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weird dents
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 11:56 am
by Matt989898
I've had my car since end of last october and i've cleaned and waxed it a couple of times - the last time i did i noticed small dents under the sills under the doors - one near each of the jacking points front and rear. It's the same on the other side. I've never noticed them before, and they don't look like stone chips/impact and they are pretty much parallel on both side. It's not been on any ramps or jacked up as far as i'm aware - just wondered if anyone else had noticed anything similar or any ideas what could have caused them? I suppose i'll have a hard job proving that they were there from day one!!
Re: weird dents
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 12:06 pm
by juniorbanks
they are go fast dents to help airflow around the doors .... that or
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Re: weird dents
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 12:15 pm
by Shaun
You dont mean the jacking point markers do you ?LOL
Re: weird dents
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:34 am
by Matt989898
lol....fail! I'll get my coat!
thanks though guys! At least you've saved me from an embarrassing trip to the dealers!
Re: weird dents
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:41 am
by Actus Reus
Haha - I've never even noticed them. Though this thread reminds me of a fella on the Boxster forum who asked why his 2-disc changer in the glovebox never worked. Possibly because on Boxsters theres a couple of old fashioned CD-storage slots in the glovebox. The guy got so upset by the mickey taking he threatened to leave the forum...
Re: weird dents
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:31 am
by Matt989898
if you don't take the mickey, i'll never learn!!
to be fair though, this wasn't the silliest question i've seen on here....surely..?!
Re: weird dents
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:42 am
by juniorbanks
haha nah im sure there have been questions that give yours a run for the money, i only take the mick if i search and find the answer easily
if i cant find it then i wouldnt expect someone else to. But yeah like Shaun says they are jack point markers hence the arrowish shape. In fact im going to start a thread to see what the worst question has been ...
Re: weird dents
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:35 pm
by Matt989898
you beat me to it!!
the dipstick one is surely up there.....?!!
Re: weird dents
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:45 pm
by Shaun
Matt989898 wrote:if you don't take the mickey, i'll never learn!!
to be fair though, this wasn't the silliest question i've seen on here....surely..?!
I have read where a car owner took his car to the garage to have them look at a problem where every time they went round a corner there was a loud bang from the back of the car, turned out to be a bowling ball (iirc ) loose in the boot !!
Re: weird dents
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:23 pm
by ZephyR
182_blue wrote:Matt989898 wrote:if you don't take the mickey, i'll never learn!!
to be fair though, this wasn't the silliest question i've seen on here....surely..?!
I have read where a car owner took his car to the garage to have them look at a problem where every time they went round a corner there was a loud bang from the back of the car, turned out to be a bowling ball (iirc ) loose in the boot !!
PMSL
Actually I thought those dents were where I was catching the sill with my stiletto heels. But don't tell the wife
Re: weird dents
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:30 pm
by whicher
You can see the markers really clearly on this photo from VW's Scirocco Marketing.
Re: weird dents
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:39 pm
by Matt989898
i'm never going to hear the end of this am i....!!
Re: weird dents
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:30 pm
by Shaun
Not if you keep bumping the thread