« Reply #16 on: 22 February 2025, 21:37 »
Technically you *should* inform your insurer, but seriously, is anyone actually going to?
The bigger paddles won’t increase the risk of anything, are far from dangerous, don’t get in the way of anything or block the view of anything, and are an OEM part.
Unless an insurance assessor is extremely eagle eyed I doubt they’d notice or care even after a serious accident. Heaven forbid that happens to any of us.
I raised the question in the bonnet lifter thread as that’s an aftermarket part and every single Road test or YouTuber review has mentioned the bonnet strut over the last 4 or 5 years. It’s a well known omission from VW and a well known aftermarket upgrade so *might* be noted by a bodyshop or jobsworth assessor. You’d have to be very unlucky though.
The paddles? “The car came with them when I bought it”
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