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Old 06-10-2016, 11:44 PM   #10 (permalink)
cdumitru78
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Oh boy, sad to see Nissan still has not fixed this issue, its been around since 2009. I had the exact same issue on my brand new 2014, on the front driver's side. Paint kept peeling off, and make no mistake, it will get worse. I too had expel on my front bumper, and the entire process was a PAIN with Nissan.

At first the local dealer and Nissan corporate both declined helping me, they said it is wear and tear, normal. After persistence on my part, they agreed to repaint that area. They took it to a great shop, it got fixed, and the same issue happened again. This time, they took the xpel off and repainted the whole bumper. Guess what, it peeled off again with new paint on it. The shop advised Nissan to replace the entire bumper as they didn't think they should paint on it for a third time. Nissan turned us down, and I had to fight with them, and their corporate to finally convince them to do the right thing - get me a new bumper and have it repainted with the expel reinstalled. I even complained on their FB page, and launched a complaint to their HQ's.

In the end, after much frustration, it all worked out, but it was a 6 month process. At the end, we also decided to put a small layer of double sided 3M paint in between the bumper and the fender, that kept it all together and no problems for 6 months, although I check it weekly.

Good luck to you guys, I would recommend you stay the course with Nissan and your dealership, and once the car is painted, put that 3M tape in there so you create some kind of clearance that stops the rubbing. On my front bumper, without having to remove the bumper completely, I can take one screw off and pull the bumper off so I can re-apply the 3m if needed.

Sorry for the long email, hopefully it gives you guys an idea on how to handle this, and don't let Nissan get away with it, you spent a lot of cash on your car, make them get it right.
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