Happy to report I am getting this fixed under warranty at VW on the gold coast. I just quoted the transaction number and the part number to the service manager and is getting done tomorrow. Thanks for everyone who made this happen !! It's been my main problem with the car since I bought it.
so its official now!! excellent :banana:
now to see if Skoda Oz will come to the party too.......
Is anyone here dealing with Camberwell VW in MEL ???
Thanks!
Just thought I would share my experience in having the clip fitted to my 2010 GTI as I have been following this thread for a year and a half now... and for me it has come to an end!
Firstly, Corey_R and my local VW dealer deserve a big thanks! Corey had made arrangements behind the scenes with Gerald Slaven VW in Canberra to take a proactive course of action and test the clip out on my car with a view to supporting the fix becoming a standard warranty item. It looks like this has progressed somewhat since but the effort should be appreciated by all.
The dealership ordered in the clip, fitted it to my car and waived all costs through warranty. I hope that for us Canberra owners that it will be fixes all round in the near future.
As for the clip itself, all I can say is that it works exactly as advertised and that if the rattle annoys you, do not hesitate to get it fitted. I am a person who really notices these things and the rattle had bugged me since day one, considering it is really loud outside the car as well it greatly detracted from the quality feel of the car. The clip has resolved the rattle and I couldn't be happier.
I spoke with my dealer and they were not aware of the VWA fix. They have spoken to Skoda Australia who will look into it, but he said that Skoda had not heard of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by buzuki
He did say however that until Skoda give authorisation they (the dealer) would advise against fitting it (even if I buy it), as it could void the warranty. Fingers crossed Skoda comes to the party.
Im fitting one to a skoda under authorisation from skoda tech support, which are the same people as vw tech. And it is gettin replaced under warranty.Quote:
Originally Posted by daft1014
So there is hope for the skoda people
I am about to email Brisbane prestige (Adrian) with the information Corey provided yesterday. I spoke to him yesterday and he told me he was in contact with skoda aus for another customer. They have got to play ball. They are the same company effectively.
i've asked my skoda dealer (lennock), yesterday, and he is in talks with skoda aus techos in regards to what they can do for us.
i' passed on the pics along with the TPI num - thanks to corey. this has also been forwarded on to the skoda product marketting manager, who has acknowledged it. i have the email.
hopefully i'll hear some good news in the near future :)
the fix is issued by VwAG, and so no reason why the fix can't be applied to skoda aswell.
let me know how it goes!!! I've got the rattle lolQuote:
Originally Posted by dArK5HaD0w
Im headed to Barloworld Glen Waverley this morning to go for a drive with one of the service department staff.
I have the car booked in for Monday to be repaired. Heres hoping they have stock of the clip, or ill need to wait.
Thanks for all the hard work guys.