$400 Canadian is worth it. It’s like $160 us in parts alone. And it takes about 2 hrs to do it... and technically you have to fill it at temp etcTarspin wrote: ↑Sat Dec 19, 2020 6:28 am My dealer finally got back to me right before I went on a tear to find an indy shop to do my DSG fluid replacement.
They are likely going to take care of me when it comes to putting a claim in to VW of C so it is logical to get the service done there.
$400 DSG
$175 Haldex
I'm not sure how simple the DSG service is, but the kit is $85 and the fluid/o-ring and what looks to be a filter is $208, and shipping and conversion rate and I'm at $400.
The claim will either be handled by head office, or my dealer will slip it into my extended warranty. Either way I shouldn't have a problem with it.
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Yeah thanks dudes, I appreciate the reminder; good deal is good. Plus I have less then zero motivation to get under my wet and dirty cars. Maybe a Christmas thanks is in order, especially with the extra body work these guys sorted out for me on both cars.
Thoughts on a gift card/bottle of booze?
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A hummer aughta do it.Tarspin wrote: ↑Sat Dec 19, 2020 6:21 pm Yeah thanks dudes, I appreciate the reminder; good deal is good. Plus I have less then zero motivation to get under my wet and dirty cars. Maybe a Christmas thanks is in order, especially with the extra body work these guys sorted out for me on both cars.
Thoughts on a gift card/bottle of booze?
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One out of two I deal with doesn't have a , so it wouldn't be fair.wap wrote: ↑Sat Dec 19, 2020 7:36 pmA hummer aughta do it.Tarspin wrote: ↑Sat Dec 19, 2020 6:21 pm Yeah thanks dudes, I appreciate the reminder; good deal is good. Plus I have less then zero motivation to get under my wet and dirty cars. Maybe a Christmas thanks is in order, especially with the extra body work these guys sorted out for me on both cars.
Thoughts on a gift card/bottle of booze?
Maybe I can find a card that says, "I was going to buy you a vacation to Tahiti, but they are all sold out so I settled on the card instead".
My started doing this on the passenger side recently. I am pretty much as it’s plastic and the paint is already ruined from track days and 18 years of driving... on a new car though?Tarspin wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:42 amSee this pisses me off, there are widespread cases of this exactly same condition happening to our cars world wide, and litter the internet. How can they even play dumb at this point in the game? I'm going to see what my dealership says about it, hopefully when I go in for service. I've had good luck with them repainting a rusty spot on my wife's Touareg tailgate, so I know that they are capable of doing the paperwork properly. on how it plays out.
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I'd geeve if my body panels were made of plastic. Sadly the groove kind of looks slightly brownish so that means that it is bare metal and already oxidizing.D Griff wrote: ↑Sun Dec 20, 2020 7:07 amMy started doing this on the passenger side recently. I am pretty much as it’s plastic and the paint is already ruined from track days and 18 years of driving... on a new car though?Tarspin wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:42 am
See this pisses me off, there are widespread cases of this exactly same condition happening to our cars world wide, and litter the internet. How can they even play dumb at this point in the game? I'm going to see what my dealership says about it, hopefully when I go in for service. I've had good luck with them repainting a rusty spot on my wife's Touareg tailgate, so I know that they are capable of doing the paperwork properly. on how it plays out.
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Fun side thought:
One day last year I asked a SA if the extended warranty is even worth it, and he dead-faced looked me in the eyes and said that "it is the best thing you ever did". I just at the way the m'fer said it and was like, with a slightly nervous shoulder nudge.
Most of this kind of "small stuff" I would tackle on my own if it weren't for the extended warranty, but with going dealership for EVERYTHING bumper to bumper is . I feel like you gotta keep up with VWs around the 120k mark or they start to amass more then one issue and probably get traded in by the faint of heart/wallet.
One day last year I asked a SA if the extended warranty is even worth it, and he dead-faced looked me in the eyes and said that "it is the best thing you ever did". I just at the way the m'fer said it and was like, with a slightly nervous shoulder nudge.
Most of this kind of "small stuff" I would tackle on my own if it weren't for the extended warranty, but with going dealership for EVERYTHING bumper to bumper is . I feel like you gotta keep up with VWs around the 120k mark or they start to amass more then one issue and probably get traded in by the faint of heart/wallet.
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Extended warranty covers everything mechanical, but seems to exclude regular wear and tear items, trim/paint issues. Corrosion warranty covers rust from inside out, but not trim pieces falling and wearing the paint down, and the basic warranty expires at 80,000 km so that doesn't qualify me for coverage either.
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Is there a proper fix that has been identified ? What needs to be done ?Tarspin wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:33 pmExtended warranty covers everything mechanical, but seems to exclude regular wear and tear items, trim/paint issues. Corrosion warranty covers rust from inside out, but not trim pieces falling and wearing the paint down, and the basic warranty expires at 80,000 km so that doesn't qualify me for coverage either.
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I'm not clear on it. I'd like to take the door off and pull the trim piece to see what holds it in place. If I don't need it I may consider chucking it and throwing touch up paint on the door. Maybe I'll get a quote for a body shop that works with my local dealership to quote the work, and search the internet a bit more.max225 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:50 pmIs there a proper fix that has been identified ? What needs to be done ?Tarspin wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:33 pm
Extended warranty covers everything mechanical, but seems to exclude regular wear and tear items, trim/paint issues. Corrosion warranty covers rust from inside out, but not trim pieces falling and wearing the paint down, and the basic warranty expires at 80,000 km so that doesn't qualify me for coverage either.
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I am doing a little reading while waiting in line at the butcher shop, and I think that I have an okay plan. I'll attach pictures. In a nutshell, the plastic guard is there for aesthetics from what I can tell, and some GTIs don't even use it (I suppose older MK7s?)
There are two plastic covers that expose male torques bolts, one on each hinge. By removing the bolt covers and bolts I can split the hinge, essentially just lifting the whole door out of its lower half. The wiring is a connector that I'll need to research, but also separates at the body of the car.
I'm going to remove the door and prep/paint the edge to the best of my ability using my touch up paint. As for the plastic piece in the fender, it will need to come out because I can feel 5 mm of inward play where the clip sits, but I really can't get it to reseat. It needs a new clip if I decide to keep it.
There are two plastic covers that expose male torques bolts, one on each hinge. By removing the bolt covers and bolts I can split the hinge, essentially just lifting the whole door out of its lower half. The wiring is a connector that I'll need to research, but also separates at the body of the car.
I'm going to remove the door and prep/paint the edge to the best of my ability using my touch up paint. As for the plastic piece in the fender, it will need to come out because I can feel 5 mm of inward play where the clip sits, but I really can't get it to reseat. It needs a new clip if I decide to keep it.
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Thank you.
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A couple of vag(een)-com tweaks lately:
-lock teh doors with key fob even when the engine is running (this helps me quite a bit, especially when I need to run back in the house after I start my car and want it to warm up for a few min or simply just forget something)
[09] Central Electrics
Adaptation Channels -> function 10
Select Access control-Funk bei Klemme 15 ein
Changed to "active" (default not active)
-seat belt chime is disabled for when I'm derping around car plants and I've already taken my seat belt off to get my temp checked or to grab my vehicle pass
[17] Instruments
Adaptation Channels -> function 10
Select disable seatbelt warning (Gurtwarner deaktivieren)
change to "yes" (default: none)
-time frame for next inspection (needs vcds reset or dealer), changed this from 365 to 1095 so I don't need to bother with it for the next three years.
[17] Instruments
Adaptation Channels -> function 10
Select min value of time between inspections
Changed to "1095" (def 365)
Did the inspection kms as well, set to 60,000 kms (was 15,000)
-lock teh doors with key fob even when the engine is running (this helps me quite a bit, especially when I need to run back in the house after I start my car and want it to warm up for a few min or simply just forget something)
[09] Central Electrics
Adaptation Channels -> function 10
Select Access control-Funk bei Klemme 15 ein
Changed to "active" (default not active)
-seat belt chime is disabled for when I'm derping around car plants and I've already taken my seat belt off to get my temp checked or to grab my vehicle pass
[17] Instruments
Adaptation Channels -> function 10
Select disable seatbelt warning (Gurtwarner deaktivieren)
change to "yes" (default: none)
-time frame for next inspection (needs vcds reset or dealer), changed this from 365 to 1095 so I don't need to bother with it for the next three years.
[17] Instruments
Adaptation Channels -> function 10
Select min value of time between inspections
Changed to "1095" (def 365)
Did the inspection kms as well, set to 60,000 kms (was 15,000)
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145k kilometers and I'm finally peeling the brake pads and rotors out of the old girl. I'm attaching a few pics, probably could have done the fronts in the spring, but it's all good
I'm going to do the backs tomorrow if my day allows for it. Had all the tools short of a 21mm socket which i picked up for $10 at Canadian Tire. Everything with Torx sockets was also a six sided hex bolt, so that is what I went with (used my T25 for the screw that holds the disk in place, but is it. A friend lent me a dece piston depression tool, which saved me from silly C-clamp fanagling.
Pics of the new...
I'm going to do the backs tomorrow if my day allows for it. Had all the tools short of a 21mm socket which i picked up for $10 at Canadian Tire. Everything with Torx sockets was also a six sided hex bolt, so that is what I went with (used my T25 for the screw that holds the disk in place, but is it. A friend lent me a dece piston depression tool, which saved me from silly C-clamp fanagling.
Pics of the new...