Bad grill?
12-13-2004, 08:36 AM
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Bad grill?
Anyways I was just wondering have any of you had your stock grill lose its fininsh and look very ugly. (chip thats what I mean), and if so why does that happen , before i bought my max I Test drove a few and they all had a messed up front grille 
It looks so ugly and cheap, thats why i cant wauit to get an aftermarket one but until then it looks horrible.
It looks so ugly and cheap, thats why i cant wauit to get an aftermarket one but until then it looks horrible.
12-13-2004, 09:47 AM
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The warranty won't cover chips... just peeling. I speak from experience. If your service guy isn't as **** as mine, they'd probably replace it, though. Hey, it's worth a shot.
I'm going to get mine painted at some point in the near future.
I'm going to get mine painted at some point in the near future.
12-13-2004, 07:53 PM
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Ok, so I'm not going crazy, people are having a peeling problem with the grill. Just to make sure, a darker film sets over the silver, right?
From what I'm seeing on mine, the chrome/silver part seems to be covered with a sort of dark, but mostly clear film.
On a side note, does anyone have any problems getting another dealer to do warranty work? I'm asking because I'm currently nowhere near the dealer where I bought my car from.
From what I'm seeing on mine, the chrome/silver part seems to be covered with a sort of dark, but mostly clear film.
On a side note, does anyone have any problems getting another dealer to do warranty work? I'm asking because I'm currently nowhere near the dealer where I bought my car from.
12-13-2004, 08:02 PM
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had the peeling on mine .... told the dealer/service dept abt it.... got a new one under warranty (they know abt this one being bad)... but the new grille I got is the very same one that peeled in the first place ... so its just a matter of time before my second grille starts peeling..
12-13-2004, 11:53 PM
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peetah - Nissan pays the dealer that does the warranty work. I have yet to see a Nissan dealer unwilling to do warranty work because the car was purchased elsewhere.
I keep checking my grill, expecting to see problems, but, so far, it is in perfect condition. I will keep checking. I try to help the situation by never following other vehicles closely, especially in areas where there seems to be debris on the roadway.
I keep checking my grill, expecting to see problems, but, so far, it is in perfect condition. I will keep checking. I try to help the situation by never following other vehicles closely, especially in areas where there seems to be debris on the roadway.
12-19-2004, 07:46 PM
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I will replace mine with a aftermarket just because the factory one looks ugly to begin with, and second even if they warranty it it will probably chip again and still look bad.
I woner if anyone w/ aftermarket billet grills has a problem with their grills?
I woner if anyone w/ aftermarket billet grills has a problem with their grills?
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