
I will have the gouges fixed by:
Adrian of http://www.glasweld.info/ on Tuesday next week.
He is part of this group:
http://www.glaswelduk.com/
National Windscreens wished to replace the whole screen. Just imagine the problems I would probably have later on, with squeaks, rattles, damaged trim etc. etc. So decided to give them a miss, for now.
The damage happened in the car park. A very sharp shard of concrete fell onto the rear screen. Saw the offending shard on the floor today. Was getting paranoid that Wolfgang was being targeted by humans. I can deal quite comfortably with inanimate objects (with or without butteries). :laugh:
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I'm a bit late in here so I'll have to summarise my thoughts quickly.
Good God, not another foreign body hitting Wolfgang > That sounds like a neat repair method.
And for Geoff: f**king sh!te Hawks, shoot the lot of 'em!
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I'm a bit late in here so I'll have to summarise my thoughts quickly.
Good God, not another foreign body hitting Wolfgang > That sounds like a neat repair method.
And for Geoff: f**king sh!te Hawks, shoot the lot of 'em!
Well not so sh!tty. Sh!te on my head increased my bank balance, sh!te on my car brought further damage to Wolfgang.
On balance and after careful checking, I am still better off.
So let the sh!te times roll.
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Sorry to see this Asker :cry:
Mines been in the wars too today.
A kind sole at work noticed a seagull doing a bombing raid on the roof of my car. They kindly cleared it off with wet toilet roll then porred a bottle of water on the roof to dilute and clean the left over bits. The only problem is later this morning the sun came out and was very very hot. The puddles of water they left have etched in water mark stains :cry: ive tried to polish it out tonight but there not budging. :sad:
Snoops, I'd recommend some of this stuff: http://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/meguiars/body-solvent-3-78l.aspx
I have a cooking surface black car and it's done a great job of lifting the tough stuff. For the really obstinate marks, clay bar usually finishes the job off nicely.
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Snoopy, I've got a g220 machine polisher and a load of polishes if you want to have a borrow :wink:
Drop me a pm if you do.
This is MY thread and not a word of sympathy from you. :shocked: :sad:
So, I am locking it. :tongue:
I'm Awfully sorry to hear about your horrible misfortune of late, what terrible luck you are having.
Please forgive me for not offering my kind words of sympathy a little sooner. NOT! :laugh:
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I'm Awfully sorry to hear about your horrible misfortune of late, what terrible luck you are having.
Please forgive me for not offering my kind words of sympathy a little sooner. NOT! :laugh:
I'm not sorry to hear about your horrible misfortune of the past. What terrible luck you are having due to your own stupidity.
Please forgive me for offering my kind words of sympathy. :kiss:
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I'm Awfully sorry to hear about your horrible misfortune of late, what terrible luck you are having.
Please forgive me for not offering my kind words of sympathy a little sooner. NOT! :laugh:
I'm not sorry to hear about your horrible misfortune of the past. What terrible luck you are having due to your own stupidity.
Please forgive me for offering my kind words of sympathy. :kiss:
Yep I have to agree with you for once, you are stupid. :wink:
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I'm Awfully sorry to hear about your horrible misfortune of late, what terrible luck you are having.
Please forgive me for not offering my kind words of sympathy a little sooner. NOT! :laugh:
I'm not sorry to hear about your horrible misfortune of the past. What terrible luck you are having due to your own stupidity.
Please forgive me for offering my kind words of sympathy. :kiss:
Yep I have to agree with you for once, you are stupid. :wink:
English seems your stong point ..... or does it? :wink:
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Very strange what's going on with your car , can you get a garage near you off the council?
There are some garages available near my house but the driveway is too narrow to enter. I've tried.
I think it happened at work with a bit of roof dropping on it. I'll check tomorrow.
Looks like it to me. I just noticed cleaning the windows on mine the drivers side rear has similar marks to your rear window. Im guessing from stone chips and they show up so much due to the dark tint of the windows.
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Very strange what's going on with your car , can you get a garage near you off the council?
There are some garages available near my house but the driveway is too narrow to enter. I've tried.
I think it happened at work with a bit of roof dropping on it. I'll check tomorrow.
Looks like it to me. I just noticed cleaning the windows on mine the drivers side rear has similar marks to your rear window. Im guessing from stone chips and they show up so much due to the dark tint of the windows.
Damn. Sorry to hear about this. :sad:
I'll get mine fixed on Tuesday by Glas-Weld.
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Hi am1w, did you get the repair sorted, and if so, how were the results? Any problems?
Thanks
Tony
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Hi am1w, did you get the repair sorted, and if so, how were the results? Any problems?
Thanks
Tony
Hi Tony.
I did today.
He's filled the five gouges with resin. Took him about an hour. However, because the glass is 'black' in that area, it is visible at certain angles. The resin is not as transparent as the glass. Cost £100. At least I did not have the glass replaced with all the hellish problems that would ensue.
Wanted to take a picture but it is raining like mad here. Will do later or tomorrow.
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Thanks for the feedback. I have a couple of minor windscreen scratches so was keen to hear your opinion on the repair, albeit that your damage is a bit different to mine. Would be great to see the pics if you get the chance to post them. :wink:
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Thanks for the feedback. I have a couple of minor windscreen scratches so was keen to hear your opinion on the repair, albeit that your damage is a bit different to mine. Would be great to see the pics if you get the chance to post them. :wink:
Hi Tony.
Here is the picture as promised. The reflection of the brickwork does not help. Unfortunately, he'll have to come back and redo two of the gouges as the resin has not filled them properly. It would happen to me!
Basically, the repair is not invisible and appears like dried raindrops.
(http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac50/am1w/IMG00286-20110706-1811.jpg)
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Nearly sorted, good to hear.
Sounds like you have a stalker in the 'dodgy' West London area, pal :grin:
Red
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Nearly sorted, good to hear.
Sounds like you have a stalker in the 'dodgy' West London area, pal :grin:
Red
I know for sure someone targeted the roof but the rear windscreen was a lump of concrete that fell from the roof of the work car park. :rolleyes:
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Nearly sorted, good to hear.
Sounds like you have a stalker in the 'dodgy' West London area, pal :grin:
Red
I know for sure someone targeted the roof but the rear windscreen was a lump of concrete that fell from the roof of the work car park. :rolleyes:
Sue the NHS !
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Nearly sorted, good to hear.
Sounds like you have a stalker in the 'dodgy' West London area, pal :grin:
Red
I know for sure someone targeted the roof but the rear windscreen was a lump of concrete that fell from the roof of the work car park. :rolleyes:
Sue the NHS !
No point. It's broke. :laugh:
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He's done quite a good repair of that Asker. Glass repairs must be the hardest thing in the world to do neatly.
Much better than having the rear screen out and replaced with all the potential for disaster there. :shocked:
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He's done quite a good repair of that Asker. Glass repairs must be the hardest thing in the world to do neatly.
Much better than having the rear screen out and replaced with all the potential for disaster there. :shocked:
I agree.
Unfortunately, two of the gouges need to be redone. :rolleyes:
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Yeah, I guess it's a bit like trying to get a 100% finish with a touch up pen on your paintwork. Very difficult to get right first go. :sad:
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Yeah, I guess it's a bit like trying to get a 100% finish with a touch up pen on your paintwork. Very difficult to get right first go. :sad:
I spoke to him and he could not believe it could be so! Ah well, he might descend on me on Monday for the remedy.
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On my request, the Glas-Weld operator came back on Saturday to my home to fix the slightly faulty repair. He redid all 5 gouges which did not take him very long. There's no improvement from the first repair though slightly better than when left unrepaired. Very operator dependant IMO. Is it worth £100? A resounding NO.
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My rear screen is full of deep scratches :angry:
I think it is from all that bad weather we had and the Mrs clearing the ice n snow instead of putting heated rear screen on :cry:, hense why now she has a mini :grin:
I am going to get the rear screen replaced, what problems do you incur changing it ?
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My rear screen is full of deep scratches :angry:
I think it is from all that bad weather we had and the Mrs clearing the ice n snow instead of putting heated rear screen on :cry:, hense why now she has a mini :grin:
I am going to get the rear screen replaced, what problems do you incur changing it ?
Well, replacing the rear screen will involve removing all the internal trim, the wiper, the spoiler etc. If the operator is not very good, then the trim can be damaged, scratched, rattle etc. I just could not bear the thought of it. If I pick-up more scratches on the screen, I'll get it replaced. PITA.
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^^ i had mine on the mk5 done by the dealer under warranty, they took it to a body shop in york ? they said the spoiler needed repainting after removal and they didn't have a paint shop,
Don't know if this is true but it was a cracking job (pardon the pun :grin:)
The scratches are annoying me so need to get it sorted think there is about 20 deep ones :angry:
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Neil: If I had those number of marks, yes, I would replace. I would prefer it to be done at my VW Bodyshop where the fitter is an absolute perfectionist and whom I would task to remove and replace the trim. I simply don't trust National Windscreens (whom Admiral use) to remove and replace the internal trim, wiper and spoiler with commensurate care. :sad:
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Neil: If I had those number of marks, yes, I would replace. I would prefer it to be done at my VW Bodyshop where the fitter is an absolute perfectionist and whom I would task to remove and replace the trim. I simply don't trust National Windscreens (whom Admiral use) to remove and replace the internal trim, wiper and spoiler with commensurate care. :sad:
Thanx Asker
I will call in to VW tomorrow and see what they have to say :wink:
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Neil: If I had those number of marks, yes, I would replace. I would prefer it to be done at my VW Bodyshop where the fitter is an absolute perfectionist and whom I would task to remove and replace the trim. I simply don't trust National Windscreens (whom Admiral use) to remove and replace the internal trim, wiper and spoiler with commensurate care. :sad:
Thanx Asker
I will call in to VW tomorrow and see what they have to say :wink:
Snap. I will do the same. :wink:
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Only the internal trim needs removed to replace the window and the aerial connections disconnected.
Then it is cut out in the usual way with the cheese wire cutters :shocked:
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Only the internal trim needs removed to replace the window and the aerial connections disconnected.
Then it is cut out in the usual way with the cheese wire cutters :shocked:
Just thinking about it makes me feel ill. :sick:
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Only the internal trim needs removed to replace the window and the aerial connections disconnected.
Then it is cut out in the usual way with the cheese wire cutters :shocked:
Mike
is the mk5 a different design ? they said they had to remove and replace spoiler :rolleyes:
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Neil, the only difference with the MK5 is the wiper motor has to be removed as well, the spoiler stays put :smiley:
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Neil, the only difference with the MK5 is the wiper motor has to be removed as well, the spoiler stays put :smiley:
When the guy at National Windscreens said that the spoiler had to come off, I got cold feet. Obviously, they did not have a clue. :shocked:
Thankfully, I did not use them.
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Neil, the only difference with the MK5 is the wiper motor has to be removed as well, the spoiler stays put :smiley:
Mike
:undecided: :undecided: Wonder what they was playing at then, will make some enquiries tommorow :wink:
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Neil, the only difference with the MK5 is the wiper motor has to be removed as well, the spoiler stays put :smiley:
Mike
:undecided: :undecided: Wonder what they was playing at then, will make some enquiries tommorow :wink:
I'll speak to the fitter at the VW Bodyshop tomorrow and report back. :smiley:
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As is usual, Mike is right. Spoiler does not have to be removed on the Mk6. The VW Bodyshop is willing to remove and re-install the trim if I get National Windscreens to do the job on their premises ...... for a small charge, of course.
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i had this done by RAC auto windscreens.. mine was a total mess as the back screen was put through. Little bits of glass rattling inside the trim still to this day.
I was told that there is no way of getting them out unless they remove the boot... which i obviously didnt want. Seems to have settle down a little now, but the gent did break the internal trim which the parcel shelf hooks onto and then tried to dent he had done it.
A new part had to be ordered from VW and then re-fitted. All in all it was a pain in the ar$e to get it done.
A word of note - RAC windscreens would have automatically ordered and fitted one of THEIR rear screens for the golf. I had to specifically ask for it to be ordered from VW themselves!! They will try to save money where possible :wink:
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i had this done by RAC auto windscreens.. mine was a total mess as the back screen was put through. Little bits of glass rattling inside the trim still to this day.
I was told that there is no way of getting them out unless they remove the boot... which i obviously didnt want. Seems to have settle down a little now, but the gent did break the internal trim which the parcel shelf hooks onto and then tried to dent he had done it.
A new part had to be ordered from VW and then re-fitted. All in all it was a pain in the ar$e to get it done.
A word of note - RAC windscreens would have automatically ordered and fitted one of THEIR rear screens for the golf. I had to specifically ask for it to be ordered from VW themselves!! They will try to save money where possible :wink:
National Windscreens told me they would have to order a screen from VW. At least there's one- upmanship from my lot.
BTW, why did you need a new screen? :rolleyes:
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some chav smashed it