Orange peel problem
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Orange peel problem
New '08 victory red. Orange peel on inside flap of gas filler. This isn't just a little bit, it is completely orange peel. Something a 4 year old would do with a can of paint, or worse. Cannot understand how this could leave the factory as when I took delivery in BG I saw how carefully the exterior paint work was inspected. The exterior paint job on my car is very good.
Perhaps they just missed it somehow. If so, this is a glaring error and I wonder if it is covered by the warranty.
Leon Resnick
Perhaps they just missed it somehow. If so, this is a glaring error and I wonder if it is covered by the warranty.Leon Resnick
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1 its invisible, who cares
2 order a replacement then
3 try for warrantee or just hand them yours (op back)- at parts when it (new one) comes in, let them return your old one to GM
2 order a replacement then
3 try for warrantee or just hand them yours (op back)- at parts when it (new one) comes in, let them return your old one to GM
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I completely forgot that if it is replaced, the outside color will not match. If they take it off to repaint it, they will probably scratch the outside of the filler door.
Best I leave it alone. No one else but me knows its there. I will learn to live with it. Thanks for the advice.
Best I leave it alone. No one else but me knows its there. I will learn to live with it. Thanks for the advice.
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I completely forgot that if it is replaced, the outside color will not match. If they take it off to repaint it, they will probably scratch the outside of the filler door.
Best I leave it alone. No one else but me knows its there. I will learn to live with it. Thanks for the advice.
Best I leave it alone. No one else but me knows its there. I will learn to live with it. Thanks for the advice.
good idea....you'll forget about it in no time....
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New '08 victory red. Orange peel on inside flap of gas filler. This isn't just a little bit, it is completely orange peel. Something a 4 year old would do with a can of paint, or worse. Cannot understand how this could leave the factory as when I took delivery in BG I saw how carefully the exterior paint work was inspected. The exterior paint job on my car is very good. Perhaps they just missed it somehow. If so, this is a glaring error and I wonder if it is covered by the warranty.
Leon Resnick
Perhaps they just missed it somehow. If so, this is a glaring error and I wonder if it is covered by the warranty.Leon Resnick
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I never bothered to look on the back of the gas door. With my luck it would be smoother than the outside.
I would love to see the dealer's reaction when you ask to get it fixed under warranty.
I would love to see the dealer's reaction when you ask to get it fixed under warranty.
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I guess you are correct, I am being ridiculous. I was just comparing my Ford GT and my '04 corvette conv. to my '08 vette and was surprised at the paint job. The GT has some body parts misaligned a little bit, buy hey, it's hand built. What is GM's excuse for a mass produced part that is common to all corvettes? However, I am not going to beat this to death. Not worth it. Just a little disappointed that there are things not proper with the vehicle. I must say that I drove my 2004 conv. and never had one single repair. The reliability was beyond any cars that I have owned in the past, and I have had them all, including several M-B, BMW, Lexus, etc.
Sorry to have even brought this up.
Leon Resnick
Sorry to have even brought this up.
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I guess you are correct, I am being ridiculous. I was just comparing my Ford GT and my '04 corvette conv. to my '08 vette and was surprised at the paint job. The GT has some body parts misaligned a little bit, buy hey, it's hand built. What is GM's excuse for a mass produced part that is common to all corvettes? However, I am not going to beat this to death. Not worth it. Just a little disappointed that there are things not proper with the vehicle. I must say that I drove my 2004 conv. and never had one single repair. The reliability was beyond any cars that I have owned in the past, and I have had them all, including several M-B, BMW, Lexus, etc.
Sorry to have even brought this up.
Leon Resnick
Sorry to have even brought this up.
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After reading this post I ran out and checked mine. He's right! My 06 has massive orange peel too. To make matters even worse, the area where the hinge bolts to the lid there isn't even any paint there.
I'm selling this piece of $hit tomorrow.
Tom
I'm selling this piece of $hit tomorrow.
Tom