Opinions on what I should do about this dealer.
04-12-2012, 03:03 PM
#33
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Michigan
Posts: 17
Ford dealer here. I've never seen a pin stripe actually painted on under the clear coat. Not once. As for a dealer, I wouldn't return there ever. I never let my customers sign for a car until they see it. As my customer your my number one priority. It's your money that your entrusting me with. That's a big deal! I don't care the volume of the dealership that is just plain wrong. Good for them for helping you resolve the issue, but the run around they gave you is unacceptable.
04-12-2012, 07:08 PM
#35
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: georgia
Posts: 6
Update:
While the dealer was calling around looking for another car, they found that just about all of the base gt cars in race red down in florida had these odd pinstripes, all of them unique and equally stupid looking. They asked where they came from and why they were painted on and found that it's typically done by one dealer down there, they don't acctually use automotive paint, which is why it appears to be under the clear coat because it's so thin and smooth. The dealer in florida said they have a chemical that removes it, but my current dealer doesn't have it, so they are going to wet sand it lightly to remove it.
I'm hoping this works, I really like my car, and I'd rather just keep it than hassle with getting another one shipped in.
While the dealer was calling around looking for another car, they found that just about all of the base gt cars in race red down in florida had these odd pinstripes, all of them unique and equally stupid looking. They asked where they came from and why they were painted on and found that it's typically done by one dealer down there, they don't acctually use automotive paint, which is why it appears to be under the clear coat because it's so thin and smooth. The dealer in florida said they have a chemical that removes it, but my current dealer doesn't have it, so they are going to wet sand it lightly to remove it.
I'm hoping this works, I really like my car, and I'd rather just keep it than hassle with getting another one shipped in.
04-12-2012, 07:44 PM
#36
Update:
While the dealer was calling around looking for another car, they found that just about all of the base gt cars in race red down in florida had these odd pinstripes, all of them unique and equally stupid looking. They asked where they came from and why they were painted on and found that it's typically done by one dealer down there, they don't acctually use automotive paint, which is why it appears to be under the clear coat because it's so thin and smooth. The dealer in florida said they have a chemical that removes it, but my current dealer doesn't have it, so they are going to wet sand it lightly to remove it.
I'm hoping this works, I really like my car, and I'd rather just keep it than hassle with getting another one shipped in.
While the dealer was calling around looking for another car, they found that just about all of the base gt cars in race red down in florida had these odd pinstripes, all of them unique and equally stupid looking. They asked where they came from and why they were painted on and found that it's typically done by one dealer down there, they don't acctually use automotive paint, which is why it appears to be under the clear coat because it's so thin and smooth. The dealer in florida said they have a chemical that removes it, but my current dealer doesn't have it, so they are going to wet sand it lightly to remove it.
I'm hoping this works, I really like my car, and I'd rather just keep it than hassle with getting another one shipped in.
04-13-2012, 04:14 AM
#38
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: georgia
Posts: 6
I don't have any up close pictures, I was just told that it was under the clearcoat by the body shop at the ford dealer. As stated in my last update, they called the dealer in florida that put it on the car, and found that it's not automotive paint and it's not under the clear coat. The car is currently at the dealer waiting on the detailer to remove it. They figured at the body shop that it was under the clear coat because the paint was so thin that you couldn't feel it. It should be off tomorrow.
