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Offline ajmoir36

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Re: Today was the day (not a GTi sorry)
« Reply #40 on: 25 April 2010, 11:37 »
Just use of the speakers crank them up, various tunes.  The bass just seems to be getting stronger, actually had to turn the bass down slightly in the treble-mid-bass control.
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Re: Today was the day (not a GTi sorry)
« Reply #41 on: 25 April 2010, 11:40 »
Tried to take a pic but you cant see it.  Its in line with the top of the wheel below the crease and an inch away from the join between wing and door.

I know these are difficult to photograph. Get a recommended guy in to look at it and fix it. However, I don't think you should consider the re-spray route.
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Re: Today was the day (not a GTi sorry)
« Reply #42 on: 25 April 2010, 11:43 »
No broken paint (barley noticable), theres no way it will be sprayed.  Its two days old and a used car - NOW.  I expect it is the first of many dents to be placed in it by others over the years. Ho hum. :rolleyes:
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Re: Today was the day (not a GTi sorry)
« Reply #43 on: 25 April 2010, 11:53 »
No broken paint (barley noticable), theres no way it will be sprayed.  Its two days old and a used car - NOW.  I expect it is the first of many dents to be placed in it by others over the years. Ho hum. :rolleyes:

It could have happened when transported from Germany or for so many other reasons. You can only see it when it catches the light in certain ways. Looks worse in the shade!
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Re: Today was the day (not a GTi sorry)
« Reply #44 on: 25 April 2010, 12:45 »
I spotted it whilst checking the tyre pressures.  I know I looked down the car on collection and didnt see it then.
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Re: Today was the day (not a GTi sorry)
« Reply #45 on: 25 April 2010, 13:01 »
I spotted it whilst checking the tyre pressures.  I know I looked down the car on collection and didnt see it then.

I noticed a dent in my bonnet about a week after taking delivery, took it back to the stealers and they got chipsaway to sort it, spot on job  :smiley:

there was no way it could of been done by anybody except during production cos it was an upward dent and when you looked under the bonnet it was behind one of the strenthener bars, so no issues or arguments for them to sort it :wink:
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Re: Today was the day (not a GTi sorry)
« Reply #46 on: 25 April 2010, 13:36 »
Same here. I found a dent a couple of days after picking up the car which couldn't have happened with me as I was with the car and it was only parked in my drive. In the picture it looks massive and unmissable but in reality it could hardly be seen especially with a bit of dirt on the car.
The dealer had no problems fixing it FOC. Get on the phone to them.

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Re: Today was the day (not a GTi sorry)
« Reply #47 on: 25 April 2010, 20:27 »
The wing dint.
Theres no strengthener behind the wing as such only a foam block its all single skin easy to get at and knock out.





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Re: Today was the day (not a GTi sorry)
« Reply #48 on: 25 April 2010, 20:29 »
It would be in the second pic down, my Dad says he can get a dent man to take it out easy, they do it all the time.  Now just need some time to get it down there.
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Re: Today was the day (not a GTi sorry)
« Reply #49 on: 25 April 2010, 20:42 »
The wing dint.
Theres no strengthener behind the wing as such only a foam block its all single skin easy to get at and knock out.

I have got a very, very small depression just above the crese line along the middle of the nearside wing. Have had 2 dent removal men look at it and try and remove it. They cannot as there is a strengthner there and they cannot get to it either from the top or through the wheelarch. So there are places where this cannot be done!
'The Dentman' reduced the depression by 50% but the other guy would not even attempt to do anything. It took 'The Dentman' nearly 45 mins to acheive this.
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