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Car Forum / Volkswagen / Water Cooled Volkswagen Cars / May 2008

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VW Golf body damage?

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HT - 14 May 2008 14:54 GMT
Hi there,
  Wondering if this is something i need to fix or just get it
repainted or what now.
  The a 3 inch section of the track that is used to jackup the car on
my golf is bent inwards and some of the paint is coming off.  I dunno
how it happend, but it is noticable, but there's no other damage.
Probable done when someone was lifting my car to put on tires or what
not.  I know I've never done it in that location.

  Is this something i should get fixed, should i get it repainted, or
just get it rust proofed?

Thoughts?
mark.s - 15 May 2008 03:16 GMT
If you mean the welded seam where the floor pan and side body panel meet,
the same thing happened to mine.  I think I was the culprit, though this was
many years ago.  When it started to rust, I finally just went after it with
some pliers to straighten it out, cleaned/scraped/prepped it good, and gave
it a good coating with POR-15.  Have had no problems since, and it looks
fine from 6 feet away.

However, don't jack from there in the future.  With that seam trashed, the
structural integrity on mine was gone, and I ended up bending the sheet
metal the next time I jacked it up.  And that I have not fixed - way beyond
my limited ability.

> Hi there,
>   Wondering if this is something i need to fix or just get it
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>
> Thoughts?
 
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