Front wing rust warranty success!!

[MAH]

 

[Spankiee]

jimmy s3 i had my wings and sills done there the other month.

they send the car to RMB autos in yarm.

[AndyBrown]

jimmy s3 i had my wings and sills done there the other month.

they send the car to RMB autos in yarm.

All free of charge?
What times your appointment Jimmy?

[Spankiee]

actually i only got one wing done the other isn't bubbling yet.

and 2 sills they wanted 25% contribution. i took the car back as the doors were not aligned properly and the paint was cracked on the bottom of my passenger door somehow. anyway they took it back a second time and sorted the bits i wasn't happy with. and gave me another free courtesy car for round 2.

[Broomy]

Noticed some bubbling on mine at the weekend so booked in with Agnews in Belfast, fella tried to fob me off saying it's rare & never heard of the vw tech pdf bulletin! That was until I produced this thread & asked him to have a read through then plonked the pdf on his desk. Soon changed his tune. Apparently 2 weeks to hear back the verdict. Emailing chief exec & threatening small claims court the best advice then?

[Phil_H]

Mine was inspected by VW (Kings Lynn) a couple of weeks ago, phone call Friday saying everything has gone through and they will let me know a date that it can be booked in to the bodyshop.

No questions asked by the Warrenty guy, and no mention of having to pay a contributuion...all being covered by VW, and a Courtesy car while it's in.

[K1_MBR]

Owned my car 3 weeks, had the wings done FOC - and noticed some rust creeping on the sills. Paid £75 per side to have them repaired. This was VW Hayselden at Thurnscoe, and they gave me an up to bomb about in..

[BenMiller692]

I contacted my dealer today, as my 2005 GTI also has bubbling to both arches. They tried to dismiss me straight away by saying I had to have a full VWSH!! Can somebody email me over the Technical Bulletin for the arch corrosion?

[Broomy]

I contacted my dealer today, as my 2005 GTI also has bubbling to both arches. They tried to dismiss me straight away by saying I had to have a full VWSH!! Can somebody email me over the Technical Bulletin for the arch corrosion?

http://www.stuartdalby.co.uk/vwgolfmk5/rust_wing/index.php

[Phil_H]

My car hasn't got a FSH

[PT82]

I contacted my dealer today, as my 2005 GTI also has bubbling to both arches. They tried to dismiss me straight away by saying I had to have a full VWSH!! Can somebody email me over the Technical Bulletin for the arch corrosion?

If that doesn't work just go to another dealer buddy. They sound like knobs.

[Broomy]

Is it not vw uk the argument is with, not the dealer? Don't wana get narky with the dealer if it's not their call.

[K1_MBR]

Load of nonsense about SH, I offered to show them and he said its not needed. Mines lowered too, thought that would be a stumbling block but was all OK. Try another dealer pal!!

[Phil_H]

VW UK will have some say...but you'd like to think it's the same rules across the whole "Dealer" network.

The only reason I can think of Dealers making it a bit more difficult is to save themselves some money and put people off.

VW Kings Lynn have been nothing but helpful so far, just waiting on the booking date to come through, they have impressed me no end so far, I took the GTI in for a DSG Service yesterday, they gave me a Courtesy car for free, washed and hoovered the car, done a health check report (sent me a video via email), they also done the coil packs, as when I booked it in (1st time with them), it was not listed as being carried out previously.

So for a £179 DSG Service I think the "Customer Service" was very good!

It's in for the Cambelt and Waterpump next week, hopefully they can keep up the consistency :)

[BenMiller692]

Thanks for the responses chaps!!
I have armed myself with the PDF and will swing by my local dealers and have a chat. So many people have had theirs done for free without VWSH I feel confident that I will have some luck!