SicShelby09
Banned
So I was too excited and broke my first rule when I picked up my car. I did not inspect every inch of the paint before I accepted it. So Friday night I washed it and waxed it for the first time and I found this on the roof!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you dont know what you are looking at, most of what you see is the reflection of the garage door. But right in the middle is a purplish blob shape in the middle of the pic. At first I thought it was a bird poop stain. So I clayed it, buffed at it and it remained. I took it back to the dealer and their body guy said it was UNDER the clear and it was not a bird stain. What it is was a poor attempt from the factory to sand out an imperfection and then repaint and clear it. Accept then didnt put enough color on it and now the primer is shinning though the paint. After taking it to a few body shops, they all concur that the WHOLE roof needs to be painted. Keep in mind this is blaze yellow tri-coat, and none of the local shops have ever seen this color.
Now with all that said, I am furious. There are also a few spots on the front bumper that it looks like dirt got under the paint and caused those little nippes to show up. All the shops agree that I should ignore those because once again the bumper would need to be painted and it would never match again. I can live with that, but the roof is completely unacceptable.
So I tried to have the dealer take the car back, and they swear that its impossible. They offered to take the car back in on trade, and I will loose some money and I said no to that. Also ofcourse they will have it fixed no matter the cost. And Im ok with the fix, but I am scared to death about it coming out right. What are your guys opinions on this. Im also going to call the factory, because this is a mfr. defect, not caused at the dealer level. They really need to step up on this one. Im so bummed.
Brian
If you dont know what you are looking at, most of what you see is the reflection of the garage door. But right in the middle is a purplish blob shape in the middle of the pic. At first I thought it was a bird poop stain. So I clayed it, buffed at it and it remained. I took it back to the dealer and their body guy said it was UNDER the clear and it was not a bird stain. What it is was a poor attempt from the factory to sand out an imperfection and then repaint and clear it. Accept then didnt put enough color on it and now the primer is shinning though the paint. After taking it to a few body shops, they all concur that the WHOLE roof needs to be painted. Keep in mind this is blaze yellow tri-coat, and none of the local shops have ever seen this color.
Now with all that said, I am furious. There are also a few spots on the front bumper that it looks like dirt got under the paint and caused those little nippes to show up. All the shops agree that I should ignore those because once again the bumper would need to be painted and it would never match again. I can live with that, but the roof is completely unacceptable.
So I tried to have the dealer take the car back, and they swear that its impossible. They offered to take the car back in on trade, and I will loose some money and I said no to that. Also ofcourse they will have it fixed no matter the cost. And Im ok with the fix, but I am scared to death about it coming out right. What are your guys opinions on this. Im also going to call the factory, because this is a mfr. defect, not caused at the dealer level. They really need to step up on this one. Im so bummed.
Brian
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