rosscarbry Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 (edited) basicly i notcied it awhile ago when washing it and was going 2 get it sorted when i was going to send the car in to get some other stuff done but i was reading about this vw 12 year paint warranty and was thinking of going ahead with this, getting them to sort the arches and sort out a price for the rest of the body work that is needing doing! lucky for me my nearest vw dealership and paint shop is 5 miles away from me! so was wondering has any one else had this problem with the lupo gti rear arches (will upload a pic tomorrow) and anyone else who has claimed this warranty could give me tips incase they are ass holes and tell me to f**k off lol the car is a 2002 model and had it for 3 years and there hasnt been any paint work to the arches or any signs of work done to arches before i bought the car so i am thinking it is a paint defect from when it left the factory. cheers ross Edited December 15, 2010 by rosscarbry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosscarbry Posted December 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 (edited) http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/8981/lupot.jpghttp://img593.imageshack.us/img593/1776/lupo2.jpg Edited December 15, 2010 by rosscarbry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel2000 Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 I think rust caused by stonechips is void if I was reading the blurb correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bithmeister Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 mine has some of these though not as bad as yours ,caused by stone chipsdon't think you've a hope in hells chance of getting this done under warrantythey will just say its wear and tear,and not a fault from the factory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiea7x Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 not a hopes chance in hell, theyll tell you its stone chip damage not a defect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblet Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 As everyone else has said VW will claim it's wear and tear rather than a paint defect.Fortunately it shouldn't cost too much to have resprayed at a body shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosscarbry Posted December 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 hmm dam lol awell worth a try. best of it is i cant even see any big enough chips for water to get it! my brother used to work for vw for a good few years and knows alot of the painters so i think i will get a pretty good job for a cheap enough price anyway if he can pull some strings lol cheers for info ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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