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Terrible car poo poo: My fiance's 2016 TTS took a direct rock strike to the windshield from a landscaping truck on the freeway. The rock looked like it somewhere between a golf ball and a baseball. Fortunately it looks like after striking the glass, it bounced over the rest of the car and didn't damage anything else. Should we even bother trying to use the dealership to replace it? I feel like I have heard things in the past about OEM glass being better over whatever Safelite installs, but I have no idea if that's true. Will Safelite be competent enough to safely reinstall the rain sensor and mirror assembly? However, I'm also reading online that some (all?) dealerships wouldn't file claims through insurance for things like windshields. Any advice for what we should do?
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# ? Apr 26, 2020 00:49 |
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# ? Mar 28, 2024 23:38 |
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I just had my S4s windshield replaced by safelite yesterday in fact, they were able to do the rain sensor and the mirror without issue. How well it holds up we'll see.
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# ? Apr 26, 2020 01:54 |
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You can buy access to VW's service manuals online and download them all to your PC. Has to be done only once. Comes with everything including torque specs. How to do all the stuff to your car etc. https://erwin.volkswagen.de/erwin/showHome.do
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# ? Apr 26, 2020 02:05 |
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MetaJew posted:Terrible car poo poo: My fiance's 2016 TTS took a direct rock strike to the windshield from a landscaping truck on the freeway. The rock looked like it somewhere between a golf ball and a baseball. Fortunately it looks like after striking the glass, it bounced over the rest of the car and didn't damage anything else. Did you go after the truck owner or didn't manage to catch the license? People who don't secure their loads are the worst.
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# ? Apr 26, 2020 06:15 |
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MrOnBicycle posted:Did you go after the truck owner or didn't manage to catch the license? People who don't secure their loads are the worst. As best I could tell, the truck just happened to kick up a rock that was already on the freeway, and we were in the wrong place at the wrong time. The trailer was empty, but it was the sort that you might see a bunch of ride-behind lawn mowers loaded onto, and that sort of equipment. I didn't see any sign of gravel or rocks on it, but seeing a big rock flying at your face followed by a loud crack really gets your adrenaline pumping, so who knows.
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# ? Apr 26, 2020 06:22 |
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MetaJew posted:As best I could tell, the truck just happened to kick up a rock that was already on the freeway, and we were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Ah ok. That sucks.
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# ? Apr 26, 2020 06:54 |
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MetaJew posted:Terrible car poo poo: My fiance's 2016 TTS took a direct rock strike to the windshield from a landscaping truck on the freeway. The rock looked like it somewhere between a golf ball and a baseball. Fortunately it looks like after striking the glass, it bounced over the rest of the car and didn't damage anything else. Obviously Honda is not VW but our local Honda dealership filed the claim for us. Call and ask
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# ? Apr 26, 2020 12:34 |
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Safelite replaced the windshield on my R, and two years later they did it again when the glass started to delaminate at a corner. So take that for what you will. It took a while or so for that corner to get bad enough I wanted to take it in, and they honored their warranty 100%
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# ? Apr 26, 2020 12:46 |
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Make sure wherever you go has a national warranty in case you move, are out of town, etc.
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# ? Apr 26, 2020 12:48 |
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Safelite did the windshield on my m3 a few months ago. I had them use glass from the OEM supplier. I have glass coverage and they wouldn't cover the significantly more expensive glass with a BMW logo on it. I was more than fine with it just being the same supplier to be honest.
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# ? Apr 26, 2020 13:26 |
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blk posted:Don't have a garage or spot to do my own work these days. Would a 1st gen A7/S7 be a nightmare to own out of warranty? The 1st gen A7 really tickles me. The proportions are just so and while a long car, it looked rather normal sized even when I drove by in my Fit. The hatch seals the deal. I'd also like to know about reliability of these if anyone has experience. I assume the twin turbo 8 has more potential for issues than the supercharged 6.
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# ? Apr 27, 2020 04:07 |
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fknlo posted:Safelite did the windshield on my m3 a few months ago. I had them use glass from the OEM supplier. I have glass coverage and they wouldn't cover the significantly more expensive glass with a BMW logo on it. I was more than fine with it just being the same supplier to be honest. How do you determine or guarantee that they use an OEM-supplier window? Another question from Safelite's website, is which glass would you pick? Strangely the non-shaded glass is more is more expensive? Shaded:
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# ? Apr 27, 2020 07:52 |
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MetaJew posted:How do you determine or guarantee that they use an OEM-supplier window? I looked at who made the OEM glass and then talked to Safelite. They're one of the aftermarket suppliers as well and Safelite carried their glass.
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# ? Apr 27, 2020 18:37 |
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2007 (MK5) GTI Noticed my lumbar support motor thing wasn't working anymore. After checking fuses (they were unbroken), looked under the seat and found this: Found the other end buried in the seat and extended it with some appropriately gauged wire. Tucked it all away with lots of extra wire available if I need to back off the tension a little, but seems fine. I had to start the car up to move it over a little to make getting the seat back in and now I have an airbag fault . Will this clear by itself or do I need to find a grouchy man with a vag-com to clear it?
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# ? Apr 29, 2020 19:26 |
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VelociBacon posted:I had to start the car up to move it over a little to make getting the seat back in and now I have an airbag fault . Will this clear by itself or do I need to find a grouchy man with a vag-com to clear it? Computer to reset now that the light's showing. In the future, always make sure the battery is disconnected before disconnecting any of the yellow connectors.
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# ? Apr 29, 2020 19:47 |
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meatpimp posted:Computer to reset now that the light's showing. Sorry, you mean I have to get someone with a computer (Vag-com?) to reset it now right?
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# ? Apr 29, 2020 20:43 |
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VelociBacon posted:Sorry, you mean I have to get someone with a computer (Vag-com?) to reset it now right? Yup. Unless there's some kind of trickery I don't know about.
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# ? Apr 29, 2020 20:52 |
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meatpimp posted:Yup. Unless there's some kind of trickery I don't know about. Alright, thanks.
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# ? Apr 29, 2020 21:10 |
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If you have one of those wifi or bluetooth OBD connectors, you might be able to clear it with Carista. I was able to nix engine codes on my MKV Rabbit with it, at least.
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# ? Apr 29, 2020 23:06 |
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bigman.50grand posted:If you have one of those wifi or bluetooth OBD connectors, you might be able to clear it with Carista. I was able to nix engine codes on my MKV Rabbit with it, at least. I do! And I have Carista. I'll check it out later.
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# ? Apr 29, 2020 23:18 |
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I had that problem on the passenger side. Took it to the mechanic, they looked at it, said "I dunno," and gave it back, but the light was now off. I figure they reset the error when diagnosing.
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# ? Apr 29, 2020 23:34 |
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fknlo posted:I looked at who made the OEM glass and then talked to Safelite. They're one of the aftermarket suppliers as well and Safelite carried their glass. Okay, so dealing with Safelite with the Covid-19 stuff is a huge pain in the rear end. No matter what I did I was unable to speak to someone over the phone yesterday. Eventually explained to the online chat support my issues and they were able to call me and give me prices for the OEE and OEM glass. These are the prices Safelite gave me: code:
I have a long rant about trying to navigate their phone system to talk to a Human, since the OEM glass isn't an available option on their online appointment system, but that's not worth anyone's time. Long story short: If you want to speak to a human you have to claim your calling for a new appointment and you will file with your auto insurance to pay for it.
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# ? Apr 29, 2020 23:51 |
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MetaJew posted:Okay, so dealing with Safelite with the Covid-19 stuff is a huge pain in the rear end. No matter what I did I was unable to speak to someone over the phone yesterday. Eventually explained to the online chat support my issues and they were able to call me and give me prices for the OEE and OEM glass. If she's filing through her insurance anyway, why not just take it to the dealer?
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# ? Apr 30, 2020 00:21 |
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meatpimp posted:If she's filing through her insurance anyway, why not just take it to the dealer? I don't know the details of her insurance policy, but the dealer wouldn't handle filing through the insurance company-- and quoted her $2,000+ for the service. I asked if she spoke to her insurance company about how handling a claim or reimbursing her for the dealership service would be handled, and she's stubborn and didn't want to bother with it.
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# ? Apr 30, 2020 00:50 |
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MetaJew posted:I don't know the details of her insurance policy, but the dealer wouldn't handle filing through the insurance company-- and quoted her $2,000+ for the service. I asked if she spoke to her insurance company about how handling a claim or reimbursing her for the dealership service would be handled, and she's stubborn and didn't want to bother with it. Check your state laws too. In NY was covered 100% no deductible usually, though a company could drop you for excess claims without warning.
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# ? Apr 30, 2020 20:35 |
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I pay a few extra bucks a month for glass coverage here in Colorado. It's absolutely worth it here with the rocks they put down on the roads in winter. I wouldn't be surprised if 1/4 of the vehicles on the road here in winter have cracked windshields at any given time. I've had a crack or chipped windshield on a Golf TDI, my GTI, and my M3 here. I didn't even live here when I had the TDI.
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# ? Apr 30, 2020 20:52 |
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I just got done getting hosed on an Sq5 3.0 supercharged. So im putting out a PSA. Car is low miles (40k) car previously overheated driving through the dessert. Got to me with a sticky thermostat replaced everything involved including all hoses. Car came back after 60 miles with intake runner codes. Intake runners seam to be working just fine under a vacuum pump. Replaced the actuator solanoid. Same codes. Upon further inspection the linkage actually twists when it goes from full open to full close on both banks. Giving a false voltage reading to the sensor. Car probably had that problem when it came in for the thermostat however it would not set the runner code untill the thermostat was fixed. Just a heads up.
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# ? May 2, 2020 03:01 |
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We picked up a '13 Passat TDI SE with DSG with like 199k miles, its in decent shape but I suspect the AC compressor is failing, high pressure on low side and takes forever to get cold. Also needs rear wheel bearings, easy fix, but shifts and accelerates well.
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# ? May 3, 2020 19:59 |
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Well you know the engine has another 300k on it anyway 😀
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# ? May 4, 2020 13:39 |
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dialhforhero posted:Well you know the engine has another 300k on it anyway 😀 Yeah, the motor will last a long time, and DSG clutch packs are fairly straightforward to do.
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# ? May 4, 2020 14:38 |
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CommieGIR posted:Yeah, the motor will last a long time, and DSG clutch packs are fairly straightforward to do. With that kind of mileage in that short of time, I'd think it saw almost entirely freeway miles, so the clutch packs should have a good chance of a lot of life left?
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# ? May 4, 2020 15:14 |
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meatpimp posted:With that kind of mileage in that short of time, I'd think it saw almost entirely freeway miles, so the clutch packs should have a good chance of a lot of life left? Yup, per TDIclub, theres a lot of people with 200k+ having zero issues with the clutchpacks. Going to do the DSG fluid and filter anyways just to be safe.
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# ? May 4, 2020 15:41 |
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https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2006-volkswagen-golf-3/ The gently caress?
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# ? May 5, 2020 20:22 |
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mark 4 was real good other than the sliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight problem of reliability lol at payin 6 gs for a 2.slow tho edit: or 8 gs fuckin a KYOON GRIFFEY JR fucked around with this message at 20:31 on May 5, 2020 |
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Residency Evil posted:https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2006-volkswagen-golf-3/ All those pics and not a single one of the cup holders
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# ? May 5, 2020 20:32 |
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:All those pics and not a single one of the cup holders They were operating the camera
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# ? May 7, 2020 04:57 |
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RIP Passat wagon. Started making a turbo death rattle back in February before lockdown, plus I managed to wash the only remaining key for it and mess up the fob. At least i got another 3 months out of it after my deer impact repair. I had it for 80k miles since 2009 and during that period spent around $11k in maintenance. Insert boyfriend meme about German cars and Korean cars, garage is Kia and Genesis now. devmd01 fucked around with this message at 20:42 on Jan 3, 2024 |
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devmd01 posted:RIP Passat wagon. Started making a turbo death rattle back in February before lockdown, plus I managed to wash the only remaining key for it and mess up the fob. At least i got another 3 months out of it after my deer impact repair. $1k/year doesn't seem terrible?
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# ? May 7, 2020 15:21 |
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Just wanted to say I picked up the official Carista OBD2 adapter (my older bluetooth adapter wasn't the full protocol that carista uses, worked for torque level stuff only) and it's worked really well. I cleared the airbag fault, reset the service interval, and turned on flashing brake lights during extreme braking. I tried turning on the long-press remote function to roll windows down but it didn't work. I guess it's not supported in my vehicle (Mk5 GTI). I used it on my partner's 2013 Jetta to turn DRL on (I'm in Canada) as well. It was about the same price on Amazon as any other adapter so I'm pleased. It comes with a free month trial of the full app features which I used for this.
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# ? May 7, 2020 22:36 |
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# ? Mar 28, 2024 23:38 |
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VelociBacon posted:Just wanted to say I picked up the official Carista OBD2 adapter (my older bluetooth adapter wasn't the full protocol that carista uses, worked for torque level stuff only) and it's worked really well. I cleared the airbag fault, reset the service interval, and turned on flashing brake lights during extreme braking. I tried turning on the long-press remote function to roll windows down but it didn't work. I guess it's not supported in my vehicle (Mk5 GTI). I used it on my partner's 2013 Jetta to turn DRL on (I'm in Canada) as well. drat, that's good to know. Nice find and glad you got that light off cheaply!
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