Missing Fog lights

[kalimon]

I spoke to VW customer service earlier about my car that is now awaiting PDI and they were referring to it as a 'mis-build'.  I was trying to get a better offer than the £245 as I feel come trade in time in a couple of years it may be difficult to get the same price as a 'proper' GTD/GTI with full standard kit including fogs.  All they did was speak to the dealer to try to get them to cut their margin on the car.  No further offer of compensation from VW themselves.

Given that, I've decided to re-order.  I have seen the bulletin VW0408-17 and it does state that if a customer wants to re-order, the regular order process should be used and then flagged as a VIP order.  However my dealer did say all customer orders are 'VIP' orders - it just means it takes priority over a stock order and it will still take the usual 10-12 weeks.

I would have done the same thing. The car looks very strange without the fogs and would annoy you every time you looked at it.
VW have outdone themselves with this balls up!

Why does it look strange...

Beauty in the eye of the beholder.

If you don't think it looks strange, that's perfectly fine, but to me it looks like somethings missing.
Oh wait, there IS something missing

[Daz Auto]

We were out earlier. I was driving. I lost count of the number of people who had their fog lights on tonight. There was no fog you idiots

Edit: the next technology will be Laser headlights. I wonder will I be able to set them to zap the fog lights on cars when there is NO fog? How cool would that be!

[eatontrifles]

To those of you who have taken delivery of your cars without fog lights, can you check if the bumper insert is blanked off or is it used as a functional brake duct?

[moanjam]

To those of you who have taken delivery of your cars without fog lights, can you check if the bumper insert is blanked off or is it used as a functional brake duct?

blanked off mate

[Briggsy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NGKs89gpTo

Some good long shots of a GTI PP without fogs.

[I wanted a GTi]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NGKs89gpTo

Some good long shots of a GTI PP without fogs.

I think that guy has looked at too many Richard Hammond clips trying to style his manner. Annoying to say the least.

[Briggsy]

 

[fredgroves]

To those of you who have taken delivery of your cars without fog lights, can you check if the bumper insert is blanked off or is it used as a functional brake duct?

Definitely blanked off but there is a channel to direct airflow down the side of the car (like the recent R video showed).

I've got a photo of the car I saw originally in fog-gate and a close up of the " fog hole "

[TonyJ]

Mine is a VW personal lease car I am due to get.  No word yet on the missing fogs.

Will be interesting to see if lease has a different outlook on this to "retail".  There will certainly be no option of extra dealer margin.  I really don't want a misbuild car, even though ultimately it wont cost me anything as it will be handed back.  Personally, if I was buying private I wouldn't touch one of these mis-builds with the proverbial.  They will have a stigma attached to them on resale value imo.


Interesting above that the dealer said they would get VW UK to take the car back if rejected, so even the dealer doesn't want it on their hands.


But each to their own.

Mine is also a personal lease through VWFS.
My dealer rang me yesterday after the formal communication to dealers was sent out. He told me that no decision had yet been made on the options for the lease vehicles, but he should hear later next week, and will then contact me.
My view is that a rebuild will not be an option (although I suppose you can just cancel the credit agreement - 14 days cooling off period). My view is that they might knock a few pounds off the monthly charge ....

[karlak]

Mine is a VW personal lease car I am due to get.  No word yet on the missing fogs.

Will be interesting to see if lease has a different outlook on this to "retail".  There will certainly be no option of extra dealer margin.  I really don't want a misbuild car, even though ultimately it wont cost me anything as it will be handed back.  Personally, if I was buying private I wouldn't touch one of these mis-builds with the proverbial.  They will have a stigma attached to them on resale value imo.


Interesting above that the dealer said they would get VW UK to take the car back if rejected, so even the dealer doesn't want it on their hands.


But each to their own.

Mine is also a personal lease through VWFS.
My dealer rang me yesterday after the formal communication to dealers was sent out. He told me that no decision had yet been made on the options for the lease vehicles, but he should hear later next week, and will then contact me.
My view is that a rebuild will not be an option (although I suppose you can just cancel the credit agreement - 14 days cooling off period). My view is that they might knock a few pounds off the monthly charge ....

Thanks for the update, still not heard anything about mine yet.

What is a bit weird with mine is that the car has been showing in transit for almost two weeks now.  This is after I was told it was cleared at the port from shipping over 10 days ago.  Would have thought it hit the UK by now, although I do know the tracker isnt the most reliable.