Big paint chip!

NorCALSpeed · 01-26-2007, 05:00 PM

This is BS. im working on hardwiring my escort tonight and my roommate comes around to sit in the passenger seat. he says "howd this happen?" howd what happen. theres big chips missing from my paint on the FR quarter panel. i can tell that a rock hit it by a scatch thru the chip, but the fact that almost a dime sized chip came off, and next to it two smaller chips is total BS. this car is 2 months old. since we all know subaru paint is so thin can i get this covered via warranty? this could def. be a rust danger situation.

sorry for the photo quality, cell phone camera with garage lighting.

cusco · 01-26-2007, 05:07 PM

it was your buddy! that did it!

and yeah maybe your car is dirty? it looks real dirty maybe its mud! it looks brown. under the white paint job its black i think! thats what my car look like under the cheap paint

NorCALSpeed · 01-26-2007, 05:10 PM

its the photo quality. im not an idiot if it was mud it would be raised off the white paint. its dark dark grey on both chips.

MadRussian · 01-27-2007, 02:20 AM

They will NOT cover that under warranty.
Kind of like broken windshield glass from the rock hitting it.

NorCALSpeed · 01-27-2007, 03:42 PM

i guess this seemed different. its not that a dime sized rock hit the car, something tiny hit the car and the paint basically wasnt sticking to the metal well enough and flaked off. any suggestions for a DIY (i.e.. cheap) but quality fix for it?

STI_Mike · 01-27-2007, 03:47 PM

yeah i doubt they will cover it under warranty shouldn't be that much to have the fender repainted.

NorCALSpeed · 01-27-2007, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by STI_Mike

yeah i doubt they will cover it under warranty shouldn't be that much to have the fender repainted.

well its prob a few hundred bucks which isnt bad but not what i want when im saving for TBE. i could just wait until end of winter in case anything else happened. hope its not too much of a pain to paint match since the paint is a year old (2006) but sat on the lot for a year.

flytojungho · 01-29-2007, 09:47 PM

in the worst case scenario, i would get touch up paint and try my best to cover that up till i get a good paint job

NorCALSpeed · 01-30-2007, 12:05 AM

yeah i figure since the paint didnt magically fall off, something hit it then it chipped, dealer will prob say no. so i guess id touch up and just do many many coats to even it out until summer and ill get it resprayed.

NorCALSpeed · 01-30-2007, 12:05 AM

yeah i figure since the paint didnt magically fall off, something hit it then it chipped, dealer will prob say no. so i guess id touch up and just do many many coats to even it out until summer and ill get it resprayed.

gte123v · 01-30-2007, 03:50 AM

Did the chip go all the way down to the metal or only to the primer coat? If it's on the primer coat, you should be ok as far as rusting in the short term.

NorCALSpeed · 01-30-2007, 08:46 AM

Not sure ill check it out again after breakfast. its very dark grey underneath. so if the primer was white then its through that, im not sure what color the primer would be since primer is usually just black or grey.

wizzman · 01-30-2007, 09:01 AM

My car just ran out of gas, I just filled it the other day, can I get this covered under warranty?

NorCALSpeed · 01-30-2007, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by wizzman

My car just ran out of gas, I just filled it the other day, can I get this covered under warranty?

thanks for the help man. i guess i AM the first person to ever ask a question about subaru's cheap thin paint and what kinda of problems it caused. Then theres the fact that some dealers will cover different things. so maybe my dealership will look at it and say wow sucks to be you, or "ok this is your freebie". thanks for being so helpful. you know that little gauge to the left with a symbol of a gas pump? that tells you when your fuel level is getting low. its in the manual too.

Schell · 01-30-2007, 01:38 PM

Depending on what your comprehensive deductable is, you may consider turning this into your insurance. Just a thought.

01-26-2007, 05:00 PM	#1
NorCALSpeed The Next Petter Solberg Car: 06 AW STI Fav Mod: Hardwired 8500 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 966 Join Date: Feb 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	Big paint chip! This is BS. im working on hardwiring my escort tonight and my roommate comes around to sit in the passenger seat. he says "howd this happen?" howd what happen. theres big chips missing from my paint on the FR quarter panel. i can tell that a rock hit it by a scatch thru the chip, but the fact that almost a dime sized chip came off, and next to it two smaller chips is total BS. this car is 2 months old. since we all know subaru paint is so thin can i get this covered via warranty? this could def. be a rust danger situation. sorry for the photo quality, cell phone camera with garage lighting. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

01-30-2007, 01:38 PM	#15
Schell Silver Member Car: 2006 WRX Wagon 6 Spd Fav Mod: Chateau Montelana 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon Location: Bay Area Posts: 569 Join Date: Oct 2006 Trader Rating: (4)	Depending on what your comprehensive deductable is, you may consider turning this into your insurance. Just a thought. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

01-26-2007, 05:07 PM	#2
cusco Professional STI Racer Car: 2006 Aspen White STi Location: Cackramento, CA Posts: 821 Join Date: Jul 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	it was your buddy! that did it! and yeah maybe your car is dirty? it looks real dirty maybe its mud! it looks brown. under the white paint job its black i think! thats what my car look like under the cheap paint

01-26-2007, 05:10 PM	#3
NorCALSpeed The Next Petter Solberg Car: 06 AW STI Fav Mod: Hardwired 8500 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 966 Join Date: Feb 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	its the photo quality. im not an idiot if it was mud it would be raised off the white paint. its dark dark grey on both chips.

01-27-2007, 02:20 AM	#4
MadRussian STI Driver Car: 06 STi Fav Mod: TBE, AP, Protune Location: Indy Posts: 252 Join Date: Oct 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	They will NOT cover that under warranty. Kind of like broken windshield glass from the rock hitting it.

01-27-2007, 03:42 PM	#5
NorCALSpeed The Next Petter Solberg Car: 06 AW STI Fav Mod: Hardwired 8500 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 966 Join Date: Feb 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	i guess this seemed different. its not that a dime sized rock hit the car, something tiny hit the car and the paint basically wasnt sticking to the metal well enough and flaked off. any suggestions for a DIY (i.e.. cheap) but quality fix for it?

01-27-2007, 03:47 PM	#6
STI_Mike S204 Racer Car: 05 Aspen White STI Fav Mod: Defi Gauges Location: Laguna Niguel,Ca Posts: 2,920 Join Date: Jul 2006 Trader Rating: (4)	yeah i doubt they will cover it under warranty shouldn't be that much to have the fender repainted.

01-29-2007, 09:47 PM	#8
flytojungho Spec C Club Car: 06 STI Fav Mod: Prodrive oval tip Location: carmel indiana Posts: 1,277 Join Date: Mar 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	in the worst case scenario, i would get touch up paint and try my best to cover that up till i get a good paint job

01-30-2007, 12:05 AM	#9
NorCALSpeed The Next Petter Solberg Car: 06 AW STI Fav Mod: Hardwired 8500 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 966 Join Date: Feb 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	yeah i figure since the paint didnt magically fall off, something hit it then it chipped, dealer will prob say no. so i guess id touch up and just do many many coats to even it out until summer and ill get it resprayed.

01-30-2007, 03:50 AM	#11
gte123v STI Driver Car: 06 STi Posts: 253 Join Date: Jun 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Did the chip go all the way down to the metal or only to the primer coat? If it's on the primer coat, you should be ok as far as rusting in the short term.

01-30-2007, 08:46 AM	#12
NorCALSpeed The Next Petter Solberg Car: 06 AW STI Fav Mod: Hardwired 8500 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 966 Join Date: Feb 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	Not sure ill check it out again after breakfast. its very dark grey underneath. so if the primer was white then its through that, im not sure what color the primer would be since primer is usually just black or grey.

01-30-2007, 09:01 AM	#13
wizzman Junior STI Driver Car: 05 VF34 WRX Location: Hampton, NH Posts: 172 Join Date: Jul 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	My car just ran out of gas, I just filled it the other day, can I get this covered under warranty?