Zooks527
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So, with 7 days left on the 5-year corrosion warranty, my Mustang went into the dealer today for warranty replacement of the hood due to two 1/4" bubbles on the front edge of the hood.
Strikes me as bizarre that the only solution is hood replacement, but, not my circus / not my monkeys.
In any event, this is the third car where I've had a clear bra installed when new. They're going to have to strip all of it off the hood and fenders to blend the paint to match, so I get no price break on only replacing part of it (well, the cost of the mirrors, I suppose). At this point, my decision is to have it completely redone (all on my dime) or leave it off.
On the one hand, there are a few decent nicks in the current bra where it has saved the paint underneath. On the other, it's all aluminum or plastic underneath the paint, so it's cosmetic touch-up issues only, instead of rust prevention. The Ford matching paint has done quite well on chips on the non-covered sections of my car over the last 5 years.
I suppose I should listen to my own advice and ignore the sunk cost fallacy of it being a 5-year-old car. On the other hand, it's the hindbrain response that now I'm going to pay a grand-plus because of those two little bubbles (yes, emotion, not rational thought, but there it is).
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Strikes me as bizarre that the only solution is hood replacement, but, not my circus / not my monkeys.
In any event, this is the third car where I've had a clear bra installed when new. They're going to have to strip all of it off the hood and fenders to blend the paint to match, so I get no price break on only replacing part of it (well, the cost of the mirrors, I suppose). At this point, my decision is to have it completely redone (all on my dime) or leave it off.
On the one hand, there are a few decent nicks in the current bra where it has saved the paint underneath. On the other, it's all aluminum or plastic underneath the paint, so it's cosmetic touch-up issues only, instead of rust prevention. The Ford matching paint has done quite well on chips on the non-covered sections of my car over the last 5 years.
I suppose I should listen to my own advice and ignore the sunk cost fallacy of it being a 5-year-old car. On the other hand, it's the hindbrain response that now I'm going to pay a grand-plus because of those two little bubbles (yes, emotion, not rational thought, but there it is).
Comments?
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