Hi all,

 

I've got rust and paint flaking from the lip of the boot on my 2014 Mk3 VRS. The bottom right corner is particularly bad, but while inspecting it yesterday I noticed further rust all along the underside of the edge. I have a plastic rear guard fitted to protect tyhe edge of the boot so am wondering if that could have effected it, with water getting trapped possibly.

 

I'm mainly wondering whether to bother approaching Skoda with it as I'm the second owner and have had the 5 years, or just take it to a bodyshop for a smart repair or something.

It looks like there has been friction over the bottom of the bootlid. Was it removed for any work etc that you know of?

 

In terms of that depending on how long you wish to keep the car, you could rust treat that, then touch it up with a paint stick.

Alternatively a good bodyshop should be able to suitably deal with that.

 

As I mentioned on another thread, the cost of a new primed boot panel is much higher than I'd expect, so it is something I'd deal with sooner rather than later, to nip the issue in the bud.

24 minutes ago, cheezemonkhai said:

...so it is something I'd deal with sooner rather than later, to nip the issue in the bud.

 +1 👍

 

I'd certainly go back to Skoda - bottom right below the vRS badge looks like corrosion from the inside on its way out.  My vRS Estate had to go back for rust on the tailgate at six months old!  Even then Skoda quibbled until I sent them high res photo's and upped the anti, and which point they conceded.

 

Gaz

58 minutes ago, cheezemonkhai said:

It looks like there has been friction over the bottom of the bootlid. Was it removed for any work etc that you know of?

 

The car was only two years old and still in warranty when I bought it. No paperwork or anything said about the bootlid being removed. I've only noticed it recently due to the flaking in the bottom corner. I'm pretty sure the paint has been immaculate up until recently.

 

31 minutes ago, Gaz said:

 +1 👍

 

I'd certainly go back to Skoda - bottom right below the vRS badge looks like corrosion from the inside on its way out.  My vRS Estate had to go back for rust on the tailgate at six months old!  Even then Skoda quibbled until I sent them high res photo's and upped the anti, and which point they conceded.

 

Gaz

 

Thanks,  I'mconsidering ringing the dealer, but as they're kind of far away I've not had it serviced by them since the end of the warranty. I'm expecting them to tell me to eff off!