Mysterious Crack
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Drifting
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Mysterious Crack
OK, so I'm cleaning the vette today and I come across this crack in the paint on my passenger door. Hasn't been hit and is garage kept. It's directly in line with the curve on the inside of the door.
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On one visit to the factory, I saw two workers trying the "adjust' the fit on a painted targa top, on the assembly line. They were hitting it pretty hard with a rubber mallet.
Not saying an 'adjustment' was made to your car's door at the factory, but a possibility, and possible that is what caused a crack in your paint.
Not saying an 'adjustment' was made to your car's door at the factory, but a possibility, and possible that is what caused a crack in your paint.
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That just sucks and needs too be fixed. Good luck with the warranty repair!
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Will be interested in GM's response.
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ooph. sorry to hear about that OP. and that's even worse that you say it was probably NOT there prior to the dealer visit. Someone should chime in with body experience and have a clue as to what could've caused this crack...
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Passenger side door open. View from B pillar toward the front of the car.
Areas that I wipe down at every wash. Sheesh, I didn't mean to offend anyone.
Areas that I wipe down at every wash. Sheesh, I didn't mean to offend anyone.
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The car could have been hit at the dealers, since it was not in your garage. Correct?
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It was only in for an oil change and software recall. Looked at it this morning and it looks like something was in between the door and fender when the door was closed causing the door edge to flex.
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If it was damaged by the dealer, don't expect GM to do anything about it. It's between you and the dealer, and since it's been awhile since it was at the dealer, I doubt they are going to do anything either, as they can(correctly) say that YOU might have damaged to car and not them, as you didn't point out the damage immediately.
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I'm still not understanding exactly where OP's crack is, but...
There were a few C6's that had a crack in the door believed to have come from the door being blown fully open hard on a windy day, or just thrown open too vigorously by a dummy. Any chance of that?
There were a few C6's that had a crack in the door believed to have come from the door being blown fully open hard on a windy day, or just thrown open too vigorously by a dummy. Any chance of that?
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Absolutely not.
When owners do cause a problem and ask for help here, they usually 'fess up to what happened.
The car got handled by the shipping company and at least one dealer. If they did it, they might not even know.
Most likely, the cause is something else though it probably involves a dummy, and not the owner.
When owners do cause a problem and ask for help here, they usually 'fess up to what happened.
The car got handled by the shipping company and at least one dealer. If they did it, they might not even know.
Most likely, the cause is something else though it probably involves a dummy, and not the owner.
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I think this is right ... when you had car in for service ... they probably had it on lift and backed car into the lift post with door open .. the stress cracks seem to be in the right place from door being forced open too far. My dealer does a full walk-around with owner standing there ... did they do that and not see crack ?
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