What part of the car is that?
Anyone Getting This Paint Problem?
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Drifting
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From: Houston TX
Anyone Getting This Paint Problem?
I have barely 2000 miles on my MY coupe. I discovered this when washing the car today. Most likely road debris causing it. Both sides same. Can this be prevented? Really disappointing.
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From: Bay Shore, NY 11706 MILD2WILD (M2W)
St. Jude Donor '06-'07
I have it, just like in your picture along with 90% of C6 owners. It's caused by the poor alignment of the rear door edge against the rear quarter. I spoke to W. Cooksley (not sure of spelling) who runs the C6 plant when I was at Carlisle. He said that it is what it is and it's within spec and they can’t seem to get all 4 edges to perfectly align. Dave Hill’s Z06 with only a few hundred miles on it at Carlisle had the same damage and I pointed that out to Cooksley. It's caused by tire debris shooting back and hitting this exposed edge. This is the main reason I developed my splash guards and I have noticed it's stopped. If you clean that edge with a good paint cleaner it won’t look so bad for a while.
Last edited by Pipedreams; Dec 19, 2005 at 05:39 PM.
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The bottom part is the rocker panel, upper left section is the rear corner of the driver's side door, and of course the upper right is part of the rear fender, just in front of the rear wheel.
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Drifting
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From: Houston TX
Originally Posted by Lusky
What part of the car is that?
I have installed mud guards from (In)Complete Dreams already, and these chips happened after I installed the guards.
Pipedreams - any pics of your mudguards? Or a description?
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Drifting
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From: Houston TX
Originally Posted by mlongo99
The bottom part is the rocker panel, upper left section is the rear corner of the driver's side door, and of course the upper right is part of the rear fender, just in front of the rear wheel.
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Originally Posted by Pipedreams
I hope your kidding 
that's water
that's water
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From: Boston's south shore MA
Originally Posted by agrumpyguy
Why does so much of the rear quarter panel stick out beyond door?On my vert door and rear panel are on same plane.How about you guys?
I did the search for you under C6 FAQ. Here it is:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...post1548710868
Also check archives. The above FAQ doesn't discuss the grommet fix.
Last edited by 2vettes; Dec 19, 2005 at 07:30 PM.
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Drifting
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From: Houston TX
Originally Posted by 2vettes
It's not that the rear qtr panel sticks out, it's that due to poor alignment, the bottom corner of the door does not stick out far enough. Do a search, I think some mbrs have added a rubber grommet to improve the door alignment.
I did the search for you under C6 FAQ. Here it is:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...post1548710868
Also check archives. The above FAQ doesn't discuss the grommet fix.
I did the search for you under C6 FAQ. Here it is:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...post1548710868
Also check archives. The above FAQ doesn't discuss the grommet fix.
Drifting
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From: San Antonio Texas
Originally Posted by agrumpyguy
Why does so much of the rear quarter panel stick out beyond door?On my vert door and rear panel are on same plane.How about you guys?
I'm one of the lucky ones..... both doors and rear quarters line up perfectly on mine.
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Drifting
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From: Houston TX
Originally Posted by 2vettes
It's not that the rear qtr panel sticks out, it's that due to poor alignment, the bottom corner of the door does not stick out far enough. Do a search, I think some mbrs have added a rubber grommet to improve the door alignment.
I did the search for you under C6 FAQ. Here it is:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...post1548710868
Also check archives. The above FAQ doesn't discuss the grommet fix.
I did the search for you under C6 FAQ. Here it is:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...post1548710868
Also check archives. The above FAQ doesn't discuss the grommet fix.
