Are wheel caps covered under warranty?

[niall]

My Golf R wheel cap has come off and I was told they might be covered under warranty, anyone know for sure?

[Hillbilly]

Ring the dealer They will know

[niall]

Ring the dealer They will know

yeah, tried that they said no.

[Darks RS]

i think not... what would the fault be for them to replace them?

[Candyman]

Faulty clips perhaps .....

I'd push the dealer harder. Unless the caps have been removed at some stage and damaged you should expect then to stay on as designed

[nightphotographer]

Aren't they about $20 to replace??

I don't know how they could be warranty, unless you could prove they were manufacturer defects which meant they sat lose...

[niall]

Agreed. It was just that someone (in the biz) said they were. thanks.

[tek199]

My friend had inner wheel liner clips come loose. Dealer was happy to fit new ones and charge $80 for them during the service (they noticed it while servicing the vehicle).
My friends argument to them was. " I didnt remove them, I didnt touch them, I see it as a vehicle defect that they dislodged themselves after 3 years and 30,000 kms of normal usage I dont see why I should pay for bad engineering. If a door falls off while I'm driving a vehicle, will I have to pay for that too?"

They replaced the clips for free.

[Jmr84]

They are classed as a wear and tear item, if you haven't had you first 15,000 service yet you might have a chance of getting one via warranty if you have had a service then I'd be hitting up the dealership for the cost of new one if " the moral" is a big thing for you. Otherwise you'll just have to wear it , trust me you'll be paying a lot more for stuff later down the track eg brakes and rotors when they wear out etc. So $20 for a new cap isn't that much really.

[Candyman]

If they have never been removed there is no "wear and tear"

$20 is too much - don't put up with bull****.

I've got Bens centre caps on my R and they fit much better than the VW ones

German engineering huh