Front wheel arch corrosion

[sprout99]

Ive been talking to a few people of late and Mill have done alot of these now, seems very common.

car gone back in - paint was not what i'd call an acceptable finish

[Snoopy]

Sorry to read this  Hope they fix it for you to a high standard.

[sprout99]

Sorry to read this  Hope they fix it for you to a high standard.

getting it back today - it had better be good or i will be keeping my 20%

i hope it's not raining too

[sprout99]

picked car up - all looks ok

will give it a going over at home

 

[Snoopy]

Bet the rain did not help  :embarassed:

[sprout99]

it held off when picked up and while i mopped it last night

she was gleaming today

[Yorkishire]

Gutted - Whilst washing and polishing my 06 GTI I found I had rust around both front wheel arches.  After reading this and the other links I'm off to my VW dealer tomorrow to see what they say.  For a car that isn't quite 5 years old this is appauling...

[sprout99]

it's very rare for them to pay 100% but keep on at them
it's a known prob.

we had to contribute £130

[Brian_GTI]

Out of interest, does this affect all Mk5's regardless of age and model? I've yet to see any high mileage '04 plates with rampant rust, however, I may not have looked closely enough!

[Snoopy]

Yes its the design of the inner plastic wheel arch, It rubs on the inside of the wing and rubs the paint off.