Headlight & Bonnet Protectors

[coastie]

We signed up for our car in March 2009 and picked it up in April 2009 with all the specs ordered being on the car except the ipod cable and headlight and bonnet protection which the salesperson said came with the car. Vehicle has had its 1500km service and I asked about the outstanding items. The dealer responded that the headlight and bonnet protectors haven't been made yet for the vehicle.

I eventually sorted the ipod cable but the headlight & bonnet protection has me stumped as I can't find anything on VWA website about them being an accessory. Did the MkV have them from VW or are they aftermarket?

[WEDEL.1]

Got ours from VW spare parts.

Maris

[coastie]

Latest news is that the dealer is awaiting for the plastic protectors to pass the ADR before they can be distributed in Australia. Surely our regulations aren't that pedantic. They are available in the Europe and they are after all designed for the vehicle by the vehicle manufacturer. This just seems to be an endless line of excuses. Bought the vehicle in March delivered in April so they have now had two months to get them.

[gerhard]

1500km service - what's that?

[coastie]

Post purchase dealer check

[mr gee]

Thats interesting as our local dealer told us the first service is at 15,000km or one year

[barges]

just picked up my new golf tdi comfortline this week and wanted to know where you can get aftermarket headlight covers. the dealer asked for $170 which i thought was a bit steep

hope you guys can help me out

[Corey_R]

You can actually get the 3M Paint Protection Film / Ventureshield Stoneguard applied to headlights as well! It's far cheaper than that, is more transparent (so it won't dim the light as much as regular headlight protectors) and is practically invisible so it won't make your car look uglier for having it installed!
Practically any film specialist will have kits available, or you could just get a cut and apply it yourself (and to other areas like door sills, mirror caps etc)

[triode12]

just picked up my new golf tdi comfortline this week and wanted to know where you can get aftermarket headlight covers. the dealer asked for $170 which i thought was a bit steep

hope you guys can help me out

Something cheaper and much better is to get your headlights covered with Ventureshield.

It shouldn't cost under $100 for the pair.

www.universalshield.com.au or www.ozicozi.com.au can apply it for you.

[Corey_R]

lol - we were obviously typing that up at the same time!

Though your middle line obviously is supposed to read "It should cost under" or "It shouldn't cost over"

Never matter, it's great advice!