Shoddy Volkswagen Crap

[Lewis.]

had a MK5 golf in for a window regulator today, door card off, presented with this.
regulator bolted in from the inside, bolts from the inside too :tard: wtf?
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/060120121823.jpg

http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/060120121824.jpg

no visable access at all, was scratching my head and just about to go off and cry, and spotted a row of bolts under the weather seal on the bottom of the door
30 bolts later, and hey presto!
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/060120121825.jpg

http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/060120121826.jpg

Would you f*cking believe it? The door skin is bolted on, never seen anything as mad in my life :eek: what a dirty, underhand, shabby nazi trick lol

Thank f*ck for Nova's, with their proper doors lol

rant over :roll: lol

[MK999]

Never seen that before? lol I think it's awesome myself, great access for jobs like you're doing, crappy water trap though lol

[Novasport]

All the panels are bolt on iirc. Good idea IMO as you dont have to take all the interior trim of and end up with rattles & creaks after. Also you get better access from outside.
Pity the Mk6 isn't built as well as the Mk5

[Connor]

Never seen that lol. Looks pretty good, if you get a massive dent in the door you could just buy a skin thats colour coded

[Bubba]

genius!!

[Novasport]

Can you you not remember the Hampster on Top Gear driving a mk5 through a golf driving range whilst being pelted with balls. He explained then that all the panels were easily replaceable

[Stuart]

is the pissrat like that too then?

[davidfox280585]

good idea i think

[LEWI007]

Nice idea if you ever neeed to replace the door skin, cheap and easy to do.

But propably a pain in the bottom to do everything else, such as change a window regulator etc..


LIKE A GOLF ? :tard:

[bazil]

my mate tells me the new BMW M3's get repaired with glue and pop rivets! your not supposed to weld them now as "its not as strong " lol HE IS A THATCHAM APPROVED BODY REPAIR TECH before any comments,

[Bubba]

the mclaren iirc has all its panels glued on. aeroplanes have the same glue used on them. its mental

[bazil]

the mclaren iirc has all its panels glued on. aeroplanes have the same glue used on them. its mental

unfortunately, when the owner came to collect his car it was a severe case of WTF!!!!

[Benn]

Most things arnt welded any more.. Make is easy when you crash or in years when they rust...

[John]

It's a proper good idea IMHO! Door skin can be had off in a couple of mins too. No stu the 3b passat is on a cassette like the mk4 golf

[Lewis.]

Aye I agree it's a pretty good idea in terms of panel replacement, and it certainly made changing the reg a piece of p*ss once I had it figured out.
Nova sport, you still need to remove the interior trim as the motor is bolted through the door frame to the reg.

[Mike]

All the panels are bolt on iirc. Good idea IMO as you dont have to take all the interior trim of and end up with rattles & creaks after. Also you get better access from outside.
Pity the Mk6 isn't built as well as the Mk5

This^

I think its a fantastic design myself.

[Jack]

I think thats a great idea tbh, would certainly make pinging dents out easier. Should also make replacement panels cheaper, as they're a simpler shape..?