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02-09-2007, 12:54 AM
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rock chips anyone else have rock chips on the front bumper and front of the hood?
i dont know where the hell i get them from, i hardly go on the freeway and i never stay behind a truck. when i first got the car there werent any chips, not its got acne.
i dont know where the hell i get them from, i hardly go on the freeway and i never stay behind a truck. when i first got the car there werent any chips, not its got acne.
02-09-2007, 09:54 AM
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youre driving around with them, or put a bra on it? 
im gonna have the front re painted and get a sunoco 3" or 4" cowl hood, but i hope they match the paint up.
im gonna have the front re painted and get a sunoco 3" or 4" cowl hood, but i hope they match the paint up.
02-09-2007, 10:26 AM
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the hood on my 98 SS has many tiny chips in it. the paint quality on the hood and rear spoiler have not held up nearly as well as the rest of the car. I'm the original owner and no body/paint work has ever been done (so bad repair jobs are not the problem). I'm trying to get around to tasking the hood off and dropping it by a body shop to be completely redone.
02-09-2007, 10:36 AM
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Yes, I have lots of them. They're irritating and there's not much you can do to avoid them. I'm considering getting a 3M clear bra put on the underside of the nose, since that's the worst spot on my car, but my hood has tons of little chips. When I get a new spoiler and new hood, I'm going to get the nose re-shot at the same time.
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02-09-2007, 10:38 AM
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yea dude i have that too, i dont know how the hell i got rock chips on the front of my hood like literally where you dont see the front until you pop the hood, very annoying
02-09-2007, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by DopeFedZ
That 3m clear overlay stuff is probably gonna be the only thing to help prevent some of the rocks chips. Rock chips suck *** 
I have been thinking about doing something like that, cause the rock chips are really starting to bother me.
02-09-2007, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Revelation Z28
youre driving around with them, or put a bra on it?
im gonna have the front re painted and get a sunoco 3" or 4" cowl hood, but i hope they match the paint up.
im gonna have the front re painted and get a sunoco 3" or 4" cowl hood, but i hope they match the paint up.
02-09-2007, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by pjb
my point is the the paint quality on the SS specific parts (hood and rear spoiler) is poor.
I'm the 3rd owner, only damage ever was the front end being repainted, hood and everything else is factory, and I can see how the black shows up differently on the fiberglass panels/hood/rear hatch vs. the rear quarter panels.
02-09-2007, 05:27 PM
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I had them too.I had my body shop look at them and they sugested I clame on my insurance that I got stuck behind a gravel truck. They sent out a inspecter and they repainted my front end,doors, and mirrors. They also wanted to replace my windshild and t-tops.I denied it and used that money for new headlights and paid my deductable with it= no out of pocket expense
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Originally Posted by RUDE SS
I had them too.I had my body shop look at them and they sugested I clame on my insurance that I got stuck behind a gravel truck. They sent out a inspecter and they repainted my front end,doors, and mirrors. They also wanted to replace my windshild and t-tops.I denied it and used that money for new headlights and paid my deductable with it= no out of pocket expense
02-12-2007, 05:30 AM
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just remember - you never really get over on the insurance company. they will recover their costs by raising your rates, and everybody else's also. why do you think you pay so much now? a lot is because of insurance fraud. don't expect people to admire you "cleverness" for doing it.
02-12-2007, 11:18 AM
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just remember - you never really get over on the insurance company. they will recover their costs by raising your rates, and everybody else's also. why do you think you pay so much now? a lot is because of insurance fraud. don't expect people to admire you "cleverness" for doing it.
02-12-2007, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by osvaldo
Ive heard that the 3m clear bra can turn yellow after time