So she's in with the Stealer...

[rskardon]

Got the big 4 year service and cambelt change today, fingers crossed that goes alright, i asked them to look at a couple of additional bits too:

The rear badge is starting to get a bit of the whiteworm at the bottom - has anyone had these replaced on extended warranty? the guy didnt think trim was covered?

Also been getting some water in the rear LED - though of course sods law there was none in it today - the guy reckined they'll have to pour water around it to check it, I'm pretty sure that wont work but what can you do eh? (I tried getting it with the hose last night to no avail)

i have to say the 1.4 or 1.6 (not sure) golf i have as my courtesy car truly makes me appreciate the GTI, its sooooo slow its ridiculous, the good thing being I only have ot pay 15p per mile for the fuel (pretty sure i'm not getting that kind of economy).

They reckon the service could take a couple of days which seems slightly excessive but i guess it depends on the rear light as that will be off to the body shop.

Anyway enough random rambling,

R

[ub7rm]

With regards to the rear brake light mine doesn't seem to have any water in it but half the LED's are shot.  Quoted £400 to have it replaced (inc new spoiler and spraying) from a VW bodyshop.

The car is out of warranty and I currently have a case with VW UK for goodwill payment as I think £400 / new spoiler is a farce for changing a jumped up light bulb.  All the guys at the dealer agreed that it was a terrible design and would support my claim for goodwill.  Will keep you updated...

[Caz]

They should get that work done in a day! Dependant on whats wrong with the light..
blah, some dealers.lol  lol

[mrlapou]

May sound dramatic, but simply break the old LED light, the pull out the parts. Slot new light straight in. Bingo!! job done.

How much was the bill for the service and how much was the cambelt change on its own?

[rskardon]

Hi there,

Could be a plan as they have just said its not covered under the 'All Parts Warranty', supposidly no water leak is, which is ridiculous, anyway the cost for:-


Oil/Filter Change
Spark Plugs
Pollen Filter
Brake Fluid
Air Filter - All above £355ish
Cambelt - £470ish
MOT - £55ish

Total quote £884.16 Including 20% Discount (for being over 3 years old), Also they just rang and having the rear Brake pads done for around £100 so gonna dent the bank balance fairly badly!


R

[Caz]

Your labour must be a bit.. I just did a quote for a 4th longlife service, cambelt&tensioner on a 2004 plate gti and it was £660..

[rskardon]

Probably getting F**ked as per usual, its in at Drift Bridge in Surrey, they do a reasonable job, i'd probably use the local independant but i need to use main dealers whilst its on Finance still,

Oh well 

[ub7rm]

Probably getting F**ked as per usual, its in at Drift Bridge in Surrey, they do a reasonable job, i'd probably use the local independant but i need to use main dealers whilst its on Finance still,

Oh well 

Really?  I doubt it...maybe serviced in line with the OEM schedule but if you are able to have it serviced outwith the dealer network and keep the warranty on a new car I don't see why you HAVE to use the dealers for the finance either?

With regards to the high level brake light I though of surgery involving a dremel to get the old one out but I'm not convinced you could refit a new one that easily.  For one thing I don't know if the wires plug into the light unit or if they are teminated internally.  They are screwed in from INSIDE the spoiler apparantly 

[mrlapou]

My mistake... :embarassed: Scanning through VW ElsaWin, for the GTI, the roof spolier needs to to be cut off before being able to access the brake light.
Have pdfs if anyone is interested.

[rskardon]

Just picked the GTi up, bill was just a little less than i expected with £949 the final result 

Everything seems ok, i was hoping the spark plug and cambelt change might 100% cure a minor lumpy idle i noticed but doesnt seem to have 100% stopped it, still its so slight i'll probably survive.

The mechanic couldnt find anything wrong with the clutch so i guess that is good news  and in my courtesy car it did feel the same which is re-asuring as it was an 08 plate (1.4 Beast!)

My only slight concern is that i asked them to make it time and distance and accordingly they used non long life 'Synta Gold' oil, for some reason i had it in my head that they used long life on all services now, any experineces of this oil? 

In line with this when i check the service interval by holding down the mile reset and turning the ignition it strangely still says service now but the service team did take it back round to the garage and have them re-check and they assure me it is set to T&D, with today at 0 days 0miles,

I guess that's less important now its on a time and distance as i'm sure i can work out 1 year/10k miles without too much trouble.

Anyway all sorted, the bank balance took a pasting but should be the biggest service for quite a while,

Thanks for previous posts,

R