Rust on the Sill
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Willni
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Rust on the Sill
Think I've got rust on my door sills both sides, number of small patches of multiple bubbling, booked her in to get looked at strange that it's happened so soon (it's a 2013 reg) so most likely will be sold on for a mk7 golf if it is rust if not the polo will stay on.
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Willni
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Re: Rust on the Sill
Also car was washed once a week since I've had it along with the sill area being washed too (no cause for rust to form) so it's worth having a look even lift up the seal a little bit
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Re: Rust on the Sill
Are you sure it's not the stone chip protection on the lower part of the sills that's applied in the factory before the bodyshell is painted? Do you have any pictures you could post up?
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Willni
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Re: Rust on the Sill
it's inside the door stones couldn't get to it I'll get photos later on, but it looks exactly like this http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff34 ... eebfda.jpg
Which is also rust on an older polo model
Which is also rust on an older polo model
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Willni
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Re: Rust on the Sill



These are the only three spots that could be photographed with the light
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Re: Rust on the Sill
I would take that back to the dealer. That should be covered under the paintwork warranty.
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Willni
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Re: Rust on the Sill
have it booked in for next wednesday, just wondering where else it could be forming. I hit all the exposed parts with acf-50 (rust prevention) when I got it so least they're still all good
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Re: Rust on the Sill
Defect in the paint perhaps
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Re: Rust on the Sill
What Alex saysalexperkins wrote:I would take that back to the dealer. That should be covered under the paintwork warranty.
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Willni
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Re: Rust on the Sill
If it's a defect in the paint do you think I could get a respray? on some parts because my paint seems to be very thin compared to others
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Re: Rust on the Sill
The dealer will arrange for it to be fixed under the warranty. Otherwise if they don't yes any decent body shop ideally VW approved so they use VW paint will be able to fix it quite easily
Re: Rust on the Sill
12 year warranty against corrosion with all new VW cars, get it booked in at your local dealership and fixed under warranty! 
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Re: Rust on the Sill
Is it like that everywhere in the world or just in the UK ? Because in my front bumper in the lowest part where the plastic meets the paint that its starting to bubble up like in the photos above. But they havent opened yet.SJL717 wrote:12 year warranty against corrosion with all new VW cars, get it booked in at your local dealership and fixed under warranty!
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Re: Rust on the Sill
It's an anti corrosion warranty so not sure it applies to plastic parts but yes it's global as such. Different years for different countries though
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Re: Rust on the Sill
alexperkins wrote:It's an anti corrosion warranty so not sure it applies to plastic parts but yes it's global as such. Different years for different countries though
Ill take a photo tomorrow and show you what it looks like.

