Clear film protection on rear fender area.
03-11-2005, 02:19 PM
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i heard a similar story about another vehicle that was supposed to have the clear film from the factory. turned out the car had body damage and was repainted by the dealer. dealer simply forgot to apply the clear film afterwards. hopefully this is not your case here.
03-11-2005, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by OCBen
How much you wanna bet that car was built on a Friday .... during Octoberfest.
How you been? I havent loged on for while now hehe... Been so busy...
Cya 'round...
03-11-2005, 03:09 PM
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Hey Bain, how's it going? Doing okay myself, having fun here as usual. How's the film application business going? Did you let them know you have a special film just for this area?
03-11-2005, 05:16 PM
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I was tempted to say something had been repainted. That is why I asked if the film was missing on both sides.
Then remember the 996 guy from Las Vegas on Rennlist about a year ago. He posted the option codes from the option sticker under the front trunk lid of a car he just purchased, wanting to know what the codes were. The option codes from the sticker did not match what was on his car. Then he figured out the VIN on the sticker was not the VIN for his car - but in fact for a European RHD.
Then there is a local Boxster owner I met a few years ago who wanted to know why the air bag warning sticker on one visor was in French, and the other in English....
Then remember the 996 guy from Las Vegas on Rennlist about a year ago. He posted the option codes from the option sticker under the front trunk lid of a car he just purchased, wanting to know what the codes were. The option codes from the sticker did not match what was on his car. Then he figured out the VIN on the sticker was not the VIN for his car - but in fact for a European RHD.
Then there is a local Boxster owner I met a few years ago who wanted to know why the air bag warning sticker on one visor was in French, and the other in English....
03-11-2005, 05:21 PM
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I been doing good Ben, just been swamped with CGT's we've been workin on for the past few weeks 
Im off to Lake Havasu for the weekend, Yay!!! I can finally relax and get that 5 hours of sleep every night hehe...
Take it easy Ben, Cya 'round again sometimes...
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Im off to Lake Havasu for the weekend, Yay!!! I can finally relax and get that 5 hours of sleep every night hehe...
Take it easy Ben, Cya 'round again sometimes...
-Bhane
03-11-2005, 11:42 PM
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Apparently the film was on the car at one point, because there in an indentation from the film. My sales person at the dealership is trying to figure out what happened... I guess it is possible someone took it off at the port, BUT the dealership should have noticed that during PDI. Now I have two f//ked up rear quarter panels peppered with rock chips.
03-12-2005, 01:55 AM
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Riot, did you order it or buy it off the lot? If you ordered it you should be able to track the delivery of the car along with any unusual delays with the help of the dealership. If you bought it off the lot, you should still be able to have access to that info. I believe you have legal rights to know the history of the car, especially if it involves repainting.
But one way to check to see if the car has been repainted is to examine the paint in broad daylight from body panel to body panel. Since your car is metallic it should be easier to detect changes in the density of metal flakes in the paint. Usually repainting is limited to individual body panels, so as to make blending easier. Examine the aft portion of the doors from different angles in direct sunlight. Then immediately shift your focused gaze to where the film is missing, again viewing from different angles. Is there a subtle change in the reflection that may perhaps indicate a change in metallic density? Again, look at it from all angles and quickly compare back and forth between body panels. If you see a definite change in the way the metal flakes appear, then the car, sadly, has probably been repainted. If not, then it may well not have been repainted, and was more than likely due to poor quality control. At any rate, you should be able to get the dealer to professionally touch up those chips at no cost to you, since you were supposed to have that protection when you bought the car, and have the film put on -- again at no cost to you.
But one way to check to see if the car has been repainted is to examine the paint in broad daylight from body panel to body panel. Since your car is metallic it should be easier to detect changes in the density of metal flakes in the paint. Usually repainting is limited to individual body panels, so as to make blending easier. Examine the aft portion of the doors from different angles in direct sunlight. Then immediately shift your focused gaze to where the film is missing, again viewing from different angles. Is there a subtle change in the reflection that may perhaps indicate a change in metallic density? Again, look at it from all angles and quickly compare back and forth between body panels. If you see a definite change in the way the metal flakes appear, then the car, sadly, has probably been repainted. If not, then it may well not have been repainted, and was more than likely due to poor quality control. At any rate, you should be able to get the dealer to professionally touch up those chips at no cost to you, since you were supposed to have that protection when you bought the car, and have the film put on -- again at no cost to you.