Sail Panel Bulletin
My 98 SS I bought from a guy in his 60`s 2 years ago who put 13k miles on it and always garaged it. It was never wrecked or any body work done to it and the SS spoiler is bubbling like crazy and the paint is flaking off all the way down to the fiberglass :O( my other two camaros are without problems, figures it happens to the one i like the most, nothing on the sail panel yet *fingers crossed*
There has to be more people out there with this problem come on let us know if you got your's fixed, where, when and, how many miles. I got the GM SB out there for everyone to see lets start helping each other out. Let's do it before we can't get GM to do anything for else if you know what I mean.
On The Tree
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 157
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From: DFW,TX
I had my 2000 Z28 hard top fixed in Jul 2003 with only 15000 miles. They replaced the roof and did a beautiful job on the repaint, but they scratched the quarters cutting the roof off 
. The rear quarters turned out nice too but now I am noticing little bubbles in the clear. A friend of mine in the business told me the quarters have solvent pop and the bubbles will get worse an eventually rupture and the clear will start peeling off . I had my recently traded off 2002 SS T-Top repaired in Jun 2005 with 23000 miles. The dealer screwed the car up. The clear in the center part on the roof appeared fuzzy like they just went over it one time and this was on the final roof. The first one they installed was about 8 mm to far towards the rear of the car. There was a very large gap between the back edge of the T-tops and the leading edge of the roof. I told them I would not accept the car with that fv(k up hence why they did the job twice. I was so unhappy with the SS I traded it in on a family car instead of trading in my Z28 and keeping the SS . It was that bad. I am very disappointed with GM in that they allow dealerships to provide such a poor quality of paint and body repair, especially when it is a defect repair. The car is never the same as new when they are done with it. I have a friend that had his 2002 Z28 fixed and he was disappointed. He had his work done at 1 dealer (Carrolton Texas), and my Z28 was done at another (Irving Texas) and My SS was done at yet another dealership (N. Richland Hills Texas). 3 different GM (Chevy) Dealerships, 3 different cars and all of them sucked, some more than others.
. The rear quarters turned out nice too but now I am noticing little bubbles in the clear. A friend of mine in the business told me the quarters have solvent pop and the bubbles will get worse an eventually rupture and the clear will start peeling off . I had my recently traded off 2002 SS T-Top repaired in Jun 2005 with 23000 miles. The dealer screwed the car up. The clear in the center part on the roof appeared fuzzy like they just went over it one time and this was on the final roof. The first one they installed was about 8 mm to far towards the rear of the car. There was a very large gap between the back edge of the T-tops and the leading edge of the roof. I told them I would not accept the car with that fv(k up hence why they did the job twice. I was so unhappy with the SS I traded it in on a family car instead of trading in my Z28 and keeping the SS . It was that bad. I am very disappointed with GM in that they allow dealerships to provide such a poor quality of paint and body repair, especially when it is a defect repair. The car is never the same as new when they are done with it. I have a friend that had his 2002 Z28 fixed and he was disappointed. He had his work done at 1 dealer (Carrolton Texas), and my Z28 was done at another (Irving Texas) and My SS was done at yet another dealership (N. Richland Hills Texas). 3 different GM (Chevy) Dealerships, 3 different cars and all of them sucked, some more than others. http://www.autosafety.org/autodefects/GM-Paint.htm
I'm seeing bubbles on mine too ... not to mention clear coar pin holes on the rear bumber shelf. I'm gonna' go see the dealer next week as the link suggests. I've already called the Pont. Service center and logged a trouble ticket. They are interested in knowing what the dealer has to say.
I'll keep you folks posted on any progress.
I'm seeing bubbles on mine too ... not to mention clear coar pin holes on the rear bumber shelf. I'm gonna' go see the dealer next week as the link suggests. I've already called the Pont. Service center and logged a trouble ticket. They are interested in knowing what the dealer has to say.
I'll keep you folks posted on any progress.
well damn.. i'm at 29k no bubbles and have no clue when this will happen. It's not like i can just get it done when there isn't anything to show at the moment and I dont want anything to show up. Sounds to me like someday it will though : ( . I dont know what to do. Guess just wait and know something could happen
Staging Lane
Joined: Sep 2005
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sorry the delay I told BlackFormula01 to pm you he had it done on spring break by a body shop his dad uses, like many have said it is only a bulletin so your car still has to be under warranty, the only way he had it done was because he keeps buying the extendable waranty until he cant.
I reside in Elkhart during the summers, West Lafayette during the school year, where in Indiana are you located?
I reside in Elkhart during the summers, West Lafayette during the school year, where in Indiana are you located?
Last edited by TARaptor; Apr 22, 2006 at 01:07 AM.
I live in Lafayette I'm about 5 min's from Purdue. I told your roomate that we hang out on Sat. to call me and you guys could come and check our cars out and we could do the same. It's just a bunch of guys with great cars hanging out just BS with each other. Later
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