Has anyone been having issues with the paint starting to crack and come off? I'm starting to have this issue in the front bumper and I have to get a
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08-04-2009, 08:01 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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370z Paint Defects
Has anyone been having issues with the paint starting to crack and come off? I'm starting to have this issue in the front bumper and I have to get a lawyer involved. Any feedback of my fellow Z owners would be greatly appreciated names or contact #s that sort. It start from that pic and has grown to something more serious. I paint so I don't care I could just fix it. But that's not the point, warranty should cover it not me you feelz?
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08-04-2009, 08:14 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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I noticed the same on mine. Left side, front bumper where it comes back by the front left wheel. No pic now, but can get one later.
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For all the yellow cars....do you notice a paint face under the read bumper cover?
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some GT-Rs had the same defect. its from the sprayers at the factory. mine had it. it was like that the day i bought it but i never noticed until i got the clear bra on. by then it would have been a hassle to remove the bra and get it repainted plus the dealer was stalling and stalling on it so i just said **** it..
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08-04-2009, 08:18 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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here is mine, the paint wasnt all the way missing just bubbled up so i just took my fingernail and pushed it back in between the bumper. its held up fine for a year. but if i ever take the bumper off it bet it will flake off Last edited by MC; 08-04-2009 at 08:22 PM. |
08-04-2009, 08:23 PM | #7 (permalink) |
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ehh w/e cars these days dont have good paint save for Honda / toyota / and the expensive german ones... sigh... image autobody - here i come lol - once i save a few Gs
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08-04-2009, 11:22 PM | #8 (permalink) |
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I have had major paint issues.
First, I bought a magnetic Black that had a huge paint defect in the door. It was under the clear so it happened at the factory. The dealer took that back and replaced it with my current car. My car is brilliant silver, and besides the splash guards not fitting properly, 2 weeks ago, the paint flaked exactly wear yours did (front bumper in front of wheel in the corner) after a Nissan Tech lifted my car incorrectly!!!. Because the dealer has been good to me (swapped rim for me after curb rash for no charge), I decided that I would have it fixed on my own. I brought the car to a very reputable body shop and just this week they dropped the bumper and resprayed the corner and blended it into the bumper. Unfortunately for me, because it was such a small area the metallic flakes didn't lay right and it looks much darker than the surrounding paint. Now, the body shop is going to respray the entire bumper so the paint matches thruought. That is actually the proper way to repair this as blending such a small area never works with metallic paint. On the plus side, all of my little road rash chips will be fixed. Pretty inexpensive too.
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The paint on the 370 is the worst I've seen. I also own a late model E60 BMW and an S class Merc and I must say that there is simply no comparison in the quality of the paint. Both front and rear bumpers on my red 370z are full of orange peal which stands out in the sun like dogs balls. The only way to fix it is to repaint both bumpers. A bit silly on a 1 month old car! Also, the clear coat is very soft in comparison to ANY German car therefore the car scratches very easily. |
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08-05-2009, 02:44 AM | #12 (permalink) |
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I think where we are having the same paint issue at the bumper/fender junction - looks like it may be a stress point? I've had the bumper removed for the G3 CAI install and it was not chipped after the bumper was put back on. Its been well over a month since the bumper was re-installed that the paint stress chip occured (about two weeks ago)
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08-05-2009, 11:19 AM | #14 (permalink) |
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IMO the paint on this car is horrid...i have magnetic black and im almost to the point where i wanna sell the car or trade it in...a leaf landing on this car might do damage...not happy
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08-05-2009, 11:35 AM | #15 (permalink) |
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I had a 240, 260, 300, and a 350 no problem with the paint but, my Pearl white
370 is chipping in spots where it could not be rocks, etc etc, have the clear bra on the front, I have a 1/2 scrap on the bottom door panel where my shoe hit it... |
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