Paint Peeling from Front Bumper
#23
I already made an appointment to bring it in, they better retify this apparent paint defect...i'm also having issues with my wiper blade scraping across the glass instead of smooth movement...sigh~~~ what more can we ask for for a 2007 vehicle...
#28
Zero problems so far (knock on wood).
Except for that curb incident, which caused my driver side bumper t o grow a gap of 5 mm to my fender (got it fixed at the dealer, is now down to 1 mm).
That might be a blessing in disguise? However, nothing wrong with my passenger side, yet.
Sport Alabaster Silver, took delivery June 23rd
Except for that curb incident, which caused my driver side bumper t o grow a gap of 5 mm to my fender (got it fixed at the dealer, is now down to 1 mm).
That might be a blessing in disguise? However, nothing wrong with my passenger side, yet.
Sport Alabaster Silver, took delivery June 23rd
#29
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
Posts: 4,742
I've had mine since the end of April...how long have the others had their car for that have this peeling problem too? Could be a certain batch of Fits or maybe it takes time to develop..
#31
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
Posts: 4,742
hmmm I notice that the hood can get scratched up pretty easily, but the roof and door panels and fenders are not a problem
maybe its just the bumpers and the hood?!?!?! If it gets that bad, I just hope Honda will issue some sorta rebate or something for maybe $1000 so we can go fix it ourselves or something or use it towards something else
maybe its just the bumpers and the hood?!?!?! If it gets that bad, I just hope Honda will issue some sorta rebate or something for maybe $1000 so we can go fix it ourselves or something or use it towards something else
#33
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
Posts: 4,742
Originally Posted by nexus4400
Milano Red here and I've got it at both ends of the rear bumper. Is it worth the color mismatch to have it repainted?
You know what, I will take the lead on this topic and I will contact Honda Canada and Honda US about this problem. I will also be using this site and thread as a reference to prove that this is not an isolated problem. Anyone who has this problem and access to a digital camera PLEASE POST AN IMAGE OF THE DAMAGE. That way they can investigate this problem and provide a solution quickly and decisively.
Last edited by Illusive; 07-26-2006 at 01:45 AM.
#34
I had the same problem on my silver fit except the problem was with the rear bumper and a small area forward of the passenger door. They had a body shop fix it and covered it as a warranty issue. It looks perfect now. The body shop even painted a small chip that I made on the bumper myself too... I guess as a bonus...
#35
Originally Posted by Illusive
I've had mine since the end of April...how long have the others had their car for that have this peeling problem too? Could be a certain batch of Fits or maybe it takes time to develop..
#36
Mine was looking ok but I unscrewed the bumper edge nut
and that's how I saw that the paint was soft like a paste
and peeling... It look like to much paint on the edge or a
bad prep of the plastic before painting...
Philippe
and that's how I saw that the paint was soft like a paste
and peeling... It look like to much paint on the edge or a
bad prep of the plastic before painting...
Philippe
#37
Our bumpers absolutely require a primer, but it's not the type of primer one applies to steel surfaces after pretreatment and E-coating. It's technically called AD-PRO or adhesion promoter. If this process was not applied, your bumpers and injected-molded painted parts wouldn’t make it through the first car wash w/o the top coat peeling like a bad sunburn. I've worked at Honda's US manufacturing operations and can assure you that skipping this process isn’t going to happen. That being said, paint chemistry, paint temp/humidity during application and oven curing could present issues being raised. But my notion is that we, US Mfg'g, use a 2-k clear coat process with thermal exhaust abatement of VOC's. Japan may take the waterborne approach thus reducing capital costs for abatement and fuel to feed the abatement beast. Remember, we pay a lot less for natural gas than the other developed nations, excluding Russia but are they that developed, i.e. Ladas
#39
I have NH black and after reading this, i noticed a little paint peel on my driver side. it isnt much but it is enough to know that this is part of bigger problem
Last edited by jits14; 08-11-2006 at 04:01 PM.