Borris
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Superb video Wim,
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
Great, I do not blame you! If only I could have such faith in a UK organisation for when my turn comes (as surely it will)!It was CCN in Amersfoort who pointed me out to look under the seal ( now just over a year ago) .
My Cali was bought in Belgium but CCN took me in and said they put the claim in and i am on the list.
My Cali turns six this july....
IF and i say if ...my roof ever will be repaired it will be by CCN and only CCN !
For the T3, aftermarket seals are available with no metal in them at all, plastic retainers. Surely something similar is available for the T6. Just need the correct profile info and then go hunting. When (if??) mine gets delivered I will go this route.
I seem to recall someone else having a leaking windscreen following a roof repair. They suspected that seal was damaged when the front panel was fitted. Apparently the body shop use large suction cup clamps on the screen to hold the front panel in place. Putting a pulling load on the screen.... Somewhere on the forum are some photos of the process.I got the rear of the van up on ramps and lightly sprayed water onto the roof. After about three minutes checked inside and water is drippig from the top right hand corner of the windscreen surround.
Without the A pillar trims on this just drips down onto the dash and then the floor. With them on it no doubt ran down inside, behind the dash and then down the wheel arch behind the carpet.
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Van picked up by the AA this morning and gone back hopefully to have it sorted.
I believe they are fitted with an adhesive originally.anyone had their whole roof replaced got any pictures of how the roof rail strips have been re-attached? Mine seem to have been glued on with black mastic (sikaflex?)
Does anyone know the correct method that should be used? presumably they're not glued on originally?
That is disgraceful. So if it’s a factory paint defect who is responsible/liable?I've had the reply from VW about the micro-blisters that have broken out all over my repaired roof.
Their bodyshop tells me it's a factory paint defect (so no claim on the repairer) and VW say that they've rejected the claim as it's outside the 3 year paint warranty period.
I bought the van new in 2012 and since it was 1 year old it has had nearly constant gross paint defects which VW have finally wriggled out of and left me high and dry.
I read a very interesting 2 page article in the Sunday Times on Feb 24th about VW. The titles and subtitles were:
"The Car Maker That Sees No Evil"
"Volkswagen Loses Its Moral Compass"
"Long before dieselgate, there were slave workers, slush funds and sex on expenses. Now the company has been exposed for gassing monkeys. Tony Allen-Mills examines the German giant's ethical void"
Their treatment of me (and many others) confirms in my mind that VW are morally bankrupt.
Original problem first 2 photos, latest micro blister last two.
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VW, but the Warranty for Factory Paint Defects is 3 years, if that is what the paint blisters are then @Custardtart was outside the warranty time limit.That is disgraceful. So if it’s a factory paint defect who is responsible/liable?
Mine went into Breeze Southampton and onwards to Marshalls Newbury in August. It went back in November becauseSo VW have finally got round to accepting ours on the list. It first went into Leicester in October just before the end of the 3 year warranty. Only a few small blisters but still something that needs to be attended to. On the day we were dealt with by 2 of the worst service reps ever.
On coming back from vacation mid December I rang to find out what was happening to be told they had left the company and no one knew anything about the issues....
So eventually they picked the van up mid January - there were some pretty weird calls that day, as if they didn't know what they were looking for - but eventually I had a call with them - and yes I had to call them - they said they were having to find out what to do with this type of claim - which is obviously cobblers - unless of course they go through service staff that quickly that each incidence is a learning experience.
Now 1st March I'm waiting for a call today to let me know what will happen. I called them 2 days ago - yes I had to call, they hadn't called me.
I was told Tuesday that the repair had been accepted the van would be sent to Southport (so I'm looking to see what experiences there are with Southport). They said they would find out when it could be booked in and I asked them specifically to get an exact specification of what would be done so that I can agree to it. I'm not holding my breath on that one. What I want to avoid is having any tape stuck down under the seal but I do want them to put the tape on. If they don't then I will.
So the questions are - has anyone ever had a full spec of what they will do for their repairs? Have there been any recent experiences with Southport - good or bad? And for recent repairs to the area under the seal has tape been fitted (as they are now manufactured)?
Thanks for any info.
Thanks-I'd forgotten that you'd posted that. I wonder if the message has now got through to all bodyshops so that fitting the seal is now standard procedure.
Thanks, I'd missed this post although I had seen the discussion about using sealant to fix the seal permanently. This is the one thing that I don't want to happen as I think it could a) trap moisture in which would mean it would reoccur and b) would make it impossible in the future to do any kind of check. Given we waited until just before the 3 year warranty and a fix could possibly take it up to 4 years, this would mean 2 years of the fix in place and I'd want to be taking the seal off again to check just before the 6 years is up.
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