VW Passat 04 - Rusting front wings

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Sun 2 Nov 2014 16:47
VW Passat 04 - Rusting front wings - Steveieb

HJ mentioned in this week's Telegraph that VW Passats of this era all suffer from rust on the front wings caused by the makers fitting foam sound deadening in the inner void.

Was my A4 of the same era similarly affected? As I havn't seen much evidence of this on what is a very similar car?

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Mon 3 Nov 2014 08:01
VW Passat 04 - Rusting front wings - craig-pd130

I've never seen a rusty B5.5 Passat, let alone a rusty A4 .... it may be 'something to watch out for' rather than a dire problem.

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Mon 3 Nov 2014 11:37
VW Passat 04 - Rusting front wings - Steveieb

Hi Criag.

Take a look at the offside front wings of 2001 -2004 Passats and you will see this is a common problem.

But does it affect the A4 and Superb which are similar cars in all but the badge and fittings?

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