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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: mad man gti on 12 October 2008, 14:19
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its gettin sorted this week.. got my next 20k sirvice free aswell for the probl(http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr224/madmangti/P1010099-1.jpg)um
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Naughty naughty VW. Good to hear your getting a free service.
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blimey!! how old is your car??
waht sort of warranty are VW going to provide for the repair bearing in mind its a 6 year paint warranty (or something along those lines)
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blimey!! how old is your car??
waht sort of warranty are VW going to provide for the repair bearing in mind its a 6 year paint warranty (or something along those lines)
just turned 2years old mate. :cry:. and 15k on the clock
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thats really not right !!, do you know what caused it ?
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thats really not right !!, do you know what caused it ?
thats were the rubber sits. dont know yet paint job looks not so good there. i got the car new so know so no the history.
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so the rubber has worn away at the paint ?, perhaps doors are pulled in to tightly on the latch ?, or are they left to get dirt ingrained into them ?
Anyway not good that, hope you get it sorted to a satisfactory manner
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so the rubber has worn away at the paint ?, perhaps doors are pulled in to tightly on the latch ?, or are they left to get dirt ingrained into them ?
Anyway not good that, hope you get it sorted to a satisfactory manner
thanks m8.. so do i. cheers again. :wink:
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WOW! that's bad m8! i though it was only mercs that did that! :sick:
If i were you i would be going over the car VERY VERY carefully indeed!!
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You say you bought the car new!?
Was it an import or a UK model?
The reason I am asking is that there was some controversy over VW's being left at ports for up to 18 months (salt + water = not good!) and then being sold on as newly registered cars via import into the UK!
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You say you bought the car new!?
Was it an import or a UK model?
The reason I am asking is that there was some controversy over VW's being left at ports for up to 18 months (salt + water = not good!) and then being sold on as newly registered cars via import into the UK!
not a import m8. had to wait 12 weeks for it thou to get built. got from local vw stealers with no discount tw*ts ehh.
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You say you bought the car new!?
Was it an import or a UK model?
The reason I am asking is that there was some controversy over VW's being left at ports for up to 18 months (salt + water = not good!) and then being sold on as newly registered cars via import into the UK!
not a import m8. had to wait 12 weeks for it thou to get built. got from local vw stealers with no discount tw*ts ehh.
Not good that then :sick:
I've NEVER seen rust as bad as that on a 2 year old UK VW before :shocked:
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has anyone else actually checked rubbage around there ?, might be worth a look imo
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rubbage
lol, ive looked aswell, i have a small sign, smaller then a 5 pence coil on the rear seal nxt to the scuttle trim, that i soon touched up with touch
up when i bought mine. :huh:
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rubbage
lol, ive looked aswell, i have a small sign, smaller then a 5 pence coil on the rear seal nxt to the scuttle trim, that i soon touched up with touch
up when i bought mine. :huh:
actual rust ?
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rubbage
lol, ive looked aswell, i have a small sign, smaller then a 5 pence coil on the rear seal nxt to the scuttle trim, that i soon touched up with touch
up when i bought mine. :huh:
actual rust ?
no didnt let it, soon touched it up with the stick, but whether that was caused by a mis-aligned door??
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does the door line up correctly, may have dropped slightly! :undecided:
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rubbage
lol, ive looked aswell, i have a small sign, smaller then a 5 pence coil on the rear seal nxt to the scuttle trim, that i soon touched up with touch
up when i bought mine. :huh:
actual rust ?
no didnt let it, soon touched it up with the stick, but whether that was caused by a mis-aligned door??
so paint had been rubbed away by the rubbers you think ?
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yes, but not sure whether it was caused by a solvent drip, doesnt look like any scraping taking place, ill take a pic tommorow in the sunlight.
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Accident damage.
The original door might be in a skip somewhere. I suspect it was bent forward by some delivery twerp reversing with the door open, hitting another car and damaging the door pillar. Your garage or VW UK may have straightened and repainted the pillar and replaced the door.
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Accident damage.
The original door might be in a skip somewhere. I suspect it was bent forward by some delivery twerp reversing with the door open, hitting another car and damaging the door pillar. Your garage or VW UK may have straightened and repainted the pillar and replaced the door.
the rubber has been rubbing on the paint fella. will be getting sorted on thursday. and as for you sayin accident damage they must be qwick at fixing it i was there at my stealers everyday looking at it from the day it arrived.
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My first car, a Datsun, was bought new.
It's drivers door had been fixed (no one told me).
It would not stop rusting.
That rust does not look like a constant rubbing.
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My first car, a Datsun, was bought new.
It's drivers door had been fixed (no one told me).
It would not stop rusting.
That rust does not look like a constant rubbing.
the problem wasnt the fix, it was the Datsun bit :laugh:
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My first car, a Datsun, was bought new.
It's drivers door had been fixed (no one told me).
It would not stop rusting.
That rust does not look like a constant rubbing. it does not help when the car sits on me drive for a week or so with out using it. also it could of been a problum there before they sprayed it in the factory. i just hope it will be the end of it next week :smiley:
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My first car, a Datsun, was bought new.
It's drivers door had been fixed (no one told me).
It would not stop rusting.
That rust does not look like a constant rubbing.
the problem wasnt the fix, it was the Datsun bit :laugh:
At the time the Jap cars were beacons of reliability (until Teesside unloaders knackered them).
The new datsun GT-R is quite good. :grin:
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gotta go with Egbert on this (!)
sorry mad man but that just doesnt look in any shape or form like 'rubbing' induced rust.
more like a prev repair tbh
Id check how long your warranty on the actual repair is, once its done to be safe as you are soon out of full warranty
Good Luck
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gotta go with Egbert on this (!)
sorry mad man but that just doesnt look in any shape or form like 'rubbing' induced rust.
more like a prev repair tbh
Id check how long your warranty on the actual repair is, once its done to be safe as you are soon out of full warranty
Good Luck
cheers mate. shame you are not near carlisle then you could have a look at the RUBBING.
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......at the RUBBING.
ok , point taken rubbing it is :smiley: , let us know how you get on
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It could be midges getting in and fretting away the paint, and chromate layer, and zinc.
That's what it is.