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  1. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    I had to use suction cups to hold my window up due to the regulator giving out on the passenger side, not thinking about it I noticed I got two dents in the black part of the door by the window about 3/4 of an inch each. Any ideas to fix this ? I have a severe case of OCD when it involves my cars
  2. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    2002 B5.5 Passat 1.8T I hit the concrete edge of a lamp post while backing out, slightly damaging my rear bumper, a vertical serrated shape. Went to a junk yard and found same color bumper for $250. It has 3 minor scratches on the back (fixable) and a dime-sized patch (black) on the left...
  3. Wax On, Wax Off
    I'm about to go out to my daughter's Jetta and try this procedure... Just One Point Of View [justonepov.com]: Paintless Dent Repair Using a Heat Gun and a Can of Compressed Gas Duster before anyone goes off on me about the integrity of the adhesive bond of the paint to the sheetmetal, keep...
  4. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    I was parked at the train station a couple weekends back and got a this bad boy :banghead:. It's on the rear quarter neart the gas tank. Could this be removed without any paint or body work? I'm wondering if it's something that I can have paintless dent removal guys do for a reasonable price...
  5. Parts For Sale
    I have the hood from my Passat for sale. There is a dent in the front passenger side which does not affect opening or closing. Wiring and tubing for washer fluid included. See attached picture. $50 plus shipping.
  6. Volkswagen Passat B7 Discussion
    Hey guys, We purchased a new Passat TDi SEL premium from Auburn VW here in WA about a month ago. Its a sweet car so far and they have been plenty nice to us. We just had our second baby just after we bought it and when I had a chance to really go over the car, I noticed a softball sized dent in...
  7. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    These guys are awesome! unbelievable work... :salute: The B5 has been well behaved so i figured id reward her with some cosmetic touch ups in a few locations that have been really bothering me but ive been too busy replacing parts on the car... i finally have had a break in the action... I...
  8. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    When I visited my old fraternity at Purdue in September, some *sshole walking back from the bars must have walked by my car in the parking lot and decided they didn't like. They left a dent behind the fuel door, that is exactly the size of someone's shoe, roughly size 11 or 12. It seriously...
  9. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    So I have a HUGE dent in the trunk lid and I have no idea how it got there. I parked my car in front of my mom's Astro and then I came back theres a freaking dent! :mad::mad::mad: I must of forgotten to arm the alarm since I didnt hear it go off:banghead: Oh well im fucked. I am super mad so...
  10. Volkswagen Passat B6 Discussion
    Has anyone else noticed large dents (more like creases) in their doors when the temperatures are at extremely freezing conditions? I came out from work last night only to find that all four of my doors appeared to have been kicked in. Strange thing was my car was quite dirty from all the ice &...
  11. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    I just tried the heat it up with a hair dryer and then spray it with an upside down spray duster, but it didn't work. I can feel it from the back of the dent and try to push it, but it doesn't seem to move at all. Any suggestions?:wrench:
  12. B5 Garage
    Has anyone tried removing a dent with a can of air by turning it upside down? One of the guys I work with said it works and it doesn't hurt the paint. Or by using dry ice, but idk how that would work..
  13. B5 Garage
    So just found out this morning that the hatch of my '02 passat wagon got backed into by some drunk idiot last night. no paint got swapped so can't pin point to any other cars in the lot. I'm thinking I could remove the trim on the inside of the hatch to bump out the metal by hand, but I can't...
  14. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Hey guys :) I just have a quick question, wasn't exactly sure where to post this.. Looking for advice and opinions. Recently I was driving past a gas pump with my girlfriend, and some guy in a lifted chevy astrovan pulled straight into the side of my B5. The insurance company sent me 1200 for...
  15. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Can anyone help me to access the metal of my tailgate for repair of a small dent? I backed into a wheelbarrow and would like to open the gate and remove the plastics in order to bang it out and touch it up, anyone with experience/technical drawings/pictures? 2004 Passat GLS Wagon 1.8T :driving: -K
  16. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    hi guys, On a steep turn, I stupidly scrached the rear right side door with the corner of a wall, causing a noticeable dent on the rear door. Fortunately the paint isn't gone. I read stuff on paintless dent removal jobs in the US, don't know if it exists in Switzerland too! Just wondering...
  17. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Well i have a sew small dings on my 03 passat that i bug me and i searched around and found a cool technique that I'd like to try out, but not on my car. Has anyone ever heard of using dry ice! I found a video on youtube using dry ice to remove dents and it supposedly doent harm the paint. I'd...
  18. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Does anyone know how to remove the inside door panel? I have a dent on the rear driver's side door that I think I could pop out from the inside if I can get the panel off. But just by looking at it I can't tell where to start to remove it. 2002 Passat GLS. Thanks!
  19. Wax On, Wax Off
    I wanted to know if anyone knew of someone in or around the Boston area that did PDR? I have a very small dent from a golf ball on the top of my left fender. Its about the size of a quarter but because of the location it very visable. Also has anyone utlized this in the past? How did it turn...
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