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Bubbling Sail Panel Issue for Dummies
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I've also got the same problem With the roof bubbles ..I have a 2000 camaro ss...That I've had since brand new ...I first noticed the bubbles Two years after I got the car ..And about a month ago I finally got around to painting the Panel ..I completely striped all the paint off Write down to the plastic ..Then completely primed And sealed it... And now the bubbles are coming back...I called up the dealer to find out how much a new panel would cost..And it is over $400.00 for a new one ...I told them About the factory recall ..And they said they knew nothing about it ...
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From: Cortland, OH
can someone please email the actual TSB? lklingensmith@neo.rr.com
For some reason I can not print out the Adobe link from the first page of this thread.
For some reason I can not print out the Adobe link from the first page of this thread.
Congrats on getting yours done. But what you said is not necessarily true. If you bring it to a dealer where you have brought your car in for service or have bought a car there before, you are more likely to have the work done on a good will basis.
Updated!!! Good Delaership In Pa!!!! i was on the phone with the ruhe pontiac body shop manager in allentown pa great guy he gave me the updated bulletin # and explained what it all meant, it is was a service bulletin under warranty 3, 36000 5 yrs 80000 they would have covered the paintor body work but now it is only a service bulletin meaing they have the fix but there is a charge for it...i told him i was going to put this on the site and he said fine charge to fix the sail panel about $300 or so.....not bad at all......!!!!!!!!!!!!! updated buletin number is 03-08-98-001A so now you know i will be taking my car there in may or april to get this done fyi good guy great price and he found what i was talking about right away!!!!
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On the flip side, if you have pictures from when the car was still under warranty (either the 3,36k or 6,100k) with the problem then maybe you could argue discovery. Since GM failed to let anyone know of this problem.
i was on the phone with the ruhe pontiac body shop manager in allentown pa great guy he gave me the updated bulletin # and explained what it all meant, it is was a service bulletin under warranty 3, 36000 5 yrs 80000 they would have covered the paintor body work but now it is only a service bulletin meaing they have the fix but there is a charge for it...i told him i was going to put this on the site and he said fine charge to fix the sail panel about $300 or so.....not bad at all......!!!!!!!!!!!!! updated buletin number is 03-08-98-001A so now you know i will be taking my car there in may or april to get this done fyi good guy great price and he found what i was talking about right away!!!!
Good find thats pretty rare it seems.
Now how long is the drive to PA.......
Then take them to small claims and try to argue to a judge that you had no way of knowing of a latent defect in the car (argue discovery), GM never told anyone and kept it secret, its devaluing your car.
Might be worth a shot if you got some spare time.
I don't know of anyone who had this work, might be a long shot.
I got mine fixed and got it back last night, it was excellent work. If anybody's around the chicago-land area and needs there work done pm me and I will let you know where I got it done at.
i was on the phone with the ruhe pontiac body shop manager in allentown pa great guy he gave me the updated bulletin # and explained what it all meant, it is was a service bulletin under warranty 3, 36000 5 yrs 80000 they would have covered the paintor body work but now it is only a service bulletin meaing they have the fix but there is a charge for it...i told him i was going to put this on the site and he said fine charge to fix the sail panel about $300 or so.....not bad at all......!!!!!!!!!!!!! updated buletin number is 03-08-98-001A so now you know i will be taking my car there in may or april to get this done fyi good guy great price and he found what i was talking about right away!!!!
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From: Ridgecrest Ca
Maybe for a T-top car but a coupe will be around 2300-2500. Keep fighting and remember GM isnt the one that says no its the dealers. If anyones on Ohau with this problem got to Cutter on Alamona, thats who fixed mine for no charge.
http://www.10pix.com/show.php/177613_CIMG1113.JPG.html
http://www.10pix.com/show.php/177614_CIMG1114.JPG.html
Just got mine done. If you need to know where and you are around chicago pm me. Top notch job I got done.
Look at the top of the roof in the 2nd picture. The specs in there are just from the white towel I used to whipe it off after the carwash. It's like looking in a mirror, beautiful work.
http://www.10pix.com/show.php/177614_CIMG1114.JPG.html
Just got mine done. If you need to know where and you are around chicago pm me. Top notch job I got done.
Look at the top of the roof in the 2nd picture. The specs in there are just from the white towel I used to whipe it off after the carwash. It's like looking in a mirror, beautiful work.
http://www.10pix.com/show.php/177613_CIMG1113.JPG.html
http://www.10pix.com/show.php/177614_CIMG1114.JPG.html
Just got mine done. If you need to know where and you are around chicago pm me. Top notch job I got done.
Look at the top of the roof in the 2nd picture. The specs in there are just from the white towel I used to whipe it off after the carwash. It's like looking in a mirror, beautiful work.
http://www.10pix.com/show.php/177614_CIMG1114.JPG.html
Just got mine done. If you need to know where and you are around chicago pm me. Top notch job I got done.
Look at the top of the roof in the 2nd picture. The specs in there are just from the white towel I used to whipe it off after the carwash. It's like looking in a mirror, beautiful work.