IT COST THOUSANDS TO REPAIR THIS BODGED/CRASHED VW T-ROC R!!

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After stripping back the damage on the Volkswagen T-Roc R and replacing them all with new genuine parts it's mostly fixed! But was it worth it?
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[@dave210981]

Sorry to say Dean but the paint match isn’t the best, the new paint is quite abit darker than the original paint, if it was me I would get the doors blended

[@SavingSalvage]

Yeah the bodyshop didn’t have the car to paint with so the whole car will go there now for them to sort it

[@davej.6290]

@@DaleSteelsure not. It's to far off

[@japfan8161]

No it wont its the wrong shade, when painting panels you blend it to the panels beside ​@DaleSteel

[@IGRAFF09]

Most likey how the light is reflecting off the panels and the camera itself. The bonnet was also painted with the same paint as the wing.

[@simonblades]

Doesn’t help the doors are dirty though, any dust will make the original panels look lighter

[@andyedwards8117]

Hi Dean. I've been a paint and body guy since the 80's. You can't paint metallic off the car because it needs to be blended. It's all to do with how the metallic flakes (usually plastic these days) lay in the paint and how they reflect the light. The body shop should have told you that. Lesson learned? Keep up the great content though!

[@ginog5037]

Completely wrong, its the white showing through. Blending is old school.

[@markweston427]

100% I agree with all the comments about the paint colour….. needs to go back and fixed and a fresh set of front tyres ….🎉enjoy your Xmas 🎄

[@giedralas2565]

Absolutely amazing you're knowledge and patience Does magic!!

[@dimitristamatakis2431]

Lovely repair Dean, your attention to the important things is amazing. I like that you know your limit regarding welding and painting. Keep it up !

[@andrewkidger7048]

Great content Dean, cracking vehicle, really enjoyed watching the rebuild, wouldn't worry to much about repainting under the bonnet, top stuff, well done.

[@waskus]

Its good too see someone who do the repairs the right way, and not skipping parts.

[@chrisdavidson9431]

Thats a lovely little car Dean, and a pretty quick turn round. Well done keep it up Mate.👍

[@SimonLant]

Absolutely one last full video in this car. Nice project done well.

[@filestubes]

Well done Dean can see it’s coming along very nicely. I see the other comment on paint match. What could have happened is they may not have coloured to the edges of the bonnet when repainting it whilst when they were painting the wings it was edge to edge, I would personally have the front bumper (I know it’s plastic) repainted as that’s a hell of a lot lighter so basically blend 2x front doors + 2x a pillar post blends + paint bonnet + paint front bumper that ideally will eliminate all paint problems

[@user-wl3lm2un5e]

i like the beats u use in your videos! keep up the excellent content ❤

[@liamegan4303]

Hi Dean. I love the colour of this Car. I hope the Wings and Bonnet work out okay. They seem too be looking Brilliant. Wow nice one getting the proper Windscreen lol. Very Expensive but worth it in the long run. Great job Dean. Chat later 😅😅 🇨🇮🇨🇮. Great to see you out on the Road. Your home and dry with this one. Another nice Car done and dusted. Your a Legend Dean.

[@johnelbro127]

Great workmanship as always. 👍👍👍👍🎄

[@jeffshaw4553]

Well done mate looking 100% the vehicle it was few weeks ago.👍🏽👍🏽

[@1954307]

well done on the t-roc dean what a beautiful little car..

[@scoobywrximpreza5948]

100% correct on the tracing for Merc I changed my wife's lower arms tracking was out after and it just kept throwing tc and abs light fault. Got the tracking done and it was perfect 👍

[@MrZimmaframe]

That paint match looks quite a bit different.

[@AdeReeves]

Good progress ...nice work 👍

[@connorsutton]

The paint in the engine bay is lapiz blue it’s just not lacquered from factory

[@stee6stee9]

Yeah, the paint is a head scratcher. Did they lay it down in different directions? Great video, Dean, you're Britain's answer to V-Tuned.

[@gordonayre1965]

I had the same problem with the steering angle/ tracking on my Landrover Discovery but my steering wheel was more off horizontal than this. It also through up loads of faults like the suspension lowering. Correcting the wheel alignment solved all the other errors.

[@seanfarrell6009]

Great update lovely looking car but as others have already said paint match isn't great

[@dominotr7]

My E92 also threw up abs, ecs, tire pressure warnings from the steering angle sensor recently when I’d changed all the front suspension components and didn’t get the track rods set close enough. Wheel alignment done and a 15 mile drive and they all reset themselves. Had feared the worse

[@ambitiousautos1064]

rewiring that DRL light plug was interesting, always wondered how they worked 😊 I hate electrics, but im sure I told you that before 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Ki3X95]

Love the content Dean, keep it up mate!

[@stevesje71]

Hi Dean, it will never be a perfect match without blending

[@johndraper6199]

Yes it looking great Phil

[@djemmay]

Amazing work, I love the attention to detail. It’s a good job you were the one that bought this. Someone else may have not found all that bodged repair work straight away and been driving around in it for a while. I’m not sure if it would’ve been safe with that wing repair?

[@SavingSalvage]

No you could quite easily of not noticed that for ages! Worrying really isn’t it

[@michaelneale7813]

T Roc Looks Nice Job Well Done Dont See U any More Have a Merry Xmas

[@Kingdonnerkebab]

Great work Dean really enjoyed this one, if its not too cheeky can I ask if you will be raffling it off or just keeping it?

[@mrmawson2438]

Great video mate

[@paulhutcheson2016]

Big respect Mike

[@SavingSalvage]

Who’s Mike 🤣

[@radweld]

Paint definitely looked different when it was in the workshop.

[@bernehalligan]

really nice motor,welldone...

[@CarlosDaSilva_7]

It’s good you’re taking it to Quattro-Tech, top lads good work. If you need help on paint code or parts you should go to TPS… genuine parts at trade price. If you need any details let me know… I’m the BDM for Peterborough & Norwich. Used to work in Cambridge. 👍🏽

[@mcmotors100]

Nice job. Don’t forget the cost of the welding. Have a great Christmas

[@SLRebuilt]

The wing does look a shade or two out compared to the bonnet, bumper and door. Great work on this one nether the less 👍

[@LooNeYlv]

It is called reflection of light on 'metallic' color base because of the crystals in the paint that pops out the color looking more better, but this paint base has also this 'negative' side.... And it's normal that in some scenarios it will look like in different shade. Few times i also have acknowledged that it seems like my car panels have different color shades, but it is only play of light in the daily 'sun' and the perspective. And no! My car is not re-painted and im the first owner... 😉

[@ejm97x]

congratulations that's fantastic

[@muffindell]

Paint is obviously mismatched, definitely needs blending at the very least. You also forgot to add the cost of 2 tyres to the final cost. Enjoyed this series, well done!

[@adampyro834]

love that blue, such a nice colour

[@mclarenjohnf1]

Great work on this car that does not want to be easy.

[@bryanturner3557]

Nice to see someone doing something different - got a feeling you’re going to do well out of it…. Betcha others will follow. Happy New Year.

[@klaaskomvaak1816]

Its a fine little neet car, just fell in love with the T-Roc.

[@nickmattock1303]

That drivers wing is 100% darker than bonnet and original panels/paint. Was that the second hand white wing? Great work and another top video as always!

[@dougiebrown9318]

I found the best way to check your paintwork is to wait until it’s dark & pull into a garage for fuel.. For some reason the garage lighting picks out different shades..

[@TheMcinto65]

Beautiful 👍

[@dm2378]

Stock building nicely. Hopefully, there will be a few sales before the years out

[@andrewburroughs1050]

Totally agree needs a door blend with the paint

[@TheHikerman]

Hi Dean, like the contend and your skills, good work! How come U never clean up parts before putting them back on the car?

[@SavingSalvage]

Because I’ve got to take them all back off again, it was only a test fit

[@stevewood7884]

👍😂​@@SavingSalvage

[@DizzBoos]

My Dad’s 2006 Audi A4 3.2 had the steering angle sensor out and it would turn off the traction control and abs as these both rely on the steering angle sensor for proper application of braking and traction control. Disconnecting the battery for a while fixed it.

[@mrmawson2438]

8:31 great plan Dean

[@t._._._.]

If that’s the same paint code then i think the paint shop has coated the wing up/down instead of left/right.

[@mikesullivan445]

Exactly what they did. Laid it the wrong orientation.

[@steverogers7473]

Sounds like that decent shout that. 👌👊

[@danielwilliamson5371]

Tracking being out will put the traction light on if its massively out. Did it on my 2013 Audi TTRS when I changed the track rod end. Got the tracking done and it went away a mile later.

[@SavingSalvage]

It’s not massively out, just pulls ever so slightly to the right

[@philliz2629]

Love your vids keep them coming ..ps how do I get a ticket?🤔

[@mattsgaragex]

Quattro tech are great, been using the Cambridge branch for a few years now. 😊

[@raycollier2204]

Ouch on the screen I have a salvage T Roc Tsi Evo R line genuine screen was £238 from my local TPS, re the ESP if the alignment is out the steering angle sensor will pick up that it’s not straight ahead and upset everything you can either check with VCDS to see straight ahead steer angle or get wheel alignment redone it may then require the steering wheel to be recentralised during the tracking or it will be done on the suspension adjustment the new Golf 8 are really sensitive and get upset easily your T Roc looks very new so might be the newer gen and awkward mine is 2020 so more Golf 7 technology Love the videos

[@edwowen]

Well done, great work as always. new wing colour not a great match to the doors. welding cost missed?

[@SavingSalvage]

I haven’t had the invoice for the welding yet 🤣

[@edwowen]

@@SavingSalvage Ha! Fair enough!

[@kevinbegley5881]

I'd say the orientation of the metallic flakes is wrong on the wing, as they were sprayed separately, but will prob need good sand and reblend the bonnet, wing and bumper. Looking great though all the same 👌

[@Nate6874]

Looks and sounds like a lovely car, will you be putting this one up for raffle?

[@TM-on4jl]

Paint match a tadd out...Enjoying the content..

[@wattouk]

On some scanners, there is a calibration mode in the settings, where you can put the car into calibration mode for the ACC. Just driving the car will not work. The car needs to know it is in calibration mode. It should then take about 3 to 5 miles for it to finish. Once the ACC is not available warning goes away, it has finished calibrating.

[@donnapierce8558]

Love the channel… I like how you throw it out there you don’t know everything and you ask for input… but… my OCD went into overdrive when you built the bumper back up onto a dirty shell…. Nooooooooo 😮 give it a wipe man!! Now I’ll always know there are mud splatters at its core 😂😂

[@roygardiner4002]

I guessed £2k but hhadn't allowed for the outrageous VW screen price. Good job sir.

[@thomasfrancis5747]

Not a great VAG fan but at least you can seem to get all the parts with little hassle, even internal body pressings. I would do tracking as a matter of course - SRUK always do it and many cars prove to be out of tolerance. Your paint shop should be able to match the inner wing basecoat - a rattle can would be too glossy?

[@KristianByatt-cw3ce]

Unfortunately agree with other comments with regards to the paint, deffo needs to be blended. Can get away with a bumper most of the time even if you have it scanned. The issue with DVLA and taxing is because the previous owner hasn’t declared they has sold / passed the car on. DVLA will write to the previous keeper and say… hey, someone has applied for a log book for your car, have you sold it? Then they notify DVLA they have and the logbook gets issued or they ignore the letter and you have to wait the full 6 weeks. Luckily you have the trade plates and don’t need to worry about it. Very nice job though mate. Definitely best option to get everything genuine especially with the age of the car!

[@Filipsiak04]

Maybe that will help you; I had problem with front assist error showing on random on 2023 VW Arteon R-Line. Took it to the dealer and they replaced the steering wheel so that might be the case on your car aswell; won't hurt checking that out

[@A_wilson9]

Few may have already mentioned but inside the engine bay is generally base coat without clear over hence why it looks dull and rough, keep it up 👍🏻

[@SavingSalvage]

I bought a base coat aerosol and it looks like lapiz blue 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@valveauto]

It’s a standard blue that’s sprayed on the chassis at production, there are around 5 different blues all get the same in the engine bay for ease 👍

[@motojumble9385]

I reckon you'll be respraying the bonnet and the wing on the car as well, that colour is a nightmare to match. Good luck with it all

[@Fourwheeledfarming]

The bonnet area is normally just the base colour without any clear coat. So will look different but odd how it didn’t match

[@lexgrphcs]

On my a3 8p when I bent the wheel hub, my tracking was fucked and i had the esp light until i changed the hub and did tracking.

[@mandem1209]

I just got done repairing a cat s seat arona from 2019 and i had about 6 errors come up on the screen after everything mechanical was replaced regarding start stop, headlight levelling, parkpilot etc, a lot of the systems the car uses require proper communication between all the traction control components and the steering angle sensor is one of those, as soon as the tracking got done every error disappeared on its own

[@upthereddevils]

Hand the issue on various mk5 golf when the tracking was out,once tracked it was sorted

[@richardgrant1615]

I had the same problem taxing my one year old Audi Q5. I never had the V5 sent to me and also moved address so when I came to tax it I couldn’t like you (no V5) After a lot of wasted time in post offices and on the phone to the DVLA I finally got someone at DVLA to tax on my behalf so I could use the car before the V5 turned up (still on arrived) It would worth a call to the DVLA if you want to tax it but it’s a case of getting the right person as some said it couldn’t be done but I got it done, eventually!

[@ANDY-we7mr]

Dean are them Phoenix plus DIAGNOSTIC tools any good and can you do key coding as well

[@markdjdeenix6846]

if you can remove the fule cap ,take it of and drive it to a place .that dose paint matching

[@wlwww16]

Haha, the comments section has turned into that blue and black/white and gold dress debate over the wing paint :D

[@simontoyer837]

Had the same problem on a mercedes Vito with the tracking

[@user-mb7re2tj4z]

I've got an s3 and the acc sensor was saying out of alignment code. Drove for around 100 miles ish and it reset itself. On the obd 11 can look at sensor alignment and if less than 0.8 degrees should reset

[@NedNew]

The paint colour could be due to photon creep, this occurs when the paint adheres to the metal in a direction opposite to that intended, thus giving the effect you see where it looks like a different shade from some directions. You should check with the paint shop whether they grounded the wing before applying each coat. If they didn't, another coat (with it grounded) may be necessary - along with blending.

[@leviddesign4537]

DMB graphics for the gels mate.

[@Petarghh]

Should there be a radar behind the front grille for the cruise control?

[@MrCallross]

Going off the video I'd definitely say the wing and the a pillar could do with a blend

[@rickwilliams1505]

Nice fully repaired car and now bodge free 👍

[@jakemaloney3441]

My mk7 golf r threw its toys out the pram when the tracking was out, I’d get a traction control light flashing when driving but I never got a fault code

[@stage3muppet]

Paint in engine bay is probably same colour but just a few light dusts and no clear coat

[@douglasberry8033]

Dean you showed the focus RS you said auction after xmas you should make your mind up mate on compete for cars it says 9pm 22nd dec

[@larriebee]

11:02 Hey Dean, can you please link the tool you used to remove the pins? Trying to do the same and didn’t even know that tool existed.

[@SgtRock4445]

I had a crack in my S3 windscreen. I asked for an OEM replacement and insurance covered 😅👍

[@brian623]

Don’t want to criticise in anyway, just asking the paint on the wings looks a different colour to the doors or is that just because the doors are dirty

[@SavingSalvage]

Yeah I do mention this at the end of the video, the doors need blending

[@brian623]

Yeah sorry I didn’t wait till the end to be honest the job that you do is very good. I used to repair cars. I still do only for myself and my son as I am now 61 I wished I did more when I could because I went down the building route instead of Cars but I repaired peoples cars as a second job for about seven years. I love it all the best and a happy Christmas to you

[@iamyourfuture808]

its not because they are dirty... wings need blending into doors ... you lucky if you can get away with a hard match but 99 percent of the time youd need to blend

[@stevo4649]

thankyou Dean excellent content,,👍👍

[@rayaanshaikh5830]

Surely the wings / bonnet / font door / front bumper and A pillar all need blending in? Its probably fine to paint parts off a car when its a solid paint but the metallic paint will need blending for a perfect match

[@workshop4u566]

Hi before you mentioned it I was going to write in my comment about the wing being a different colour blue to the rest of the car😂😂

[@JMNTN]

the wing definitely looks much darker, i noticed it straight away

[@jackiemay9471]

id get a full 4 wheel alignment done with steering wheel angle sensor set at zero straight a head after a bump like that had tracking needs checking but also camber castor kpi and set back and tad had a nissan juke had to set sas to zero and adjust every thing to that metalic and pearl always paint on car and blend

[@jamessalmons3551]

Does the base colour affect the final tint? Dean said the 2nd have wing was white so if the body shop didn't grey primer it, it might come out differently? Might be an explanation anyway.

[@wandango5913]

I was thinking the same, he doesn’t really show the other wing fitted, once it gets done again it should sort it, especially when it’s fitted so that it can be blended in

[@robertcave-debuse920]

Just going to lookat t roc in Slough having trouble with my eos the central locking not working NY ideas rob

[@keithmatthews1673]

Once the body repair are competed, would the dealer not fix the electrical issues under warranty?

[@keithgreen9009]

I'm thinking is that paint match off a bit ... then you brought up the shade difference , looks like a wee trip back to the paint booth

[@ginog5037]

DON'T Blend into the door. it's the white showing through. Sand down to the factory primer, hence why the other side matches. The paint in the engine bay is the same as the body. Minus the clear coat, that's why it's flat. Why wouldn't you get a 4 wheel alignment to check the tracking. Especially after a crash and replacing the tires. Don't go cheap now...

[@financesdomatter]

As someone who has the ability to do his own repair it’s cost effective. However what would the cost have been had Labour been charged for as well - would be interesting to know.