Found Dreaded Rust :(

[Norbreck21a]

I'd agree. If you zoom into one of the photos, it looks like a stone chip tat has removed the paint back to the metal and started to rust to me?

[Betty02]

sh*t sh*t sh*t :( how much to get that repaired properly?

[gti_jim]

sh*t sh*t sh*t :( how much to get that repaired properly?

I've got 2 spots of rust next to the rear passengers side wheel arch. I was quoted £200 to strip the entire passengers underside panel (bit below the protector strip), respray it and with a 2yr warranty from JRM Edinburgh. Nowhere else seemed willing to offer a warranty on rust repairs. Doing the entire underside panel would ensure a spot-on colour match. Thus - won't be any more for your repair, hopefully less.

Because you're rust is exposed (mine is just bubbles), could you get away with painting it with a kurust pen and using touch-up paint over the top? I've just done that to a chip above my windscreen.

[Boothy]

Screams panel damage and poor repair job to me because factory fitted galvanized panels cannot rust.

When I first found rust on mine everyone was "...a poor repair" or "....its a stone chip" but it just simply wasn't the case, as confirmed by VW body shop themselves. Its just that the MK5 appears to be rust waiting to happen. Go to the dealers, have them examine it and see what they say. If they do it under warranty your laughing but you won't know until you go. Don't bother paying out until you have exhausted the FREE option first bud.

[Betty02]

My dealer point blank wont touch it or taken photo's to submit to VWUK, he said it;s started from the outside inwards and not from the inside of the panel so he said VWUK will refuse it straight away. He's not even going to send pictures across to them.

He quoted me £55 for a repair.

[alexperkins]

Id possibly speak to a different dealer