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Old 09-05-2006, 11:07 PM
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well guys i took pictures but they did not turn out.... the paint along the top of my sideskirts is cracking..you can actually the the black metal/primer underneath...it looks like it will start chipping very soon.

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Old 09-05-2006, 11:19 PM
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join the club, our paint sucks
Old 09-05-2006, 11:22 PM
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i have it on my door
Old 09-05-2006, 11:50 PM
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is that under warranty
Old 09-05-2006, 11:52 PM
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take it to the dealer
Old 09-05-2006, 11:54 PM
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i believe the paint is warrantied! check you owners manuel under the warranty section i believe it has a section covering paint
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I have a paint crack on wing, close to passenger side upright.
Old 09-06-2006, 10:02 AM
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yeah i took mine in for warranty and all they do is use touch up paint but you can tell its been touched up
Old 09-07-2006, 08:23 PM
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this is bullshit. if they touch up my paint, i'm gonna go to my body shop guy, have him respray the shitty parts and give my dealer the bill
Old 09-07-2006, 08:38 PM
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dag sucks for you guys, i deal with the president of the dealership and when i needed a touuch up he had his body shop man do it, for free.
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Originally Posted by sethallen
well guys i took pictures but they did not turn out.... the paint along the top of my sideskirts is cracking..you can actually the the black metal/primer underneath...it looks like it will start chipping very soon.

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You have a brand new Cobalt, and the paint is cracking already? And you bash the Si? LOL

I guess you should've gotten the Si. you get what you pay for.
Old 09-10-2006, 05:05 PM
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ok when did i bash the si? search my posts cockmaster i have defended the si on the forum when people call it a piece of ****, slow-ass, etc. And what relevance does that comment have to this thread?
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