Early 5th gen paint class action lawsuit
#6
Originally Posted by sooner02r1
yeah the paint on my hood and front bumper is coming off like crazy. I touch it up like once a week.
#14
This includes all 5th gens not just early 5th gens. The only people that make out on this kind of lawsuits are the attorneys. They make $$$$$ on stuff like this. I seriously doubt anything will happen with this.
#18
Nissan went good for a portion of my paint job.They agreed to paint along the rocker panels up to the molding on both sides. I had the rest of the car done while it was in the shop for $700. It was an independent shop and after two years the paint looks worse than before. I have factory mud flaps front and rear and still the sides of my car get sandblasted from road debris. I'm wondering if side sills like on the 2002 would help . I bought a bra for the front because I just couldn't look at the bumper anymore and it was cheaper than a paint job. My step mothers 01 is holding up much better.
#20
Originally Posted by caper
It was an independent shop and after two years the paint looks worse than before. I have factory mud flaps front and rear and still the sides of my car get sandblasted from road debris.
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I will be making some "custom" (i.e. longer) mudflaps before the winter and road salt start again....
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#23
Originally Posted by irish44j
You don't know nothin about sandblasted rockers....
I will be making some "custom" (i.e. longer) mudflaps before the winter and road salt start again....
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I will be making some "custom" (i.e. longer) mudflaps before the winter and road salt start again....
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#24
I guess it all depends on how Nissan mixed the paint on the given day. I would assume that my 2002 has been driven around northern Jersey for the past ~3 years (road salt), and the rocker areas seem to be fine. I do notice a fair bit of small chips on the front bumper and on the hood, but luckily it doesn't really show in a Sterling Mist unless you go up close to the car and look for it.
#28
I was rear ended and shoved into a car ahead of me, had front and rear bumpers re painted, hood, back pasenger side door (scratched from EMS), and back passengerside quarter pannel. already tons of chips esspecially on hood,I think all it takes is rain jk. I thought I was being so smart by having it done at the Nissan bodyshop, guess not. But I still Love my MAX!! wouldn't trade it for anything, well maybe
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#29
Originally Posted by BigFly_2K2SE
Thank you for this post Irish, it makes me feel a little better about the condition of my max. I probably have to go through harsher winters than anybody else on the ORG and after 2 years in my 2K2, my paint and especially my "sandblasted" rockers look like ****.
They are not as bad as yours though, although give me 2 more years (mine is 2 years newer) and I suspect they will be comparable. ![Mad](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/mad.gif)
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BTW, what is "AB", Alberta?
#31
Update to my previous post...
Originally Posted by TheBigDu
I guess it all depends on how Nissan mixed the paint on the given day. I would assume that my 2002 has been driven around northern Jersey for the past ~3 years (road salt), and the rocker areas seem to be fine. I do notice a fair bit of small chips on the front bumper and on the hood, but luckily it doesn't really show in a Sterling Mist unless you go up close to the car and look for it.
Okay, while drying my car after the wash today, I found a lot of chips and scrapes and other various paint problems that I didn't see previously. The chips/scrapes were all over the car, but mostly up front. I also saw significant paint erosion on the rocker panel near the rear wheel.
So, this paint BS doesn't apply to just early 5th gen, as I have an 02. Guess I'm lucky it's Sterling Mist and doesn't show from a distance, but it still sucks to know that my car could use a paint job.
-Brian
#32
Originally Posted by irish44j
BTW, what is "AB", Alberta?
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#33
Originally Posted by ABS
I'd like to see those custom mud flaps once you make them. If they don't look too bad, I'd like to make some too. I've noticed a lot of chipping on the plastic molding just below the bottom back corner of my rear car doors.
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