Big_Slick737 Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Well for some reason I missed seeing this, I still dont know how, but I plan on taking it to a dealership to have this corrected. This is on the Front Passenger and driver turn signal housing. I wanted to let everyone know so that for folks picking up their Shelby in the near future to look for this when you go pick it up. I could probably fix it with a good exacto knife but better to leave it to the professionals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RStangsOC Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Hey there, Now THATS amazing - that Ford would even let a car get off the line like that. Have never seen anything like that. I am sure the dealership will take care of that for you. Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLB8SNK Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 That does not look right.... not just paint. They paint before the insert the lights (I think). You might want to look at the car and make sure it was not hit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Slick737 Posted December 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 That does not look right.... not just paint. They paint before the insert the lights (I think). You might want to look at the car and make sure it was not hit? Yeah to me it looksl like the front facia paint wasnt trimmed out very well before it went to the assembly line to be put onto my car. That is my guess since I dont know the order in which things are assembeled or painted. The Paint shown in the Pics is not stuck to the Turn Signal lens. I do have another small over spray under the Rear Passenger Wheelwell.. PIC below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moabman Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 +1 slb8snk That looks like someone painted the front fascia after it was installed. Something smells fishy here. I don't know why it wouldn't have stuck to the lens but the raw fascias don't even have those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07 SHELBY Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Yeah to me it looksl like the front facia paint wasnt trimmed out very well before it went to the assembly line to be put onto my car. That is my guess since I dont know the order in which things are assembeled or painted. The Paint shown in the Pics is not stuck to the Turn Signal lens. I do have another small over spray under the Rear Passenger Wheelwell.. PIC below. That is amazing.I have never seen that before.The bumper is painted in the Plastic Paint Shop then in the same shop the front fascia is built up.This means that they install the side reflectors,turn signals etc. then it is shipped to Trim and Final to be assembled to the car.I am not so sure it left AAI like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Slick737 Posted December 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 That is amazing.I have never seen that before.The bumper is painted in the Plastic Paint Shop then in the same shop the front fascia is built up.This means that they install the side reflectors,turn signals etc. then it is shipped to Trim and Final to be assembled to the car.I am not so sure it left AAI like that. I picked it up the Day After it Arrived by Train... So either the Quality Control Failed to catch this when the Front Facia was painted and front fascia built up. Or There may have been some repair work after final assembly before it left AAI. I will have to check my dates again. I have the visiblity report with everything on it. Found my Visibility Report: In Transit Shipped Rail - Railcar # ETTX850882 (Canadian National Railways ) Ramp 5P, Flat Rock, MI Nov-02-2007, 15:00 ET Nov-19-2007 Awaiting Shipment Origin Received - A26 (Autoport Limited ) Ramp 5P, Flat Rock, MI Nov-01-2007, 19:30 ET Nov-19-2007 Awaiting Shipment Released Autoalliance International Inc, MI Oct-31-2007 Nov-19-2007 ETA In Production Produced Autoalliance International Inc, MI Oct-24-2007 Nov-19-2007 ETA In Production Body Shop Autoalliance International Inc, MI Oct-23-2007 Nov-19-2007 ETA In Production Sent to Plant Autoalliance International Inc, MI Oct-16-2007 Nov-19-2007 ETA In Order Processing Scheduled to Day (Oct-24-2007) Autoalliance International Inc, MI Oct-05-2007 Nov-19-2007 ETA In Order Processing Scheduled to Week (Week -of Oct-22-2007) Autoalliance International Inc, MI Sep-13-2007 In Order Processing Unscheduled- Material Hold Autoalliance International Inc, MI Sep-12-2007 Car Arrived Nov 14th, Picked up On Nov 15th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mciarochi Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 If it is paint, it was probably a touch up after final inspection. It sort of looks like the plastic just wasn't trimmed right, though. The bumper plastic is really flimsy, and all of the holes have slubs like that after they come out of the mold. It's supposed to be trimmed up before it goes on the car. You can tell by seeing if it is stuck to the lens or just laying on it. Somebody on the final inspection needs to bend over or get a mirror on a stick... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aonebadbone Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 go to the dealership and request a copy from Tech Oasis and that will document any warranty that the dealership did because they will turn into Ford any work that had to be done to ford. The dealership will not pay for anything that they can turn into Ford. Mine had work done on mine and the only way I found out was to get the information. They did a lousy job and I was PI**ED bud will not let them fix it because I dont trust them. When Ford called me I let them know how unhappy I was with them. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Slick737 Posted December 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 If it is paint, it was probably a touch up after final inspection. It sort of looks like the plastic just wasn't trimmed right, though. The bumper plastic is really flimsy, and all of the holes have slubs like that after they come out of the mold. It's supposed to be trimmed up before it goes on the car. You can tell by seeing if it is stuck to the lens or just laying on it. Somebody on the final inspection needs to bend over or get a mirror on a stick... I looked at it even more closely today and the Paint is just laying against the lens I am able to put a thin piece of hard plastic between the paint and the lens. My impression is they did a bad trim job on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Slick737 Posted December 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 go to the dealership and request a copy from Tech Oasis and that will document any warranty that the dealership did because they will turn into Ford any work that had to be done to ford.The dealership will not pay for anything that they can turn into Ford. Mine had work done on mine and the only way I found out was to get the information. They did a lousy job and I was PI**ED bud will not let them fix it because I dont trust them. When Ford called me I let them know how unhappy I was with them. Art Will DO !!!! Thanks for the Tip... I know that the dealership didnt do anything to the car they were fantastic... only took the car off the truck. It was dirty and had all the plastic and everything still wrapped up. It definately came from the Plant this way. The Dealership saw the pics and said.. We'll get it taken care of for ya.. No problem.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprint200 Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Wow, I didn't see that either. I know we both saw the drip in the wheel well at the beginning of the lip roll. But how did we both miss that! I'm confident the guys at Diffee will take care of you on this one, though. No worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Slick737 Posted December 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Wow, I didn't see that either. I know we both saw the drip in the wheel well at the beginning of the lip roll. But how did we both miss that! I'm confident the guys at Diffee will take care of you on this one, though. No worries. Yeah Dan and the boys said the same thing.. How did we miss seeing that. hahaha Depending on what they want to do.. Might mean a nice road trip back up to OK. :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr ford Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 This must be common on these cars. I was rolling around on a creeper looking at mine and the rear valance has a small amount of over spray on it. I think it would make things worse if I would have the valance changed out. With the price of this car you would think the shotty work wouldn't be tolerated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Slick737 Posted December 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 This must be common on these cars. I was rolling around on a creeper looking at mine and the rear valance has a small amount of over spray on it. I think it would make things worse if I would have the valance changed out. With the price of this car you would think the shotty work wouldn't be tolerated. I am thinking about making that request... That the whole thing be Replaced, I mean for the price I expect it to be just about perfect. What do you guys think, Good Or Bad Idea, and what concerns should I have with getting it repaired or completely replaced???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuisA Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 I would start by asking for a new car.......who ever did the re-painting did a very bad job; it may fade over time and you will end up with a two tone white. It is common for cars to get scratches and dents during transport,most dealers get them fixed and never tell the buyer.....this practice sucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri Leicht Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 hmmmm, I have that also on the passenger side lense I fell that the dealer would prolly only make it worse so I have not bothered with it. I took mine home directly off the truck so I know no one touched it after it left the factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Slick737 Posted December 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 hmmmm, I have that also on the passenger side lense I fell that the dealer would prolly only make it worse so I have not bothered with it. I took mine home directly off the truck so I know no one touched it after it left the factory. Yup I took mine the morning after it came off the truck so i know it came from the factory like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDT Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Have to remember that no matter what we pay for these cars, they are still production line products. I stressed on having my headlites replaced (stains on inside lenses). The dealer had to remove the bumper for access to replace but they aced it and looks great. :happy feet: If anything is disapointing about the car and you can get it corrected under warranty, I suggest doing as we deserve no less ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Slick737 Posted December 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Have to remember that no matter what we pay for these cars, they arestill production line products. I stressed on having my headlites replaced (stains on inside lenses). The dealer had to remove the bumper for access to replace but they aced it and looks great. :happy feet: If anything is disapointing about the car and you can get it corrected under warranty, I suggest doing as we deserve no less ???????? Did you get all of your paint issues squared away now too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDT Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Did you get all of your paint issues squared away now too? Only paint issue I had was a scratch in the rear bumper and the dealer body shop took care of it with no problems and looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Slick737 Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Well I took it into a Dealership... They looked over the car and I guess there is some new Program from FORD when it comes to Warranty Paint Issues. Ford has to send them some digital imaging package to document the paint issue. The program started Jan 1st. So I am in a holding mode until Ford sends them the stuff to do the digital imaging. I guess this is an attempt to help improve on Ford Factory Painting issues or to document the missed Quality control from the plant. Will let you know what they plan on doing to fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprint200 Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Well I took it into a Dealership... They looked over the car and I guess there is some new Program fromFORD when it comes to Warranty Paint Issues. Ford has to send them some digital imaging package to document the paint issue. The program started Jan 1st. So I am in a holding mode until Ford sends them the stuff to do the digital imaging. I guess this is an attempt to help improve on Ford Factory Painting issues or to document the missed Quality control from the plant. Will let you know what they plan on doing to fix it. Thank You FORD! Hang in there 'slick. They'l get it fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Slick737 Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Thank You FORD! Hang in there 'slick. They'l get it fixed. Still trying to decide if i should make them replace it completely and not just fix it and re-paint and stripe it.. what do you think sprint ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprint200 Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 That's a tough call. One would think that, being white, it would be an easy color to match. But that's really not true. You would have to be really careful about making sure the colors match. I think I would try fixing the original valence first. And if that didn't work, then try and get an acceptable replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Slick737 Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Well she is in the shop getting the paint issue fixed.. They have had is since Tuesday so I may get it tomorrow or on monday. I will post up the new pics once I get her back home !! :happy feet: :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Slick737 Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 OK Im not Happy at all.. Picked up my car and Look at the wonderful paint job on my front facia.. I took the car home with a Orange waterbase marker they gave me and started marking all the issues. Not to mention all the bumps and bubbles under the new Stripes. The Paint had fibers and some Dirt Grains or something in the paint and clearcoat... Orange Peel was Very bad in some spots and down near the bottom splitter it was almost if they missed putting clear on it, It was Dry and rough to the touch.. I laid into them and will be cussing out the Ford Shop manager first thing Monday morning. and calling Customer Service. Thought Id share a few of the Pics.. Still trying to calm down.. Not to mention I told them NOT to clean my car and some dumb wiped down my interior with some crappy product that left streaks and stains ... I spent 2 hour cleaning off and redoing it right so it wasnt ruined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabber Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 That sucks. I hope the 2nd time / repair goes smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker45 Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 I would be hot also. That's not acceptible for any paint work let alone on a new car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Slick737 Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 That sucks. I hope the 2nd time / repair goes smooth. I do too... Might make them just get me a brand new one if they cant do it right.. Funny thing was that my wife dropped me off.. and she commented when we got home that she has heard me cuss but never cuss someone out EVER.. and we've know each other for 11 yrs. HA HA.. She was in Shock.. but said she understood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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