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Old 10-17-2005, 01:26 PM
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had the car for 1 year now with 6000 kms
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Old 10-17-2005, 01:28 PM
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Ahhh its not the paint... I can clearly tell that you take your car to touch car washes... drive in rough conditions, AND DONT TAKE CARE OF YOUR CAR. I have had my Z since april of 04 and still looks better than a showroom finish.
Old 10-17-2005, 01:29 PM
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Is it only on your front bumper?
Old 10-17-2005, 01:33 PM
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lol, i have only ever hand washed my cars and only drive in the city. My mirrors are also like that too.
Old 10-17-2005, 01:44 PM
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looks just like my bumper before I had it repainted and got a clear bra.
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I'm guessing here, but it might be small pebbles, gravel or some big a$$ bugs hitting it. considering it's only on your front bumper and your mirrors.
Old 10-17-2005, 01:46 PM
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And your proud to show off the paint in that condition? Clean your car and show us before and after pictures
Old 10-17-2005, 01:48 PM
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Rock chips suck. It looks like it needs a hardcore wax to, maybe ethat will get out some of those swirls.
Old 10-17-2005, 01:52 PM
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I wanted to get clearbra, but I havent gotten my bumper repainted, its now got almost 29k on the car, and the paint on the bumper is full of chips, the rest looks great... stupid bugs
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Edited Post: Double clicky thing. That's what I get for working from my car on the laptop.



Car covers help keep the sun out.

Kinda cool but a little slower on the uptake.

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Old 10-17-2005, 01:55 PM
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I have had mine since Nov '03:



Very few chips. But to be fair during the workweek commute this is how you'll see me:



Plate and Bra installed. I hate CHP's (Chips) Pun intended.

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stop offroading.
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Originally Posted by mecinoid
I have had mine since Nov '03:

Plate and Bra installed. I hate CHP's (Chips) Pun intended.
So you remove and reinstall your front plate on a regular basis too?
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Originally Posted by jukljs
had the car for 1 year now with 6000 kms
You've gotta take better care of that paint, my man. Yeah, I know it is thin. Only fix now would be to get the bumper repainted and install a 3M clear bra on it.
Old 10-17-2005, 02:16 PM
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Stop Driving On Hwy. 401 !!!
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Here's an example of so called “thin paint:” the result of road debris. I primed the area with anti-rust primer, then 3 coats of touch-up paint to build-up the surface, and followed by clear coat. I don't know how the 350Z paint compares to other cars, but it seems pretty thick to me.
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Originally Posted by usmanasif
So you remove and reinstall your front plate on a regular basis too?
Yup, I looked like an idiot at the last car meet. There was only one other guy with a plate on the front. We represented about 2% of the cars there.
Old 10-17-2005, 02:31 PM
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mecinoid, what kinda bra is that? is that the oem?
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Originally Posted by Insanemonkeyboy
mecinoid, what kinda bra is that?
Now there's a question I've never heard one guy ask off another!

Sorry, I'm just bored.
Old 10-17-2005, 03:05 PM
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HAHA <shakes fist> what are you trying to start here?!?!


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