stone chips!!

[NEWEY]

Hi all im just wondering how your bonnets are looking on your golfs and how many miles have you done? my car is 12 months old next month (15k) does some motorway miles but mostly town driving. The bonnet seems to have quite a few chips coming. its starting to worry me a bit as i intend to keep the car long term and i dread to think what the bonnet is going to look like in 3/4 years time 
JPC did you get a successful claim ? if people could post pictures that would be even better.

thanks :)

Tom

[Hurdy]

No stone chips on my bonnet, but it isn't a normal bonnet

The front splitter is a different kettle of fish though

[JPC]

Hi mate, I got the front bumper done under warranty yep.

The bonnet has quite a few chips on there now, but its just wear and tear. i dont think VW would do anything about it.

Ive filled about 10 chips in

[NEWEY]

Hi mate, I got the front bumper done under warranty yep.

The bonnet has quite a few chips on there now, but its just wear and tear. i dont think VW would do anything about it.

Ive filled about 10 chips in

ye i would say i have about 10-15 chips too. ive thought about getting them done but if there just going to come back is there any point?? the front bumper hasnt got one stone chip on it. which is a bit weird i think

[JPC]

that is quite strange. the bumper takes the brunt of the chips.

its one of those things you just have to live with.

If i had a mk2 garage queen, it would piss me off. But I do 30k/year in my car year easily. Its for driving and its bound to get stone chips. If your looking for them, you will find them and they will annoy, so dont look for them.

The Reason i got the front bumper done was because there was an unholy amount on just one side, it was more than wear and tear.

And...cant you see stone chips here?













































They are there, just not too noticeable!

apologies for pic whoring!

[NEWEY]

pic whore all your like your car is stunning. yes i have a few chips on other parts of the car to but i would only say 3/4 at most. i will try and not look for them but i get pretty anal about how things look. especially being as the mk2 isn’t that bad for a 20 year old car.

[RedRobin]

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Wow!!! Jay! - Your car is nearly as shiny as mine is now!

Now THIS is what I call stone chipped : -

[joesgti]

mine is peppered!! bonnet, bumpers, 05 45k miles/

[Janner_Sy]

maybe one of these would solve it,


or go one further


 

[RedRobin]

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Obviously those bonnet bra's will help (as long as you don't leave them on too long - Underwear should be regularly changed!), but personally I think they look absolutely ghastly . But that's only my opinion - ETTO etc.

I think they look more suitable on something like this, or bigger : -



[Pssst! This particular VeeDub is owned by a couple of very hot young girlies who drink from the come from Lesbos.]

[Phil Mcavity]

or go one further


 

^perhaps best to give up driving it if he/she's that cautious

[hammyhammer]

Mine is an 08 and has about 4 chips.  When it was detailed Autoperfection touched them up for me so they are not really noticable.  Really just have to live with them really otherwise it will drive you nuts.

I did pick up a horrible one on the side where the road had not long been done and somone was overtaking a bike which caused the stone to bounce along the side

The warranty defiently excludes them even if you take the paint  protection scheme

[RedRobin]

Really just have to live with them really otherwise it will drive you nuts.

....This is it - If you enjoy driving it's inevitable you'll pick up stone chips even from other road users.

The ones that bother me are on my windscreen.

I was recently at a VeeDub meet and this happened to a mate's Mk1 GTI - It was a pebble the size of a penny which a car flicked up as it left the car park and it wasn't even accelerating away fast : -





It did sound like a gunshot! [Memo to self: Must hire a better hitman next time]

[hammyhammer]

It did sound like a gunshot! [Memo to self: Must hire a better hitman next time]
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That is a nasty stone chip.  I hope that was not to expensive for your mate to get fixed

[RedRobin]

^^^^
No, he had a spare one at home and a hangar to put the car in. He used to be a VW mechanic - In fact we first met when he PDI'd my GTI in 05.