Missing tray

[MoBeau]

For my 80,000 mi oil change, I was in a time crunch. Took my tdi MK7 to to “5 minute oil change”. Had to bring my own oil filter,(That should have been a Red Flag!). A week later I thought I noticed the underbody tray loose on one side. Today I noticed it’s gone! WT#?

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

Here you go: https://www.idparts.com/belly-pan-oem-mk7-3q0825236d-5q0825236p-p-14710.html Actually less expensive than some of the older cars.

I recently noticed the belly pan was missing on my '99.5 Golf. Couldn't imagine how it could have come off while I was driving and have me not notice. Then I realized it must be at my Guru's. Even they forget them sometimes.

 

[Cuzoe]

I've got the Alltrack belly pan on my car so not much concern that a service center will forget to put it back on... But they never put back all the little black screws . And most of the time they lose/forget to reinstall the washers on at least a couple of the large bolts too, ugghhh.

 

[740GLE]

the alltrack belly pans uses no washers

4 added bolts up front for the core support bracket and same 3 bolts out back. then about 9 t25 zip screws into speed clips like the orginal pan.

 

[Cuzoe]

the alltrack belly pans uses no washers

4 added bolts up front for the core support bracket and same 3 bolts out back. then about 9 t25 zip screws into speed clips like the orginal pan.

I'm going to stop you there since you didn't install the belly pan on my car. I can however tell you who did install it... it was me, I did. And I picked up stainless steel bolts and washers for my install.

I certainly wasn't asking you what it takes to install one. It has been installed on my car for a few years now . Maybe news to you, but I would be in the best position to know if there are washers on the bolts on my car.

And the DIY I followed...

How to retro-fit skid trays, aerodynamic under trays, & stone guards to a MK7 Golf

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If you intend to make some argument about how a service center doesn't need to reinstall washers when there wouldn't be washers there from the factory... then by that same logic they don't need to reinstall my belly pan at all since it wasn't there from the factory. But they do reinstall it every time. And they use my stainless steel bolts and they forget washers.

 

[pebjr]

For my 80,000 mi oil change, I was in a time crunch. Took my tdi MK7 to to “5 minute oil change”. Had to bring my own oil filter,(That should have been a Red Flag!). A week later I thought I noticed the underbody tray loose on one side. Today I noticed it’s gone! WT#?

I'm curious if the "5 minute oil change" used the appropriate VW507 oil. If they didn't have the proper oil filter, I doubt they had the right oil.. just my opinion..

 

[Nuje]

Yeah - that's the one that would concern me. If you don't stock a VW filter, do you stock VW-spec oil?
(Granted, the 507.00/504.00 is used on a LOT of the VW cars - pretty much anything that has a turbo in the last decade, so maybe they do have that, but with the CRUA TDI being a one-and-done model year.....I guess it's possible.)

 

[Nuje]

I've got the Alltrack belly pan on my car so not much concern that a service center will forget to put it back on...

That'd actually be a bigger concern for me - forget the cheap flimsy belly pan....meh, whatever. Probably find one off a wreck if I needed to.
But if they keep that AllTrack pan that cost me $500+.....not gonna be happy.

(Also, it'd never happen because I'm the only one who works on my cars. )

 

[Cuzoe]

@Nuje yeah you missed out on when the getting was good, I think that was 2017 when these belly pans were on eBay for $99 with free shipping from Germany. Somebody probably got fired.

I'm actually willing to do everything on my car except the things that really matter for long-term reliability, .

 

[740GLE]

I'm going to stop you there since you didn't install the belly pan on my car. I can however tell you who did install it... it was me, I did. And I picked up stainless steel bolts and washers for my install.

I certainly wasn't asking you what it takes to install one. It has been installed on my car for a few years now . Maybe news to you, but I would be in the best position to know if there are washers on the bolts on my car.

And the DIY I followed...

How to retro-fit skid trays, aerodynamic under trays, & stone guards to a MK7 Golf

Disclaimer:- This info is for community usage. I am NOT affiliated to, or sponsored by, any company/individual to promote them or their products. Companies/individuals may NOT use my name, photos, or threads/technical guides, for financial or personal gain (fraudulent misrepresentation). How to...

golfmk7.com

If you intend to make some argument about how a service center doesn't need to reinstall washers when there wouldn't be washers there from the factory... then by that same logic they don't need to reinstall my belly pan at all since it wasn't there from the factory. But they do reinstall it every time. And they use my stainless steel bolts and they forget washers.

Thanks for stopping me.

So the shop isn't used to your non standard install. To them a belly pan is a belly pan, they probably didn't even notice a difference in the weight, you only tossed them the curve ball by installing unnecessary washers.

 

[Cuzoe]

Thanks for stopping me.

So the shop isn't used to your non standard install. To them a belly pan is a belly pan, they probably didn't even notice a difference in the weight, you only tossed them the curve ball by installing unnecessary washers.

A curve ball? If you remove a screw/bolt and into your hand comes a washer... it only makes sense to put the washer back . Whether they notice the difference in weight of the stock belly pan vs mine is of zero relevance.

If they decided to look up the hardware that needed to be there, then replaced my non-standard hardware that would be very different. But they don't do that, nor do I expect that from them.

The factory bolts are flanged so no additional washer necessary. My stainless bolts are not flanged, so the washer is necessary... which is why installed them.

 

[740GLE]

For all the OEM plus you have on the ride, I'm surprised you didn't stick with the good enough stock flanged bolts.