Beetle interior trim panel
Any response to the trim panel peeling on the 2001 Beetle? The odor from the raw plastic is breath taking.
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297 Said,
April 25, 2006 @ 5:11 am
Beetle interior trim panel – Peeling was a problem for 99 and older NBs, not the 2001. As for the odor, which many associate with crayons, this is the bonding adhesive, not the plastic. Some cars have a stronger scent, some don’t have it at all. Some like it, others don’t.
Chombi Said,
April 26, 2006 @ 2:32 am
Beetle interior trim panel – Actually the peeling problem runs through the whole VW model lines of recent. VW likes to use this thin rubber type finish coating that admittedly feels very nice to the touch but seems to be sensitive to environmental elements and oils. The rubberized coating in my 97 GLX Passat started peeling when it was exposed to hand moisturizers that some of the women in my family use. I was sure abou this because it happened ont the interior front door handle the worse where my sister, who commuted to work with me, sat everyday. So it could be caused by a lot of things including finger nails that could dig into the soft material by accident. Did this myself a couple of times which led to some peeling to start on the diver’s door handle. My experience had been that VW was OK with replacing peeling parts and panels in the interior, as long as you are within the car’s bumper to bumper first owner warranty period. You maybe too late if it’s a 91 though. They might pass it off as regular wear and tear.
Good luck!
Chombi
297 Said,
April 26, 2006 @ 5:21 am
Beetle interior trim panel – Trim panel peeling is a known problem with older NBs, you are talking about the Soft-Touch paint on door handles and other controls wearing off, which is different.
Concerning Soft-Touch:
For the door handles, you could certainly just buy replacements from the dealership since they pry right off and they cost $10 or less apiece, but Soft-Touch will always wear off so this may not be optimal if you don’t want to worry about it.
A more permanent solution would be to just rub off the paint altogether and leave it matte. Some buy chrome or another type of finish replacement or do it themselves. But this means losing the Soft-Touch feel, which I admit is quite nice, even if it will inevitably wear off (when I first touched my door handle I thought, wow, nice feel, followed by the second thought of, this is going to wear off with use).