Went to Nissan parts counter today and saw a deep green SE, '00 or '01 in the lot. As I walked by I couldn't believe how many paint chips it had in its hood. It had maybe 100-200 1mm x 1mm chips down to the gray primer on the hood extending from the nose almost to the windshield. You've got to be kidding. If my '03 SE is going to look like that in 2-3 years then I clearly bought the wrong car. No wonder the finance guy gave me the hard sell on paint treatment and warranty! Something about no lead paint and how the warranty would pay to re-paint the car if there was ever a problem. Great, just what I want is " free fresh paint" on a 2 year old car. Is the Maxima the only Datsun with this problem? Why would that be?

 

it actually seems to be a pretty common problem on newer cars. they all use water based paints. i lurk on the mercedes forums and there are a bunch of E500 guys complaining about ridiculous paint chips on their 60K sedan. unreal, huh?

 

thats why i'm getting the 3m clear shield on my 03.my 2k2 gle had almost a hundred chips in the hood.my 98 se had almost none after 54000 hard driven miles and that one was black.

 

I've never heard on this. Where can you buy it ?

Thanks in advance,

Bob

 

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A bra definitely helps.

 

I am surprised that they suggest end-users put this film on themselves--tough job. The maxima I saw had hood chips extendeding well back from the front edge of the hood.

 

Oh yeah. My 2k3, which has a freshly repainted hood and front bumper, just answered the question about whether the new paint will chip...sigh. And, of course, ironically this new chip is the worst one yet. Oh well, putting the clear bra on tomorrow, but I would have been screwed on this one anyway, it's above where the bra line would be.

What are ya gonna do...