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Just been catching up on a few freds. I notice some of you have put stone chip protection film on your bonnet anf front bumpers. Given that my K1 is only about 18 months old, done 17K miles and looks like the front has been attacked with a pebble dash gun would be intersting to know if...

hi all , what to do with a very scared bonnet from stone chippings, would be best to respray,or vynl the bonnet and how much would i be looking at for each of these car is red prob looking at a gloss black bonnet any suggestions welcome

Hi all, I've noticed that the nose + bonnet of the car seem quite susceptable to stone chips. I'm doing more and more motorway driving and when I last washed the car, I really did notice some of the marks. Some obviously polish out with a bit of effort but others have gone through the layers...

Hi, I have an array of stone chips on my bonnet, one in particular looks a right mess. Now for some reason I seem to think I can repair this myself.....:whistle: http://www.paints4u.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=6912&Mainselection=4 I was planning on using the above it to give myself a...

there are awful lot of stone chips on the front bumper as well as the bonnet. What is the cheapest way to get rid of them :cry: also where can i find my colour code?

I might be paranoied or maybe not but it seems after doing only 4100 miles from new my leon has about 20-25 little stone chips on the front bumper none on the bonnet and thats a worry because I have the btcc kit and the garage I got the car from fitted and I dont think they sprayed some anti...

Last ngt I was driving home and went into a left hand bend wasn't doing silly speeds but enough the make the car roll slightly - I could hear something catching (metal on metal sound) I had a quick look and the stone/splash guard on the disc was rather close - so I put it down to this. Bent it...

anyone dissapointed with paint performance my car an fr tdi in zenith grey seems to pick them up on the bumper daily

Hi, has anybody used halfords for stone chip repairs ? or recommend anybody in the warwickshire area ? cheers ANDY.

Who's been getting stone chips on the spokes of their Cupra alloys because they stick out further than the rest of the wheel? Ive got two in the first 1000 miles and they stick out like a sore thumb as the alloys are grey and the base colour is white!!:cry:

A large stone recently had a disagreement with the bonnet of my black LCR leaving a small dent and a deep scratch and stone chip. :( I'm not bothered about getting the dent pressed out as it's barely noticeable. However, what's the best way to deal with the stone chip? It's approx 5mm x 3mm...

Hi! After picking up several stone chips in my windscreen last winter and cracks beginning to spread as the weather warmed up I eventually had a replacement screen fitted this summer... The fitter commented on that they get a lot of Leon’s needing replacement screens and that the one he...

Is there anything on the market thats good for cleaning up stonechips and scratched,my black LCR has a few scratches that could do with touching up.

I regularly travel up north every couple of weeks and by the time I get there the front of my car is covered in dead bugs. Upon cleaning the car this w/e I noticed that its not only bugs but also lots of stone chips. The main areas affected are the whole of the front bumper, the very front of...

Hi everyone, As you can see in my picture i own a red leon FR TDI which i love to bits. Over the past few months i have been driving rather alot of duel carridge-way miles and as a result of this it would seem i have aquired a few (but still very annoying) stone chips on the front bumper...

I recently noticed a stone chip at front of the bonnet and just washed my car today and rust has set in :cry: Does anybody know if Seat will repair this under warrenty (10yr rust protection thing) or because the paint has been fouled will they tell me its my problem to sort. Has anyone else...

I recently noticed a stone chip at front of the bonnet and just washed my car today and rust has set in :cry: Does anybody know if Seat will repair this under warrenty (10yr rust protection thing) or because the paint has been fouled will they tell me its my problem to sort. Has anyone else...

Had my first stone chip after three weeks of owning my reference sport .:cry: Yeh right next to the grill.Hope its the last! Other than that, have really been enjoying the car. Thinking back maybe i should have gone for the FR,suppose even more thrills than my standard 2 litre:confused:

The side of my car seems to be a stone magnet.....maybe its the roads i drive on but the car itsself seems to thow alot of stones up about the place?.........right painb in the butt, is there an easy way to get rid of them without having to re-spray the whole side of my motor? bit of a bugger...

This weekend, it was time to tackle the stone chips on the front of my Leon. As it’s a daily driver with 15000 miles on the clock after less than 5 months, and black, you can guess the state the leading edges were in. Unfortunately I couldn’t get a good picture of the chips. So I gathered up...