Re: VW warranty@uboc.com

[Joe Mann <joem@pswtech.com>]

James and fellow Jettamen,

Do you have a brand name or location I can get the silicon tape and
jelly for the interior door panels??

Thanks

Joe

James C. wrote:

> The door panels on our cars suck!  After getting no where with my
> local
> area dealers, I finally forked $200 to a competent third-party shop to
>
> have them fixed (post 2/24k warranty, of course...).  The problem (at
> least mine) stemmed from lousy (and cheap) VW engineering.  The door
> panels on the car are held on by cheap plastic fastners that are good
> for
> (at most) two removal cycles.  Thereafter, the fasteners get stripped
> and
> you pretty much have to replace them.  In addition, on pre-1996 models
>
> like mine, VW left out the insulation tape btw. its door panels and
> the
> door frames.  Consequently, my loose doors made that much more noise.
>
> My third party guys were aware of the VW fix (ie - apply tape...).
> But,
> as Chris pointed out, that works for about one hot summer...  So, my
> guys
> replaced all the mounting hardware and then applied a silicon jelly to
>
> the door frame where it meets the panel.  Viola - no more door panel
> rattles - in fact my panels seem tighter than when the car was new...
> They really don't make any noise, period... (Plus the jelly isn't
> nearly
> as ugly as the tape, because it can be applied more precisely.)  Of
> course, the silicon might run if the car gets really hot, but it
> hasn't
> yet and in the meantime my doors are rattle free...
>
> You might be able to do all this yourself for at less cash...  The
> mounting hardware for all four doors is roughly $80.  Just pull 'em
> off
> and apply tape or jelly and replace...
>
> Anyway, good luck - hope you dealers are better than mine...