Time to first damage (The Golf Accident Thread)

[Ryan_R]

Bit of a headache so I don't want to trawl through the photo thread, but does anyone have a close-up photo of the rear of their Golf that shows the lip just under the rego plate? On the left side of mine, the panel seems to have moulded itself around a hidden screw-head which I'm sure wasn't there before.

[AdamD]

Bit of a headache so I don't want to trawl through the photo thread, but does anyone have a close-up photo of the rear of their Golf that shows the lip just under the rego plate?

Is this clear enough Ryan?

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/forums/f112/mk6-golf-towing-tow-bar-thread-37188-7.html#post753704

(Not my car BTW; just a timely post.)

[Ryan_R]

Thanks, clear enough probably.

Here's what it looks like close-up:



Not sure touch-up would be able to fix that???

[Rob_R]

Thanks, clear enough probably.

Here's what it looks like close-up:



Not sure touch-up would be able to fix that???

It appears to me that it is an imprint of a philips screw head from the car that rear ended you.

[SilvrFoxX]

not in that position and not with that shape.. it happened to me, though it is a pretty good thought

[bigdave260]

It appears to me that it is an imprint of a philips screw head from the car that rear ended you.

^ This certainly looks likely.

[Ryan_R]

It's more an out-print. Looks like a screw is hidden underneath that lip, and and the panel was pushed around it very hard, but or the screw was pushed up from underneath.

[SilvrFoxX]

That was what I saw.. looks like something has dropped on it but couldnt say what

[Candyman]

The bumper on my R didn't take at all well to plastic repair and the comment was made that the VW bumpers generally don't.

Replacement might be necessary or stick something over it. Hope it all works out for you mate.

[SilvrFoxX]

The bumper on my R didn't take at all well to plastic repair and the comment was made that the VW bumpers generally don't.

Replacement might be necessary or stick something over it. Hope it all works out for you mate.

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[Rob_R]

It's more an out-print. Looks like a screw is hidden understanding that lip, and and the panel was pushed around it very hard, but or the screw was pushed up from underneath.

Last car I had was rear ended and I had two of those imprints on my bumper plus slight imprint of their number plate. Both imprints were from the number plate screws. The centre of the imprint is where the plastic wasn't compressed due to the shape/space of the screw. If you grab a similar size screw head your will find it fits into the inprint.

[Mi16 Man]

Almost a year.....hit a metal bucket that was punted by another car at me. NRMA has it sorted already.....

Bumper is cracked and the honeycomb grille.....

[Rob_R]

Almost a year.....hit a metal bucket that was punted by another car at me. NRMA has it sorted already.....

Bumper is cracked and the honeycomb grille.....

Ouch!! When you hit it must have made such a noise.

[Foos]

2 days.

Medium sized rock kicked up by a truck in front. Hit the DS mirror. Took some paint off.

Same amount of time as my last car :\ both brand new.

[mythik]

2 days.

Medium sized rock kicked up by a truck in front. Hit the DS mirror. Took some paint off.

Same amount of time as my last car :\ both brand new.

I have the same issue (on the bumper though). Let me know where you go to get it sorted.