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troubadour · 06-12-2012, 05:02 PM

Bought my Z about 7 weeks ago. Early on in the process of doing a few mods on it I had to crawl in and out a lot in odd positions (putting a pkg into the GPS system, etc.). At one point while doing so I suddenly noticed a puncture hole in my arm on the outside right above the elbow. I thought it a little strange, especially because I hadn't even felt it but just noticed the blood gushing down my arm (no brain no pain).

Then a couple of weeks later I got a deep scrape just an inch or so away from the first injury. At that point I started examining the trim around the driver's door. I didn't see anything on the inside, but as soon as I checked that little "point" that's right about even with your left arm - on the outside of the car just at rear edge of the door frame - I knew just what had happened. The point on that trim was really a sharp edge! It lays on top of a rubber layer but pushing on it from below pushes the rubber trim out of the way as if it weren't even there.

I got a file and smoothed it down on both sides of the car. Haven't had any problem since, but I'm amazed that the cars go out from the factory like that.

These are doubtless more problemmatical to someone who lives, like I do, where a parking garage with narrow spaces exists and you often have to "angle" yourself in and out, but I wondered if anyone else had this "bleeding" experience?

06-12-2012, 05:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
troubadour Base Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 67 Drives: 2012 Coupe/Trg/Sprts Rep Power: 13	Anyone Else Cut By Outside Trim Piece? Bought my Z about 7 weeks ago. Early on in the process of doing a few mods on it I had to crawl in and out a lot in odd positions (putting a pkg into the GPS system, etc.). At one point while doing so I suddenly noticed a puncture hole in my arm on the outside right above the elbow. I thought it a little strange, especially because I hadn't even felt it but just noticed the blood gushing down my arm (no brain no pain). Then a couple of weeks later I got a deep scrape just an inch or so away from the first injury. At that point I started examining the trim around the driver's door. I didn't see anything on the inside, but as soon as I checked that little "point" that's right about even with your left arm - on the outside of the car just at rear edge of the door frame - I knew just what had happened. The point on that trim was really a sharp edge! It lays on top of a rubber layer but pushing on it from below pushes the rubber trim out of the way as if it weren't even there. I got a file and smoothed it down on both sides of the car. Haven't had any problem since, but I'm amazed that the cars go out from the factory like that. These are doubtless more problemmatical to someone who lives, like I do, where a parking garage with narrow spaces exists and you often have to "angle" yourself in and out, but I wondered if anyone else had this "bleeding" experience?