Hi all
When I got back from my holidays over christmas, I noticed a lot of small bubbling around both front arches of my A4 B8.5 2012. 64,800Miles.
I immediately got in contact with the dealership I bought it off and arranged to book the car in for a look.
Tootled off down there today and the guy agreed that the wing hadn't been painted before, however because he couldn't poke his pen through the affected area, it doesn't qualify for the anti perforation warranty and the defect would fall under the normal 3 year paint warranty. He did say the problem was likely to be caused by the wheel arch liner rubbing on the inner lip of the arch to allow the water to get in and cause bubbles.
Slightly annoyed, but not expected at the guys verdict, my next step is to get in touch with audi UK and see what they say regarding the issue. The lad at Teesside audi wasnt even interested in beginning a warranty claim as he knew it would be rejected.
Has anyone any experience with dealing with Audi UK regarding wings on their B8. Also, if anyone else has had anything similar, it would be nice to have a few cases of where work has been honoured in the past.
Thanks
Chris
When I got back from my holidays over christmas, I noticed a lot of small bubbling around both front arches of my A4 B8.5 2012. 64,800Miles.
I immediately got in contact with the dealership I bought it off and arranged to book the car in for a look.
Tootled off down there today and the guy agreed that the wing hadn't been painted before, however because he couldn't poke his pen through the affected area, it doesn't qualify for the anti perforation warranty and the defect would fall under the normal 3 year paint warranty. He did say the problem was likely to be caused by the wheel arch liner rubbing on the inner lip of the arch to allow the water to get in and cause bubbles.
Slightly annoyed, but not expected at the guys verdict, my next step is to get in touch with audi UK and see what they say regarding the issue. The lad at Teesside audi wasnt even interested in beginning a warranty claim as he knew it would be rejected.
Has anyone any experience with dealing with Audi UK regarding wings on their B8. Also, if anyone else has had anything similar, it would be nice to have a few cases of where work has been honoured in the past.
Thanks
Chris