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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: zerolight on 22 November 2008, 13:16

Title: Broken MKV GTI Fog Lamp / Oh and a Ding
Post by: zerolight on 22 November 2008, 13:16
Hi guys. Any idea how much a new Fog lamp is for my GTI. A stone or something must have hit it on the motorway, smashing the glass on offside front fog lamp. An expense I don't need right now, but it's bothering me.

I've also got a wee ding on one of the passenger dooes, above the door crease, on a flat panel under the window. Some idiot hit it with their door when they parked beside me. Will dent devils be able to fix that? Will be be cheap? How do they do it? Paint isn't broken.
Title: Re: Broken MKV GTI Fog Lamp / Oh and a Ding
Post by: Dogbucket on 22 November 2008, 16:40
I've also got a wee ding on one of the passenger dooes, above the door crease, on a flat panel under the window. Some idiot hit it with their door when they parked beside me. Will dent devils be able to fix that? Will be be cheap? How do they do it? Paint isn't broken.

I had a ding in the same position fixed by a company on the south coast called Dent Magician. They use various long probes and what not to lever it out. For a door they just reach inside by going down the side of the window, for other areas they may drill a small hole inside the wheel arch for example. I think it was about £50 and it has completely gone.
Title: Re: Broken MKV GTI Fog Lamp / Oh and a Ding
Post by: RedRobin on 22 November 2008, 17:29
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Off topic but I'm sure I'll be forgiven for sharing this - Inspired by Dogbucket's 'other' car! : -

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TSlkKO-ERD0&feature=related (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TSlkKO-ERD0&feature=related)

:cool:
Title: Re: Broken MKV GTI Fog Lamp / Oh and a Ding
Post by: bacillus on 22 November 2008, 19:53
There's a fog light on ebay for just under £24
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLKSWAGON-GOLF-MK5-GTI-2004-FRONT-FOG-LAMP_W0QQitemZ170279866884QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item170279866884&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1299%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
Title: Re: Broken MKV GTI Fog Lamp / Oh and a Ding
Post by: Dogbucket on 23 November 2008, 07:46
....

Off topic but I'm sure I'll be forgiven for sharing this - Inspired by Dogbucket's 'other' car! : -

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TSlkKO-ERD0&feature=related (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TSlkKO-ERD0&feature=related)

:cool:

I like that  :evil: particularly the way the speedo is greyed out  :grin:

Although I think that is a Tuscan, mine sounds more like this

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nbsCl_i-23M
Title: Re: Broken MKV GTI Fog Lamp / Oh and a Ding
Post by: zerolight on 23 November 2008, 19:41
There's a fog light on ebay for just under £24
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLKSWAGON-GOLF-MK5-GTI-2004-FRONT-FOG-LAMP_W0QQitemZ170279866884QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item170279866884&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1299%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

Cheers. I'll probably nab that. On a related note, anyone ever put R32 grills on a GTI in place of the fogs?
Title: Re: Broken MKV GTI Fog Lamp / Oh and a Ding
Post by: zerolight on 23 November 2008, 19:42
I've also got a wee ding on one of the passenger dooes, above the door crease, on a flat panel under the window. Some idiot hit it with their door when they parked beside me. Will dent devils be able to fix that? Will be be cheap? How do they do it? Paint isn't broken.

I had a ding in the same position fixed by a company on the south coast called Dent Magician. They use various long probes and what not to lever it out. For a door they just reach inside by going down the side of the window, for other areas they may drill a small hole inside the wheel arch for example. I think it was about £50 and it has completely gone.

Cheers for that, I'm in Glasgow, but interesting to know how they fix it.
Title: Re: Broken MKV GTI Fog Lamp / Oh and a Ding
Post by: No Golf Clubs at all on 24 November 2008, 04:10
Zerolight....I have a number of a guy who sorted my audi in Glasgow, did a cracking job for about £50..amazing to see the crease in the door and the rear quarter just come out.. PM me if you want his number, he does homers and spends most of his week going round dealerships sorting out the dings that wee scrotes in garages put in peoples prized possessions.
Title: Re: Broken MKV GTI Fog Lamp / Oh and a Ding
Post by: JoeGTI on 24 November 2008, 14:11
I had a dent knocked out by a "dent-master" guy on my door about a year ago. My dent was above the door handle, just under the window line! It was 100% perfect after he'd finished. Brilliant.
I watched the guy do it, he just popped off the plastic cover on the leading edge of the door and that gives you lots of little holes to access behind the door skin. Looked easy  :smiley: