First post and what a bummer!

alvinator · 10-03-2009, 07:23 PM

We had our Chicane yellow 370Z for 600 miles when a guy pulled out of a parallel parking space and clobbered the passenger side rear wheel well and bumper. He said he didn't see us! I thought better of asking him how long he had been legally blind.

I took the car to my dealer's body shop for the $1500 fix. Besides the body work, they had to repaint the passenger door, the passenger rear quarter and the entire bumper.

The body shop finished the car yesterday but I couldn't get there before closing so they sent it to their dealership for my pickup today.

My wife and I took one look at the car and almost fainted. We now have a 2 tone Chicane Yellow Z! The paint did not match by a long shot! Note the repainted areas in the attached photos and see if you can see the difference in the paint.

I refused to take the car but the body shop is closed till Monday AM.

Any suggestions for a civilized discussion with the body shop???

Division · 10-03-2009, 07:26 PM

They could have at least re-painted the splash guard...

I'm staying away from you- apparently you make people go blind....

StLRedrider · 10-03-2009, 07:30 PM

sorry to hear the bad news, you would think they could see bright asss yellow

nogoodname · 10-03-2009, 07:34 PM

side skirt and splash guard looks a bit of a different shade.... maybe it's just the pic

was the driver blinded by the bright yellow'ness of ur Z........lol

alvinator · 10-03-2009, 07:38 PM

The middle picture shows the paint difference, at least to me. Follow a line from the top of the passenger windows along the rear hatch line(which wasn't repainted) to the tail light and you will see the difference in the colors.

StLRedrider · 10-03-2009, 07:41 PM

i see what yout talking about, sunlight plays a big role i think

dcrew1x · 10-03-2009, 07:42 PM

Sorry to hear about that.

Hope all goes well with the body shop. I'd tear them a new ..

Good luck.

dad · 10-03-2009, 08:02 PM

Stop payment immediately!

If you have to: Contact a lawyer!

That is upsetting, that is piss poor work!

av370 · 10-03-2009, 08:08 PM

is this a dealership body shop?

alvinator · 10-03-2009, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by av370

is this a dealership body shop?

Yes, this dealer has many franchises including Nissan and this is his body shop.

StLRedrider · 10-03-2009, 08:17 PM

ask them if they just learned how to paint, because they need more experience, and not on the Z

mspeasl · 10-03-2009, 08:24 PM

It looks like the body shop was trying to BLEND the new paint into the old paint. It also appears that the painter did a poor job using the technique of BLENDING. This is a common practice of body shops when repairing body damage since insurance companies will not pay for a complete (panel - door - fender - etc.) paint job. The bad part about this kind of a repair is, if you polish and wax your car repeatedly like what we do. The repaired area tends to begin to stand out the more we polish and wax.

tooohip · 10-03-2009, 09:31 PM

dooh...

Dallas-Z · 10-03-2009, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tooohip

dooh...

This is Post-damage shots. Look at the tint of yellow on the car.

fairladyZ34 · 10-04-2009, 01:50 AM

should have resprayed the whole car. atleast that way the paint is all the same

10-03-2009, 07:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
StLRedrider A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St.louis,Mo Posts: 17,755 Drives: O9Sprt/Touring,p-51 Rep Power: 60	sorry to hear the bad news, you would think they could see bright asss yellow __________________ Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today J.Dean

10-03-2009, 07:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
alvinator Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central PA Posts: 7 Drives: 09 370z Yellow 7AT Rep Power: 16	The middle picture shows the paint difference, at least to me. Follow a line from the top of the passenger windows along the rear hatch line(which wasn't repainted) to the tail light and you will see the difference in the colors. Last edited by alvinator; 10-03-2009 at 08:23 PM.

10-03-2009, 07:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
StLRedrider A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St.louis,Mo Posts: 17,755 Drives: O9Sprt/Touring,p-51 Rep Power: 60	i see what yout talking about, sunlight plays a big role i think __________________ Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today J.Dean

10-03-2009, 07:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
dcrew1x Track Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 821 Drives: Graphite Bullet Rep Power: 369	Sorry to hear about that. Hope all goes well with the body shop. I'd tear them a new .. Good luck. __________________ 2009 PG 6MT Sports Stillen Gen3 CAI \| Stillen CBE \| AMS Short Shifter \| Nismo Brace Kit

10-03-2009, 08:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
dad Grand Prix of Endurance Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 3,476 Drives: Mulsanne Straight Rep Power: 26	Stop payment immediately! If you have to: Contact a lawyer! That is upsetting, that is piss poor work! __________________ We can do without any article of luxury we have never had; but once obtained, it is not in human nature to surrender it voluntary.

10-03-2009, 07:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Division Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central FL Posts: 199 Drives: 2009 370Z Sport Rep Power: 16	They could have at least re-painted the splash guard... I'm staying away from you- apparently you make people go blind....

10-03-2009, 07:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
nogoodname Lifetime Premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 22,357 Drives: E46 M3 Rep Power: 1765	side skirt and splash guard looks a bit of a different shade.... maybe it's just the pic was the driver blinded by the bright yellow'ness of ur Z........lol

10-03-2009, 08:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
av370 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: antelope valley CA Posts: 70 Drives: 09 370Z Rep Power: 264	is this a dealership body shop?

10-03-2009, 08:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
StLRedrider A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St.louis,Mo Posts: 17,755 Drives: O9Sprt/Touring,p-51 Rep Power: 60	ask them if they just learned how to paint, because they need more experience, and not on the Z __________________ Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today J.Dean

10-03-2009, 08:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
mspeasl Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Decatur, IL Posts: 367 Drives: Red M6 Sport/Touring Rep Power: 268	Blending................ It looks like the body shop was trying to BLEND the new paint into the old paint. It also appears that the painter did a poor job using the technique of BLENDING. This is a common practice of body shops when repairing body damage since insurance companies will not pay for a complete (panel - door - fender - etc.) paint job. The bad part about this kind of a repair is, if you polish and wax your car repeatedly like what we do. The repaired area tends to begin to stand out the more we polish and wax. __________________ Mspeasl - Central Illinois 2009 - Solid Red, M6 '370' Sport/Touring (Delivered 7 April 09)

10-03-2009, 09:31 PM	#13 (permalink)
tooohip A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 1,626 Drives: 09 370z CY To/Sp Rep Power: 270	dooh... __________________ Lance KW Variant 3 Coilovers \| Stillen Sways \| Stillen Gen III Intake \| AAM HFC \| AAM True Dual CBE \| AAM Comp Oil Cooler \| Hawk HPS Pads \| Volk TE-37 \| Hoser Keg Tap

10-04-2009, 01:50 AM	#15 (permalink)
fairladyZ34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Central NJ Posts: 1,577 Drives: 08 G37S Black M6 Rep Power: 19	should have resprayed the whole car. atleast that way the paint is all the same

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