Peeling door handles 2003 VWS

[Cordialtea]

Does anyone else have this problem with their black door handles peeling?

My Passenger door handle the black ones are peeling, the car is Freaking 2 years old?

Oh well it goes back to a VW Dealership or should I say Stealership after dealing with the one on the south side of Edmonton Yesterday for a Vehicle Inspection Which cost me for out of province $168.00 Smackers.

They Charged me $4.08 for Windshield Washer Fluid, I was like WHAT?

Now I'll try the North side one which is suppose to be better I hope for Sealtbelt not adjusting properly drivers side, Rear Headrest is stuck and won't move, now peeling door handles.

AAAH The life of a VW LEMON Owner.

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[R_Ethug]

Re: Peeling door handles 2003 VWS

stop wearing rings and having long nails

its the black paint that peels.. take it to a dealer tell them its bunk and they should replace them on warranty most do anyways.

[Cordialtea]

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stop wearing rings and having long nails

its the black paint that peels.. take it to a dealer tell them its bunk and they should replace them on warranty most do anyways.

Thanks Ryan!

BTW I have short Nails and don't wear any rings because of my job. So I have No idea why it is doing this. Let me tell I have 18 pages of Warranty work sheets on this car from Three Dealerships now by the time my Warranty wears out at this rate they will have rebuilt my VW GOLF GLS model from the ground up.

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[shaunmic]

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mine just started doing the same thing. It seems to be on the joint on the door handle itself and just seems to be peeling away from the edge only..

[Tromping_Maniac]

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My tan door handle on the driver side started peeling about a year ago and the dealership replaced it under warranty without a hassle. I was shocked. I guess it all depends on the day and who you are dealing with. Good luck with the claim.

[bart]

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ya i had my passenger side replaced too... no big deal. i guess we drive too fast, ahah. scared passenger + death grip + sweaty palms = peeling handles. LOL

[Smartiepants]

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Hmmm, I've noticed I should replace mine too

[Simon]

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Mine started to peel last year, so i bought the aluminum dash kit instead since im out of warranty.

[Cordialtea]

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Get This my car is two years old and NORDEN had to take pictures of my door handles and talk to the Western VW representive about my door handles.It is 2 years old and still under warranty so what the BEEP, BEEP!

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[Cordialtea]

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ya i had my passenger side replaced too... no big deal. i guess we drive too fast, ahah. scared passenger + death grip + sweaty palms = peeling handles. LOL

You Betcha.

LOL

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[Cordialtea]

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Mine started to peel last year, so i bought the aluminum dash kit instead since im out of warranty.

Was it hard to do paint your handles? Was the kit expensive?

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[Aleks]

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Are we talking inside handle, or outside handle....cause both my insides are peeling.....

[R_Ethug]

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inside black stock trim stuff it peels.. no biggie paint that up like a ricer

[Klobi-One-Kinobi]

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I found the black trim around the inside handles to be really soft and easy to damage. So like Ryan said, keep rings, nails and keys away.

[Cordialtea]

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Are we talking inside handle, or outside handle....cause both my insides are peeling.....

Inside Dorr handles peel and it is a pain in the ARSE. I guess I'll be making a trip to Westside here to get the guys there to help me out. BTW those Guys Rock I'm so happy with their service.

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