Missing Fog lights

[fredgroves]

Just at my dealer collecting mine they have said that mine is a misfit without fogs as they are due to be on them

And so how is a "misfit" dealt with?

[SRGTD]

Just at my dealer collecting mine they have said that mine is a misfit without fogs as they are due to be on them

Misfit or mis-build? I'm not sure I know what a misfit car build is, but assuming the dealer meant mis-build, this is where a car has been built that is missing some of its model-designated features. 

I've read of instances in the past where one or two mis-builds occasionally slip through the system, but it does see to be just the odd individual vehicle. However, with mk7.5 GTI/GTD 'fog-gate' it seems that pretty much all mk7.5 GTI's and GTD's delivered to the UK mainland have been built without front fogs, so more than the odd one or two mis-builds, more like the whole production run to date. This strongly suggests the UK standard GTI/GTD spec supplied to the production plant in Germany by VW UK omitted front fogs in error.

As fredgroves has asked, it does raise the question of how this is going to be dealt with.

[fredgroves]

"mis build" is normally where the customer has ordered an option (eg a sunroof) and somehow along the path the order at build time hasn't had it on the options list.

Its not normally something like forgetting a non-option basic spec.

This is almost certainly that the error, somehow, is with VW UK's definition of basic spec - which definitely is something that they had to define when they introduced the Mk7.5.

[karlak]

Would any country have a GTi or GTD without fog-lights though ?  Surely it is a standard fit for a GTx in any market, it just goes with the look and style I would have thought.

[fredgroves]

Anything is possible! They clearly make a non-foglight infill GTI/GTD Mk7.5 panel for some reason.... VW UK haven't had those made especially!

Us here can't possibly know how they do things in all countries - we are familiar with Ireland, UK and Germany, but who knows in say Greece or Australia or Russia or something!

[GTD1414]

Didn't' some specs of the mk7 GTI in the US come without fogs? They have different trim levels i.e SE/Sport for the GTI. They also didnt get xenons or LED taillights on some models?

What I can't understand is that surely its more expensive for VW to make 2 variants of the bumper/trim where the foglights go. Rather than make the standard exterior of GTI the same worldwide.

[linc-dub]

Calling all members

go to
http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/need-help/about-us/customer-care

and Start a Live Chat conversation about the lack of front fog lights on GTD / GTi's

I've just done that and Mohammed spoke to the Technical Sales Team and gave this response;

If you come back to us in a couple of weeks we may have some positive information regarding front fog lights.  We haven't released anything officially yet, so I'm unable to comment further, but we at expecting some new direct information about the front fog lights being on GTD / GTI's.

So come on guys - people power - get bombarding them for this official news to be released a.s.a.p.

[GTD1414]

Calling all members

go to
http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/need-help/about-us/customer-care

and Start a Live Chat conversation about the lack of front fog lights on GTD / GTi's

I've just done that and Mohammed spoke to the Technical Sales Team and gave this response;

If you come back to us in a couple of weeks we may have some positive information regarding front fog lights.  We haven't released anything officially yet, so I'm unable to comment further, but we at expecting some new direct information about the front fog lights being on GTD / GTI's.

So come on guys - people power - get bombarding them for this official news to be released a.s.a.p.

Just done, same guy chatting to me too.

Seriously though, I'm wanting to put a new GTD order in soon and things like this putting me off until its sorted.

[Sootchucker]

I'm sure some of us remember the debacle when the MK7 performance models were officially launched in Spring 2013 (I know I do). Things were appearing then disappearing from the spec sheets, options that were able to be selected on a price list, you couldn't in a showroom, and all the while VW UK not having the slightest clue what was going on.

I promised myself then I would never buy into a new model straight away (and certainly not without seeing it first in the flesh) to know exactly what I was getting and for VW UK to sort themselves out and everything to settle down. The same will be the case when the MK8 comes along, then the MK9 etc etc.......

[GTD1414]

I'm sure some of us remember the debacle when the MK7 performance models were officially launched in Spring 2013 (I know I do). Things were appearing then disappearing from the spec sheets, options that were able to be selected on a price list, you couldn't in a showroom, and all the while VW UK not having the slightest clue what was going on.

I promised myself then I would never buy into a new model straight away (and certainly not without seeing it first in the flesh) to know exactly what I was getting and for VW UK to sort themselves out and everything to settle down. The same will be the case when the MK8 comes along, then the MK9 etc etc.......

Totally agree with you on that one.