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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: hog_hedge on 21 May 2017, 16:58

Title: Does anyone else have this stuck to their cars?
Post by: hog_hedge on 21 May 2017, 16:58

I picked my car up from the dealership completely unprepared and it had a small piece of clear wrap attached to the corner or the door shut. Is this clear wrap something that is only for transport or should it stay on?

(http://i.imgur.com/Uo3YrSR.jpg)

Title: Re: Does anyone else have this stuck to their cars?
Post by: Exonian on 21 May 2017, 17:04

It's a stone guard sticker fitted exclusively to 3 door cars.
Enjoy the exclusitivity while it lasts as it soon gets yucky.
I peeled mine off after a while, tiny bits of grit get under it round the edges.

Title: Re: Does anyone else have this stuck to their cars?
Post by: phazer on 21 May 2017, 17:43

Manufacturers seem to do it all the time now, it should stay on it supposed to reduce stone rash and corrosion.

Why make something resist corrosion better when you can just stick some plastic on!

Title: Re: Does anyone else have this stuck to their cars?
Post by: I wanted a GTi on 21 May 2017, 17:51

First car I ever had that on was my XR3i, lasted for years.

Title: Re: Does anyone else have this stuck to their cars?
Post by: SRGTD on 21 May 2017, 18:56

Quote from: I wanted a GTi on 21 May 2017, 17:51

First car I ever had that on was my XR3i, lasted for years.

I feel hard done by; I had a mk3 XR3 (non injection model), a mk3 XR3i and a mk3 facelift (mk4) XR3i and I never had these clear vinyl stone protection wraps on any of them! :sad:

Title: Re: Does anyone else have this stuck to their cars?
Post by: Watts on 21 May 2017, 19:12

Quote from: SRGTD on 21 May 2017, 18:56

Quote from: I wanted a GTi on 21 May 2017, 17:51

First car I ever had that on was my XR3i, lasted for years.

I feel hard done by; I had a mk3 XR3 (non injection model), a mk3 XR3i and a mk3 facelift (mk4) XR3i and I never had these clear vinyl stone protection wraps on any of them! :sad:

I had a MK1 and MK2 Capri and the only thing they had wrapping itself around them was rust :laugh:

Title: Re: Does anyone else have this stuck to their cars?
Post by: I wanted a GTi on 21 May 2017, 20:12

Quote from: SRGTD on 21 May 2017, 18:56

Quote from: I wanted a GTi on 21 May 2017, 17:51

First car I ever had that on was my XR3i, lasted for years.

I feel hard done by; I had a mk3 XR3 (non injection model), a mk3 XR3i and a mk3 facelift (mk4) XR3i and I never had these clear vinyl stone protection wraps on any of them! :sad:

It was just in front of the rear wheel, where the rear quarter panel bulged out. My brother in laws XR3 had the same. It was about 1mm thick on both.

Title: Re: Does anyone else have this stuck to their cars?
Post by: Gnasher on 25 May 2017, 14:25

I had them on mine - very soon you'll start getting grit sticking to the edges and underneath it where it pulls away from the bodywork.

Had them removed for about 10k miles and absolutely no issues with stone's being flicked up and damaging it there so I'd remove them if I were you.

Title: Re: Does anyone else have this stuck to their cars?
Post by: hog_hedge on 25 May 2017, 16:23

Thanks everyone for the responses :grin:

Quote from: Gnasher on 25 May 2017, 14:25

I had them on mine - very soon you'll start getting grit sticking to the edges and underneath it where it pulls away from the bodywork.

Had them removed for about 10k miles and absolutely no issues with stone's being flicked up and damaging it there so I'd remove them if I were you.

On the other side it came with grit inside it from the factory. I'll get rid then, thanks.