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Rot

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 12:07 pm
by glenno
I helped my son put a new front bumper skin on his 2010 polo the other night. What we found behind the bumper was shocking. The steel crash beam was completely rotten. I don't just mean surface rust it disintegrated onto the flour with a couple of bangs with my hand. Not what i expected from vw.

Re: Rot

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 6:15 pm
by Ricmondo
Certainly not the norm for a Polo of that vintage. Quite possibly the result of a badly executed crash repair.

Re: Rot

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 2:40 pm
by alexperkins
Aye, likely a poor quality after market crash member