Your dear caddy can be very rusted in the suspension top within 1 year.

[jackmax]

Hi all caddy's owner,


I have got my caddy last year, Just 12 months ago. I noticed it has rusted in the suspension top cave bothside after 6 months and now just getting worse. every time rain or you wash your car, the water will get in the the cave and damage your dear caddy. I do love my caddy very much. Just do not understand how that could be happened. I found someone has same problem and they noticed 3 years later (sorry, it has out of warranty). It cost $1,500 to fix.

Rusted suspension top 3.5 years
http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/3167/35years.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/845/35years.jpg/)

Rusted suspension 1 year, yes 12 months only
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/3885/04072012.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/404/04072012.jpg/)

Thank you all
Jackmax

[gtimk5]

I get a lot of caddies in my workshop, never found the top mount rusty on them.
Mounts would cost less than $150 each I think, $1500 sounds very excessive to fix. Wouldnt mind that sort of margin.
Sad to see you had this problem.
Andrew

[jackmax]

I get a lot of caddies in my workshop, never found the top mount rusty on them.
Mounts would cost less than $150 each I think, $1500 sounds very excessive to fix. Wouldnt mind that sort of margin.
Sad to see you had this problem.
Andrew

Hi Andrew,
Luck you are Andrew. This is suspention top which just under your rain plastic cover bothside.
Here is another caddy 3.5 years old.


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http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/1837/25years.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/832/25years.jpg/)

I am thinking to buy a plastic cap for the it.

Jackmax

[gtimk5]

Plastic cap or a rubber plug would co the trick Jack!
good on you
Andrew ;)

[DutchAussie]

Hi all caddy's owner,


I have got my caddy last year, Just 12 months ago. I noticed it has rusted in the suspension top cave bothside after 6 months and now just getting worse. every time rain or you wash your car, the water will get in the the cave and damage your dear caddy. I do love my caddy very much. Just do not understand how that could be happened. I found someone has same problem and they noticed 3 years later (sorry, it has out of warranty). It cost $1,500 to fix.

Jackmax

Our Caddy is a 2006 model.
It too has rust but not as bad as in the picture.
It is difficult to get to.
I will try and get some rust converter in there.

[Umai Naa!!]

Haven't seen that before.

Previous model Golfs used to have the plastic covers on them. They'd probably fit the Caddy.