Tiny chips - Who else has them?

OtaconZ · 07-23-2010, 04:42 PM

Hey guys, this might be a dumb question, but on close inspection of my Z I found that I have several tiny "white" chips. They are very, very small abd are primarily on the hood and fender / wheel well area. Does anyone else have these / is it normal, or is it some kind of defect? My car is black btw.

Thanks

Modshack · 07-23-2010, 04:44 PM

Sure it's normal....Soft paint, lousy roads around DC. Get a clear-bra if you want to protect the paint..

lllll210lllll · 07-23-2010, 04:46 PM

yep...

thats what sucks bout the z . have so many rock chips and only had my car for about 3 or 4 months. will probabaly get mine repainted and mayyyybe itll solve the problem?

Liquid_G · 07-23-2010, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by OtaconZ

Hey guys, this might be a dumb question, but on close inspection of my Z I found that I have several tiny "white" chips. They are very, very small abd are primarily on the hood and fender / wheel well area. Does anyone else have these / is it normal, or is it some kind of defect? My car is black btw.

Thanks

You and everyone else in the entire world with a black car has them..

6MT · 07-23-2010, 04:53 PM

I do. It's pretty soft paint.

Hugoneus · 07-23-2010, 05:03 PM

Yeah... I read the horror stories online before I bought the car. So I had a clear bra installed on mine. Works pretty well and is pretty much invisible.

shadoquad · 07-23-2010, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Hugoneus

Yeah... I read the horror stories online before I bought the car. So I had a clear bra installed on mine. Works pretty well and is pretty much invisible.

Same here.

flashburn · 07-23-2010, 05:24 PM

There are only two types of 370Z owners:
A) People who bought a clearbra and are happy they did.
B) People that didn't, and are regretting it.

lllll210lllll · 07-23-2010, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by flashburn

There are only two types of 370Z owners:
A) People who bought a clearbra and are happy they did.
B) People that didn't, and are regretting it.

lmao. true.

6MT · 07-23-2010, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by flashburn

There are only two types of 370Z owners:
A) People who bought a clearbra and are happy they did.
B) People that didn't, and are regretting it.

I'm not a fan of clear bras. After a few years, they really don't look that great. Yes, I have a few chips. But it really doesn't bother me that much. If it did, I would park the car in the garage and never take it out. After all ... I bought it to use it.

6MT · 07-23-2010, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Hugoneus

Works pretty well and is pretty much invisible.

Just wait a year or two and tell us whether it's "pretty much invisible".

Lemers · 07-23-2010, 06:34 PM

Most of my chips are where the clear bra would have been

PapoZalsa · 07-23-2010, 07:05 PM

I'm getting my clear bra installed tomorrow. Plus I bought hood bra, double protection.

Montez · 07-23-2010, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 6MT

I'm not a fan of clear bras. After a few years, they really don't look that great. Yes, I have a few chips. But it really doesn't bother me that much. If it did, I would park the car in the garage and never take it out. After all ... I bought it to use it.

Agreed!

Montez · 07-23-2010, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 6MT

Just wait a year or two and tell us whether it's "pretty much invisible".

You are right, my boy has it on his 07 350Z. He had it installed June 07, now you can see the edges clearly and it has this sorta brownish/orangish tint to it, he is pissed.

07-23-2010, 04:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
OtaconZ Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: DC Posts: 30 Drives: 09 Touring w/Sport Rep Power: 15	Tiny chips - Who else has them? Hey guys, this might be a dumb question, but on close inspection of my Z I found that I have several tiny "white" chips. They are very, very small abd are primarily on the hood and fender / wheel well area. Does anyone else have these / is it normal, or is it some kind of defect? My car is black btw. Thanks

07-23-2010, 04:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Modshack A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greenville NC Posts: 2,883 Drives: 370Z Sport Rep Power: 976	Sure it's normal....Soft paint, lousy roads around DC. Get a clear-bra if you want to protect the paint.. __________________ Steal my car! (SOLD)...Now Porsche Cayman S Oil Cooler DIY: Here!

07-23-2010, 04:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
lllll210lllll Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Antonio, TX Age: 38 Posts: 167 Drives: 2010 370z Rep Power: 15	yep... thats what sucks bout the z . have so many rock chips and only had my car for about 3 or 4 months. will probabaly get mine repainted and mayyyybe itll solve the problem? Last edited by lllll210lllll; 07-23-2010 at 04:55 PM.

07-23-2010, 04:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
6MT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: ITU Zone 2 Posts: 22,459 Drives: Reliant Robin Rep Power: 1790	I do. It's pretty soft paint. __________________ Andrew 2009 370Z Sport/Touring 6MT sold 2013 Honda Civic Si coupe D/D

07-23-2010, 05:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
Hugoneus Base Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Milky Way Posts: 245 Drives: 2010 370z T+S+N 6MT Rep Power: 15	Yeah... I read the horror stories online before I bought the car. So I had a clear bra installed on mine. Works pretty well and is pretty much invisible. __________________ 2010 Cherry Black Nissan 370z + Black Interior + 6MT Touring + Sport + Navigation + Painted Splash Guards + Illuminated Kick Plates + Fog Light + Floor Mats + Clear Bra

07-23-2010, 05:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
flashburn A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,884 Drives: '12 Corvette GS 6M Rep Power: 19	There are only two types of 370Z owners: A) People who bought a clearbra and are happy they did. B) People that didn't, and are regretting it.

07-23-2010, 06:34 PM	#12 (permalink)
Lemers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 15,371 Drives: 2012 Traverse LTZ Rep Power: 52	Most of my chips are where the clear bra would have been __________________ 2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

07-23-2010, 07:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
PapoZalsa A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Not in Sunny Florida Posts: 6,358 Drives: 16 Nismo w/Tech Pack Rep Power: 4500	I'm getting my clear bra installed tomorrow. Plus I bought hood bra, double protection. __________________ 2009 370Z MB Base w/Sport Package 6MT Modshack's Custom Air Intakes /3M Clear Bra/ Illuminated Kick Plates / F. I CBE w/12" resonators / EVO-R Front Lip / Rear Hatch Wing / Tein S-Tech Springs /Ilegal Tint in the Rep. of VA/4x20mm Z1 Spacers/ Vinyl Roof/Liquid Carbon Designs

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