MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Trow81 on March 23, 2016, 02:22:19 pm
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So as we all know the dreaded wing rust is a problem for most MK5 owners and mine sadly to say is no different.
Unfortunately and more annoyingly my local VW (Tamworth) does not do warranty work. So after finding out one of my staffs brother works for VW Coventry and a quick txt turns out they may be the ones for the job
So I rang them on Monday and booked the Eddy in for an assessment for today. Dragging the pregnant wife over to Cov with the promise of Cinema and Nachos off I set fingers crossed.
Upon arriving at the body shop I was greeted by a really nice guy who told us to take a seat as he fetched us a brew. 10 minutes later the warranty assessor turned up looking pretty miserable so I wasn't hoping for much.
Out we went to look over the Eddy conversation was minimal to say the least. After 30 minutes checking the paint depth and taking more photos than a Chinese tourist back inside we went.
After waiting 10-15 minutes for the assessor to complete paperwork and look through my service history he returned. In his words " the blistering around the wings is not covered under the 12 year warranty" As you can imagine I wasn't feeling pleased at this moment and was about to unleash a well thought out speech when he said
"However we will cover this issue under a GOOD WILL GESTURE policy"
Happy days !!!!! So as long as your service history is up to date and they can see you take care of your car seems it is covered
Long story short I am booking the Eddy in to get both front wings replaced and painted FOC. They did say it would be £80 per wing to have the paint blended into the doors if I wanted however this was a choice and could decide after the wings are done. We will see if this is needed.
As you can imagine I'm very happy with the result after reading so many stories of warranty failures. Can't recommend them enough. So if you live in the midlands area or are willing to travel might be worth giving them a try.
Listers VW Coventry -
body shop 02476 230 220
Good luck thanks for reading 

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I had both wings replaced at VW Listers in Coventry. Couldn't fault them. I didn't have the wings blended and the paint match is spot on.
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They sound great.
I'm at alan day right now waiting for an answer :scared:
service manager did say yes last time I was in around April 2016 I think but we'll see now.
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I had both wings replaced at VW Listers in Coventry. Couldn't fault them. I didn't have the wings blended and the paint match is spot on.
Cheers I'm gonna see what it looks like after being Tornado Red but don't really fancy shelling out £160 plus vat since the wings are foc
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They sound great.
I'm at alan day right now waiting for an answer :scared:
service manager did say yes last time I was in around April 2016 I think but we'll see now.
Fingers crossed buddy
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I'm still trying to find a success story from a dealer in South Yorks / North Notts...
Anyone??
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:sad1: the wings have been sprayed previous :doh:
they first tried to fob me off with 10 years warranty on Al paint work and when I slapped 12 years in their face and it's on the vw website they changed their minds untill the guy showed me the speckles in the corners barely visible as I didn't look myself.
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:sad1: the wings have been sprayed previous :doh:
they first tried to fob me off with 10 years warranty on Al paint work and when I slapped 12 years in their face and it's on the vw website they changed their minds untill the guy showed me the speckles in the corners barely visible as I didn't look myself.
Gutted mate
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:sad1: the wings have been sprayed previous :doh:
they first tried to fob me off with 10 years warranty on Al paint work and when I slapped 12 years in their face and it's on the vw website they changed their minds untill the guy showed me the speckles in the corners barely visible as I didn't look myself.
Gutted mate
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Thanks mate I really didn't know they had been painted :sad1:
I'm going to buy two copy wings and have someone paint them simple as that :jumping:
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Next best thing pal
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Definitely :smiley:
now who had a wing on here for 15 quid :signLOL:
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Definitely :smiley:
now who had a wing on here for 15 quid :signLOL:
Gutted for you mate. VW UK really are quite poor in comparison to other countries!
USA got 10yr warranties on the gearboxes and VW Germany were doing goodwill on failed Air con compressors. We are lucky if they stick to the factory 12yr paint warranty... :fighting:
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Definitely :smiley:
now who had a wing on here for 15 quid :signLOL:
Gutted for you mate. VW UK really are quite poor in comparison to other countries!
USA got 10yr warranties on the gearboxes and VW Germany were doing goodwill on failed Air con compressors. We are lucky if they stick to the factory 12yr paint warranty... :fighting:
Cheers mate. such is life buy they shouldn't try and lie about the warranty time as I caught him out the fool but they got back with the painted wings I didn't know about :signLOL:
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@Trow81 (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=12732) great news. I had my wings done there too and they were blistering. Couldn't fault them. I didn't have mine blended and it's spot on!
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@Ditto good news I'll be booking in asap
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I'd say to anyone thinking of doing it definitely try it, you've nothing to loose. Got it done about 2 months after I bought my GTI.
I heard about this wing corrosion warrantee from a mate so thought it was worth a pop. Took it to Ridgeway Group Accident Repair Centre (Greenham Business Park) and got the impression that they were a tad hesitant. But hey if you look after your car and it looks like you genuinely care as well as being within warrantee, what is there to be discussed? :smiley:
There were no issues, all I had to do was pay for the insurance on their courtesy car for the 1-2 weeks they had my car and they blended the paint as a 'Good Will Gesture' as normally they charge for this.
Don't be shy guys, go ahead and if in doubt just ask! :happy2:
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So it's been a while since I posted this and today I picked up the Eddy excited as a kid at Christmas. Listers VW Coventry have done an amazing job really happy with the work and service I received. No hassle went in on Monday and out today. They even sorted the stone chipped bonnet FOC and gave me a free touch up kit to boot. If U've been considering putting a claim in do it totally worth it. As I say if ur located West Midlands area give them a go Dale and the team were brilliant all the way through. Few pics of how she looks now
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Very nice, and also how good to hear a positive report on a main dealer. Sounds like you had a good experience there. Good end result :happy2:
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I got quoted around £500 for my bonnet by Coventry Listers. They did a great job on my wings though.
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Are the rear aches covered under warranty too?.
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Mine are fine so didn't ask however it's a 12 year paint and corrosion warranty and I know people that have had there sills done so can't see why not. It's worth a punt don't cost anything to ask


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Thanks Trow81 I'll give it a go as the last time I went for the front rust it slapped in the face as I didn't realise the wings had been painted previously and I should have looked but didn't. :doh:
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