Hi,

 

I've now owned my Superb for 10 months and with the exception of a scratched rear window it's been in next to perfect condition. Yesterday I noticed what seems to be a chip on one of the alloys, picture attached. My query is twofold:

1: Has anyone else experienced this before?

2: Has anyone got this damage repaired and any idea of representative cost, is it something relatively trivial to repair myself?

 

It's a tiny thing, but now i've noticed it..

 

There's a couple of other general niggles with the car:

 

Middle rear seat (armrest) leather is stretching already despite never having been used.

Glove compartment comes open, appears one of the latches doesn't actually go into the relevant hole...

I really do need to go to Specsavers as I cannot see any damage in your picture. I had a tiny bit of damage on my Phoenix alloys which was to the "silver" portion. I "repaired" this with alloy wheel touch up paint obtained through Ebay. No doubt you can get Anthracite colour if that is where the damage is. You actually have to go looking for the repair to spot it. I think we are all too vain really and whilst we would like perfection with our motors that is impossible. If you have the money then get the wheel professionally repaired or just do it yourself safe in the knowledge that no one will notice (except for yourself?).

Edited 19 July, 20178 yr by Robbydazzler

16 minutes ago, Robbydazzler said:

I really do need to go to Specsavers as I cannot see any damage in your picture. 

 

I've been to Specsavers    and I can't see the damage either..................

Is it at around 4 o'clock, on the rim between two spokes?  

 

I have a very similar chip on my Vega alloy and surmised that it was just how a stone or similar had hit/exited the alloy at speed; physics and alloy design playing their parts.  

I never was any good at 'spot the ball' competitions and I deffo cannot see any damage here. Maybe the site has significantly reduced/cropped the picture file size?

Touch up will look OK from a distance but if you are looking for 'invisible' repair then you need a refurb option.

Likewise I cannot see a chip either, personally I would put some clear lacquer over it (to seal it from water ingress and therefore future corrosion) and try to ignore it. 

46 minutes ago, Sagalout said:

I never was any good at 'spot the ball' competitions and I deffo cannot see any damage here.

 

Could we not have a competition, put an " X " where you think the chip is and the winner gets a Virtual Muffin

Yeah, it's small but irritating me as i've spotted it and they're otherwise perfect (10 months with no curbs).

 

The damage is at 1700ish. White mark, almost like the paint has been chipped off. I've never had this on other cars, was just curious if you guys had similar issues. Might try and push it at the local dealer to see if they'll sort with the other issues.

 

If it's 30 quid for a repair, if its more then i'll probably just try and forget about it.

As Gizmo says get some lacquer on and ASAP, and if you need to go get some then at least some clear nail varnish will give protection and then is easy to remove later.

4 hours ago, Robbydazzler said:

I think we are all too vain really and whilst we would like perfection with our motors that is impossible.

My dealer wanted me to take out repair insurance for my alloys. I declined. Where I park, if you are not snuggled up to a curb you will lose a wing mirror. I don't see a Joke Forum on this site. If there was one, I could post photos of my alloys after seven months of ownership. Ha, ha, ha!!!

 

(One must laugh to keep from crying.)

5 hours ago, Awayoffski said:

As Gizmo says get some lacquer on and ASAP, and if you need to go get some then at least some clear nail varnish will give protection and then is easy to remove later.

 

I kerbed two wheel three years ago and immediately cleaned, dried and then applied lots of lacquer. Four months ago I changed them and there was not one bit of corrosion around the kerb img damage.

When we collected our car on 19 June 2017, SWMBO opened the glovebox on the way home to look inside and it wouldn't say closed for more than two minutes afterwards.  I gave it a good slam, and it's stayed shut ever since!

 

On my MkII with diamond cut alloys, over time odd marks appeared, some of which were half way up the wheel towards the centre that couldn't be from a kerb, so I can only assume they came from debris on the road.  A trief kerb could mark an alloy a long way up, but I think I'd know if I kerbed against one of those!

Edited 20 July, 20178 yr by Penpusher
Corrected spelling error - Om SB On.

I would never have Diamond Cut and lacquered alloys on a car ever again. Had them twice in the past and in both cases after the first winter they looked dreadful with white worm holes under the lacquer which in both cases the dealer and manufacturer refused to cover. One set was so bad I ended up having them blasted, etch primed, painted and lacquered by a mate for beer tokens and after another 6 winters and several sets of tyres they still looked A1.

 

Before we settled on the Superb we looked at the Qashqai. The spec we needed to buy the get the engine of choice had diamond cut alloys and when asked the salesman agreed to change them for wheels of the same size form a lower spec car for £0. Before we did the deal his manager said no so we walked away.

 

I hate them that much. Look great in a showroom, no good in the real world.

@skidpan I couldn't agree more.  I have diamond cut wheels on my Mk2 with various marks where the lacquer has been pierced, plus some kerb damage that can't be filled and sprayed as it can on a normal wheel.  I've ordered a Mk3 L&K with the silver wheels - because I don't want the standard anthracite ones with a diamond cut face.

What lacquer do you use to help stop corrosion? Can you use the clear top coat that you get in touch up paint?

Yes just use the std lacquer with your touch up pen.

12 hours ago, tigermad said:

What lacquer do you use to help stop corrosion? Can you use the clear top coat that you get in touch up paint?

I got "proper" alloy wheel touch up paint via ebay. This paint is designed to negate the need for a lacquer top coat.

Polished or diamond cut alloys are a real issue, especially if the car is a keeper. They tend to look great for the first three years i.e. the warranty period.

 

The Octavia Scout was one of the first Skoda's in the UK to get them as standard back in 2007, I lost count of the number of complaint threads.