Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Undercoated areas, body overview indicating differing coat thicknesses

Note: undercoating applied during repair on the Volkswagen Golf Mk7 must match the original in appearance and thickness — this overview maps the zones with differing coat thicknesses and stresses keeping water drainage holes clear.

  Note

Undercoating (stone-chipping protection) applied during repair work must be identical in appearance and thickness to the original undercoating.

Water drainage holes must remain clear.

All threaded studs and welded nuts with metric threads as well as all other studs and contact surfaces for assembly must be functional following the application of the undercoating.

Undercoating overview

a -	Undercoating

Coat thickness: 0.3 mm

b -	Undercoating

Coat thickness: 0.5 mm

c -	Undercoating

Coat thickness: 1.2 mm

Questions & answers

Undercoated areas, body overview indicating differing coat thicknesses — Volkswagen Golf Mk7

How do Golf Mk7 undercoating thicknesses vary by area?

Different zones receive different thicknesses (0.3 mm, 0.5 mm, etc.) depending on exposure to stone chipping and water spray. Diagrams map each zone.

Undercoating

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Undercoated areas

  Note Undercoating (stone-chipping protection) applied during repair work must be identical in appearance and thickness to the original undercoating. Wate ...

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