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Hi all, Does anyone know of anyone in the north east that is a mobile chip repair service? Basically I got new wings and had them painted by VW and they were looking mint! However some ASS has parked next to my motor and decided to open there door onto my wing!!! No dent just 3 chips that have gone ...

Have a look on euro parts they tend to be a lot cheaper I got some aero ones which were Bosch.

Just had the following work done so my tank should be good for another year. N/S track rod end, O/S bottom suspension arm,cam belt, and pulleys water pump, fan belt, oil and filter change, N/S cv boot done!! Guess the passat will keep on going! Does anyone know when gear box oil should be changed. C...

Hi Ed,

Looks a good job and if a spend a few hours per headlamp they will look better than they do now.
Did you have to keep the lamp wet when buffing?

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klitoni wrote: Great results.

By machine or by hand ?

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With the drill attachment included and a 12 volt dwalt cordless drill mate.

Is it possible to do it by hand?

To be honest this sounds like the noise that first made me think I had a power steering pump problem but turned out to be a seized alternator clutch pulley. Makes a terrible noise on locking the wheels either way and always seemed to be worse reversing into the garage. Changed the pulley and hey pr...

Does anyone in the north east know where I could take my car to get the headlights done as I don't have the time as I work away during the week and then spend the weekend sorting my gear out for the week after.

Hi all,

I'm looking to top my power steering fluid up what's the best fluid to buy.
Also on the dip stick where should it read too top line or middle?

There is no juddering when the steering wheel is turned. I only get the noise now and again which is odd

Hi all, Have just parked up on the drive and when straightening my wheels I heard a squeaking nose. Took the car back off the drive and drove around with the windows down turning left and right with no noise. Came back to the drive pulled up and straighten the wheels while stationary and the squeak ...

My 04 passat is going into VW to have the wings replaced under warranty but they won't pay for the blending into the doors I was a paint sprayer for many years before I changed career so i know I won't be happy with the colour match edge to edge ,the car is diamond black met which is a pearl colour...

I am surprised at that , all 3 of my vag cars have had that problem caused by the stalk , 1 did it twice , glad it was the easier fix for you , and cheaper if I remember rightly :-) Drove it for about half an hour making sure I was indicating and when it clicked off there was no noise. Fingers cros...

A body shop would want 3hrs to remove old wings and trim. 6 hours prep, paint wings and blend doors, 3 hours to replace new wings and trim, that's 12 hours without blending the bonnet and bumper.Independants probably charge £25 an hour. main dealer will be £55 an hour. £140 for paint and materia...

Well my car is back from VW and it's gleaming and it's a perfect match!! They have also blended the doors really well too yes it cost me but my Passat looks like new so I'm well pleased. Full valet inside and out just a shame on the drive home it's been raining and now it's filthy! Reading the paper...

Well I have just bought and fitted the hazard switch and all is well no more annoying noise!!! However my indicator does have a different ticking sound to previous lol

£1000 to supply, fit and paint two wings and let you have a courtesy car for as long as it takes is their fully marked up retail price for doing the job. At a guess I'd say it is costing them £500 in parts, material, labour and overheads, so as Toon says, they are getting you to pay what it cost'...

No , it's not easy to pull the switch out , it is steering wheel and cowling off . I have never sprayed WD40 in any of mine but if that is the route you choose then it should be easy enough with it in situ Apologies i meant removing the hazard button to give it a spray as thats where the clicking i...

I put a claim into VW it took around 6 weeks to go through and they are paying 50% cost leaving me with just under 500 to pay. Should be getting it back today as it has been in since last Wednesday. £500 to paint both wings :shock: are they covering them in gold leaf too, I had a whole front end s...

might give this a try too, my right hand wing has rotted right through, was going to leave it till next year due to bad werather coming in, but it looks shocking now, looks like it may have had work done previously - will this effect them? Book an appointment at VW and they will get some one to che...

What's a wty claim? anywhere i can read about it? id rather it had new genuine wings on it. :mrgreen: Corrosion warranty claim. Too late now tho' as you've had a go at repairing them yourself. Have a read of the thread at the top of this B5 - 5.5 section. You could have got new wings for free, with...

scotty452 wrote:Hi, I had the same problem. The noise is the hazard light switch relay. I shot a little squirt of WD40 down the base of the stock and worked it up and down a few times and it's never done it again. Cheep fix!

I am guessing it is easy to pull the switch out?

My 05 passat has the same problem with the wings although I haven't confronted mill vw at Sunderland about this I did about the rot on the Tail gate around the number plate light and they too said it would be " a good will gesture" with a part payment required. Its funny how my 1998 Passa...

Well my car has gone in today @Benfield Audi in North Shields to get new wings put on. Dealer explained what they will be doing and i should get it back in 4 days!

They have given me a nice Clio to drive!!!! feels cheap compared to my passat!

If it is the stalk they retail around the £100 mark dependent on what model Passat you have and where you get it from . If you have the skills to swap it yourself you can save some pennies You should have a noise like a buzzing after you turn the indicator off coming from the hazard switch area It...

Is it an expensive fix?