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Hello everyone. The under-body cover from the passenger side is now hanging from one side. I believe driving in a shaky icy road might have loosen the bolts holding it. Anybody have any idea how much it would cost, and if it's something i can do myself or leave it to the dealer. I live in...

Alright so I'm looking under the car today cause there seems to be some sort of black colored fluid dripping from the car. Anyways, first thing I see is this Is this slightly melted plastic? It's gooey in texture. Besides that the dark fluid leak is basically a black fluid. I'm guessing it may...

Does anyone recommend any shop or any product/service on the south shore in Massachusetts where I could get the underside of my Passat sprayed or coated to protect against rust and corrosion? It's in great shape now and I want to make this car last, especially since I live by the ocean and...

Hi everyone, I recently bought a 2004 Passat GLX 4Motion wagon (about 2 weeks ago). More recently (last week), I brought it back to the dealer to have the valve cover gasket replaced - it was leaking into a couple of spark plug tubes, and I ended up 2 1/2 quarts low in a week. It's been...

Well today on my way to work I was having some fun with an old still and we got going pretty damn fast and some part of the underbody of my care came loose and it looks like it got pulled down by the air and chewed up by the road. Now I can't get it back quite right cause its missing the whole...

For the past two days I've noticed some strange noises when starting my car in the morning. First, the specs. 2004 1.8t 111k miles TB replaced at 90k or so I turn the car on and starts fine no CEL, in about 5 seconds after start I hear a very weird sound from what sounds like under the engine...

hey so today i was driving my 2004 VW Passat 1.8 GLS (4-Motion) and all of a sudden i hear this loud thud, and suddenly i hear a dragging noise, so i pull over and find this, could someone tell me what this peice is called?! is it an easy fix?! im gona go later today to my mechanic to fix...

So a couple days ago a curb came out of nowhere, at the time I only inspected the bumper which was undamaged so I thought I was good... So today I notice something hanging down on the right side, looks like insulation on the right rear side, in between the bumper and the right rear wheel liner...

I have found some pics after an extensive google search... please disregard. Edit: in retrospect, yes post up pics if you like so they are under something searchable... :P some decent distance shots from when its up on the lift, probably split the underbody into quarters with and without...

I was wondering if anybody had some pictures of the underbody of a B5.5 V6 4motion. I'm trying to figure out how to fit two mufflers in my car, and what I might need to cut.

Its just quick shots with my new camera will post more pictures later and when will be dry weather.

There are two large underbody pieces on my 04 B5.5. One is up front under the engine/trans and the other is back by the rear, resonator area. i currently have both of these off (front was broken by jiffylube and rear when i swapped exhaust). im guessing these are more for areodynamics but do...

My plastic underbody engine cover got damaged this weekend driving through 7-8" of snow. My stealership wants $170 for this part which I think it ridiculous. I haven't had much luck finding this part online. Anybody have any suggestions of auto parts sites I should check out?

Hi all, recently i seem to be experiencing all sorts of mild electrical gremlins. since i bought my car (approx 6mos) the backlighting for the ac controls has been inactive. recently, though, out of the blue, it popped back on. it looked amazing and i was so happy to see it fix itself (i...

I installed HR OE sports and koni adjustables about 3 weeks ago. About a week or so later noticed a new rattle. It appears to come from somewhere in the front underbody, possibly the transmission area. I got the car up on ramps and shook everything around to see if anything was loose, there...

Well today ended up a shi**y day because i had my oil changed where i work (Nissan/Infiniti dealership) and i specifically told the mechanic doing it there to make sure he puts the screws back in the plastic cover correctly and he said sure no problem. Well while going about 70MPH on the...