MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: NEWEY on August 18, 2009, 01:08:47 pm
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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 :sick: :sick:
JPC did you get a successful claim ? if people could post pictures that would be even better.
thanks :)
Tom
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No stone chips on my bonnet, but it isn't a normal bonnet :laugh:
The front splitter is a different kettle of fish though :sick:
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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
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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 :chicken:
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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?
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They are there, just not too noticeable!
apologies for pic whoring!
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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. :signLOL: :signLOL: especially being as the mk2 isn’t that bad for a 20 year old car.
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Wow!!! Jay! - Your car is nearly as shiny as mine is now! :evilgrin:
Now THIS is what I call stone chipped : -
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mine is peppered!! bonnet, bumpers, 05 45k miles/
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maybe one of these would solve it,
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autobra.co.uk%2Fshop%2Fimages%2Fgolf_mk5_bonnet_bra.jpg&hash=e963eaff2252e02f41aa675241d0d1edae03b2e4)
or go one further
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zoopedup.com%2Fblogs%2Fuploads%2F2800862930.jpg&hash=9937c38239cb5b755fa57b25bec0421045c6c1e9)
:sick:
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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 :sick:. But that's only my opinion - ETTO etc.
I think they look more suitable on something like this, or bigger : -
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fb308%2FRedRobin_05%2FBonnetBraVan.jpg&hash=355d692f3475fba68cbf11a9bc9da316bbfb1ff7)
[Pssst! This particular VeeDub is owned by a couple of very hot young girlies who drink from the come from Lesbos.]
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or go one further
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zoopedup.com%2Fblogs%2Fuploads%2F2800862930.jpg&hash=9937c38239cb5b755fa57b25bec0421045c6c1e9)
:sick:
^perhaps best to give up driving it if he/she's that cautious :sick:
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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
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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 : -
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FRedRobin_05%2FMeets%2FDanMk1_window.jpg&hash=f11992f883f13564b98851c6c99b22b01a23a6dd)
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It did sound like a gunshot! [Memo to self: Must hire a better hitman next time]
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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
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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.
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mine is peppered!! bonnet, bumpers, 05 45k miles/
Mines 05, 50k, bonnet isnt too bad, though has a few chips, the bumper though is peppered too, though i would rather shove wasps up my arse than have a bonnet bra on my car, they look plain nasty, if i did anything it would be using clear film solutions, but they dont look great in the sun either,
R
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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
How on earth did you get your chips done under warranty?
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the only chips i have on my bonnet are these :signLOL:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fcc20%2Fmaxitrol%2Fovenchips_large.jpg&hash=ff7a541fb810f036a4f842f659d90948582b3cb6)
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How on earth did you get your chips done under warranty?
I think he had premature paint failure or something so the paint hadn't been properly applied in the factory, which he managed to prove.
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Bit of thread revival what do most people go with when filling in stone chips? Halfrauds stuff or do vw do their own? Car is reflex silver.
Thanks in advance.
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Bit of thread revival what do most people go with when filling in stone chips? Halfrauds stuff or do vw do their own? Car is reflex silver.
Thanks in advance.
Mine is absolutely peppered in chips, keep meaning to give this stuff a whirl, seems to be well recommended... :smiley:
http://www.drcolorchip.com/
http://bbs.scoobynet.com/car-care-380/676581-dr-colorchip-a-review.html
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That looks interesting a bit scary if it didn't come off though! Anyone used this or any alternatives?
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That looks interesting a bit scary if it didn't come off though! Anyone used this or any alternatives?
Yeah could be a bit nail biting to say the least :grin:
Quite a few over on detailing world have used it to great success with no probs and i just missed out on another group buy there last week :sad1:
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that looks amazing. mine is black abd is peppered with chips, normal touch up looks a mess but that looks great.as u say would be a bit nervous tho
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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 :sick: :sick:
JPC did you get a successful claim ? if people could post pictures that would be even better.
thanks :)
Tom
...........water based paint = soft as siht.
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Bit of thread revival what do most people go with when filling in stone chips? Halfrauds stuff or do vw do their own? Car is reflex silver.
Thanks in advance.
Mine is absolutely peppered in chips, keep meaning to give this stuff a whirl, seems to be well recommended... :smiley:
http://www.drcolorchip.com/
http://bbs.scoobynet.com/car-care-380/676581-dr-colorchip-a-review.html
This looks like worth a try...can't seem to find a Blue Graphite kit for the GTi :sad1:
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Someone shold approach them re a group buy?
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in the end i just had my bonnet re-sprayed as they were annoying me that much :signLOL: but i have 3 or 4 that have come back :(
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or go one further
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Looks nasty!
That car looks like its going to scrape across the road, and the owner is worried about stone chips!!
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Carbon bonnet as I mentioned back in August last year......they just bounce off. No chips on the bonnet, no need to re-spray and saves weight!
You can only really get away without spraying the bonnet on a silver, white or black car though :smiley:
For the stone chips I get on the front of the car I had some paint matched up and I use that when I need to. :happy2:
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Someone shold approach them re a group buy?
I would be definitely up for this
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Someone shold approach them re a group buy?
I would be definitely up for this
Same here... :happy2:
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Are there any rules re group buys? If someone can advise me Im happy to e-mail them and see what they can offer?
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Group buys are usually put to SteveP first and he puts them in the group buy section :happy2:
He's at the 'ring this weekend, so may not be on the forum too frequently till next week.
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^^^^
What you can also do is start a new thread in this General section titled something like "GB feeler - etc" to see how many might be interested before a proper GB is arranged via SteveP. You'll probably need to know the amount of interest first in order to agree a unit price with the seller/supplier.
HTH :smiley:
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i would be in on this too :happy2:
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Me too!
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I've used front bras for years on all my cars when travelling long distances or motorways.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fd114%2Fvickn1%2F186b6858.jpg&hash=e5e0f40afa98c6433dc209775ee585639512bae3)
Really do help stop stonechips and does a job!
Cheers
Vick :smiley:
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Where do you get your front bras from? And are they easy to fit and remove? Cheers
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I've just done a 750-mile round journey and really could have done with one of these. Might be interested.
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the front of my bonnet and lower splitter are getting bad, going to have to bite the bullet and get them sorted, going to visit the chips away man. :ashamed:
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Mine is absolutely peppered in chips, keep meaning to give this stuff a whirl, seems to be well recommended... :smiley:
http://www.drcolorchip.com/
http://bbs.scoobynet.com/car-care-380/676581-dr-colorchip-a-review.html
Got some of this stuff a couple of weeks ago and finally got round to using it today. I am pretty impressed. Done a few chips on the bonnet and one scratch on the wing. The scratch has now virtually gone (it wasn't very deep to start with), and I reckon I can hide the chips a bit better with another going over as I don't think I applied enough paint or I wiped it too much. I'll attempt to get some before and after shots next time I give it a go.
I find it much easier than using the touch up sticks and it really is as easy as it says!
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Kudos to Beddie on the links.... :happy2:
If "seeing is believin" holds, and the pix are not doctored, i think the product is indeed remarkable.. Tops on the to-buy list during my next trip into the US in July.
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Can you get me some whilst you're there plz.
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I've been looking to sort some chips on the Cupra and didn't fancy taking sand paper to my car so I've just ordered from these guys, apparently very similar to, if not the same as drcolorchip and located in this country.
http://www.chipex.co.uk/
and theres a group buy with discount code to be found here.
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=270133
Hopefully I'll have mine by the weekend and let you know how I get on :smiley:
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There's no graphite blue option on the site :sad1:
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There's no graphite blue option on the site :sad1:
....VW discontinued the colour a while ago :sad1:
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thats sweet that code saves you £12 quid :signLOL: would rele like 2 see piks of ur's when dne before i commit 2 buyin some lol
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There's no graphite blue option on the site :sad1:
I don't know but maybe they can sort something if you give them a call with you paint code??
thats sweet that code saves you £12 quid :signLOL: would rele like 2 see piks of ur's when dne before i commit 2 buyin some lol
My kit was posted today so hopefully here tomorrow, then I can have a go over the weekend. Will make sure I get before and after pics.
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My kit was posted today so hopefully here tomorrow, then I can have a go over the weekend. Will make sure I get before and after pics.
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ok cheers dude :happy2:
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Graphite Blue colour code is LC5F (it's on a sticker under the mat in the boot)
The Dr Colorchip system looks very similar to the Chipex system but without a squeegee! I've tried a few more chips but couldn't get a result I was happy with. I think I must be spreading it too thin as I definitely put more paint on this time. I'll have another go tomorrow and get some pics up as I took some before shots this time.
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There's no graphite blue option on the site :sad1:
....VW discontinued the colour a while ago :sad1:
No they didn't, they still sell the Mk6 in that colour :confused:
I saw a Mk6 GTI on a 59 plate at Luton airport yesterday in that very colour :happy2:
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what were the results like guys?
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The chips look better, with he chipex kit, but are no where near perfect! Not sure it was worth the £42 it cost to be honest, I'll get some pics up at the weekend, no laptop at the minute.