Passat Saloon Load sill protector for top edge of rear bumper

**jonsey24** · 01-08-2009,11:14 PM

Hi All,

I am looking to get hold of a load sill protector for my Passat Saloon as myself and the wife have recently had a baby and i dont want to damage the top of my bumper by dragging a pram in and out of the boot.

Anyone who has web site addresses or companies that stock these for my car would be greatly appreciated.

**mikecb1** · 02-08-2009,02:59 PM

There was a thread about this just recently. It related to an estate, but most of it was relevant to saloons as well. Worth checking the archive.

VW sell a clear, thick, polycarbonate film which you can stick on (I have one of these - it's almost invisible, and it works well). As I recall, someone etse said you can also get a black plastic trim strip from VW, but this may only be for the estate. Similarly, stainless steel trim strips are available on eBay.

HTH

Mike

**jonsey24** · 02-08-2009,03:27 PM

The clear trim would be ok but i already have a few scuffs on the top edge of the bumper from the last owner so ideally i want them covered up.

Can anyone confirm if the estate load protector would fit the saloon also?

**james_tiger_woo** · 02-08-2009,03:33 PM

I got this from Germany (via eBay):

**jonsey24** · 02-08-2009,04:23 PM

Hi James,

You got the link still for the trader on E bay? what is it made of? and how much did it end up costing you with p&p

**james_tiger_woo** · 02-08-2009,04:33 PM

Originally Posted by jonsey24

Hi James,

You got the link still for the trader on E bay? what is it made of? and how much did it end up costing you with p&p

It was steel, good quality, cost me about £35 and no, I don't have a link unfortunately

(I'll look through my PayPal records though...)

**Quatrelle** · 02-08-2009,05:42 PM

Here's mine, from Ebay. It came with sill protectors for the doors. I reckon though it was for the estate as it was 10mm too deep and I had to cut it.

**jonsey24** · 02-08-2009,05:45 PM

When you say too deep do you mean too long? and you had to cut the length? or do you mean too deep as in the thickness?

**Quatrelle** · 02-08-2009,08:15 PM

Front to back, as opposed to side to side. When supplied it seemed to hang over the edge of the bumper a little, presenting a lip.

I cut about 10mm off it. It's now about 80 mm and ends just short of the start of the downward curve of the bumper. I then had to mess about with the adhesive strip.

Check dimensions with the supplier before buying. I didn't.