neonglh
Veteran Member
My Golf TDI came with the "Golf Protection Package", which comprises rubber winter floor mats, a hatch organization system, and the factory splash guards. I though this was fantastic, and I never minded the looks of them. Here is what they look like:
Yesterday, my friend Dan and I were talking about his truck, and how the similar designed splash guards on there had rubbed through the paint. This got me thinking about mine, so I decided to pull them off last night and look. Sure enough, it was not pretty. My car has just 39,7xx miles on it, and was built in late 2011.
Here is what was under the front-passenger side:
Then I cleaned it up with some Opti-Clean to get rid of the dirt, revealing a decent amount of scratches and light surface rust:
Next, I used a Meguiars clay bar and some Nanoskin lube to clay the area, which removed about 75% of the rust:
Yesterday, my friend Dan and I were talking about his truck, and how the similar designed splash guards on there had rubbed through the paint. This got me thinking about mine, so I decided to pull them off last night and look. Sure enough, it was not pretty. My car has just 39,7xx miles on it, and was built in late 2011.
Here is what was under the front-passenger side:
Then I cleaned it up with some Opti-Clean to get rid of the dirt, revealing a decent amount of scratches and light surface rust:
Next, I used a Meguiars clay bar and some Nanoskin lube to clay the area, which removed about 75% of the rust: