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yellowing on white mk3 under top windscreen seal

Old Mar 18, 2022 | 06:25 PM
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yellowing on orchid white mk3 under top windscreen/windshield seal

any other orchid white mk3 owners noticed this uv yellowing under the top rubber seal on the top of the windscreen/windshield?

about 4 inches long on the drivers side and just about coming in on the passenger side faintly about the same length and white in the middle

i dont want it getting any worse to the point of paint fail and rust around the windscreen and polish isnt getting it off

i wouldnt have thought uv would effect under the rubber seals
 

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Old Mar 18, 2022 | 11:43 PM
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Are you sure that "UV yellowing" is not just the unpainted surface?
 
Old Mar 19, 2022 | 07:34 AM
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do you mean like undercoat, and it was missed on that area from the factory ? i hope so
 
Old Mar 19, 2022 | 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by monkeydave
do you mean like undercoat, and it was missed on that area from the factory ? i hope so
Exactly

You have to understand, these cars (and many other economy cars) are all built to cost.
If a manufacturer can save $0.50 from not painting under the area that's usually covered by a gasket or seal, multiply that by millions of cars and you have a substancial savings.
Appling that principle to other aspects of these cars, and you'll understand why Honda is able to sell them with so much tech, at such a relatively low cost.
 
Old Mar 19, 2022 | 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by BMWguy22
Exactly

You have to understand, these cars (and many other economy cars) are all built to cost.
If a manufacturer can save $0.50 from not painting under the area that's usually covered by a gasket or seal, multiply that by millions of cars and you have a substancial savings.
Appling that principle to other aspects of these cars, and you'll understand why Honda is able to sell them with so much tech, at such a relatively low cost.

thanks for your reply
 
Old Mar 21, 2022 | 09:24 AM
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Also keep an eye out on your paint. I recently had my rear spoiler repainted under the extended warranty on paint for WOP vehicles:

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/3rd-...ml#post1460826
 
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