[Fahrenheit_618]

Ok.. so my Great Pumpkin has 9k miles on it now and I swear every time I wash it I see another chip somewhere.. and I'm not talking obvious stone chips on the nose, I mean chips in bizarre places, like right above the driver door frame, down near the ground effects on the side (below where a door would hit it) and others. I have never seen a paint so fragile. I'm afraid to use harsh language around it for fear of chipping the paint. It seems like it's the body panel parts that have the weak paint... The nose actually seem very tough. I've opened a case up with VW on the issue and they are supposed to get back to me about when and where I can meet a VW rep to have it examined. I was wondering if others were having similar issues.

 

[VEGAS FAHRENHEIT]

3K miles and so far only a chip on the hood from a big semi throwing up a rock....I got the Magma Orange touch up paint from the dealership and it worked pretty good

 

[jvfphoto]

I have a lot of chips in the paint of my Fahrenheit as well and only 9,335 miles. I am very interested in what VW says about your case. Please keep me informed.

Jason

 

[quick07]

I don't have the Fahrenheit but the Red paint is crap too.

 

[Dragon]

Clear Bra O0

 

[134GTI]

i only have 1,200 miles on mine and only 1 chip but i know were it came from.(some one hit my mirror with either there car or a shoping cart, im not shur i didnt see them do it) :'(

 

[MSVDUB]

bastards I wish I knew who chipped mine...I am also finding new dings everytime I wash my baby :'( :-\

 

[GTI MKV]

well.... i have almost 0 chips 8) and all the ones i do have (about 3) are on the back bumper of the car ???.

 

[lumns]

i have sooo many chips, i had to go to advanced auto parts to get a lil touch up pen.


rocks on 81 kill me

 

[kryptonkid07]

i have sooo many chips, i had to go to advanced auto parts to get a lil touch up pen.

rocks on 81 kill me

Hey... what color did you use? Since we have the same color... I have a bunch of chips too.

 

[lumns]

advance auto parts had one precisely for VW's.... even listing the color as tornado red

 

[MicMoor77]

I'm wondering if the there is any correlation between paint quality and the color. Maybe someone (not it) would like to start a survey to see if a certain color paint is less durable than another.

My Fast is UG with about 30K miles and only 1 tiny little rock chip on the hood. I'm fairly impressed.

 

[lumns]

there only problem is that the paint color is flat soo it looks dark. From a distance u cant tell...but its a whole lot better than seein a huge white chip

 

[kryptonkid07]

there only problem is that the paint color is flat soo it looks dark. From a distance u cant tell...but its a whole lot better than seein a huge white chip

It'll do until I get my Carbon Fiber hood with the turbo vent in it from OSIR.

haha, knowing me, I'll still have the stock hood 2 years from now.

 

[lumns]

haha, yea i said the same thing....i not gonna get into cosmetics till i finish puttin in the parts that will make me faster.


the pen is a good investment.

 

[shuke]

Union Gray. No Chips. 17K Milles. Heard a few loud whacks up front, but no damage, thank god.

 

[Dragon]

I'm wondering if the there is any correlation between paint quality and the color. Maybe someone (not it) would like to start a survey to see if a certain color paint is less durable than another.

There are a lot of factors in getting a true answer to that.

I think a lot of damage is due to driver inattention (following a gravel truck) and road conditions, especially in construction zones.

Someone told me the Fahrenheits have an extra layer of paint since they were the red ones leftover from 06' >

 

[uncle dude]

I'm wondering if the there is any correlation between paint quality and the color. Maybe someone (not it) would like to start a survey to see if a certain color paint is less durable than another.

There are a lot of factors in getting a true answer to that.

I think a lot of damage is due to driver inattention (following a gravel truck) and road conditions, especially in construction zones.

Someone told me the Fahrenheits have an extra layer of paint since they were the red ones leftover from 06' >

And if you peel the red off, there is a silver MKIV under there.

 

[drpete]

yes it sucks...my fahrenheit has like 10 chips with less than 3000 miles. none are on the nose...they are scattered on the hood. i always drive like she is my baby...i never follow trucks and get off roads that are being paved asap(and slowly). i have a 10 year old civic that has no chips. any luck with vw?

 

[TOE_FAST]

I have some chips too, it hink the osir carbon fibre hood is the answer. Me and patrick live in Vegas and there is alot of construction here though, so it was expected.