So, i have an 06 with about 5K on it, and not a single rock chip, only a lil curb rash on one rim... i hear all these people saying they have so many rock chips after fewer miles than I have.... anything different about the 06 paint?

 

Maybe thats what makes up part of the 200 lb increase

 

06 with 2300 miles and i have chips on my front bumper.

 

Wait til you have 10k+ It seems rocks know when you hit that mileage and they come by the masses. I have 16k on my 05 and the front bumper is covered with chips, scratches, pits, etc. I'll have it painted soon and a clear bra will be put on.

Nissan paint will forever be crappy. My other Nissans were the same bad quality. That extra 200 pounds is mostly applied to sound deadening.

 

dam ca freeways with lil rocks or pebbles. when i had my civic goin on the 405s a white van was in front of me so i couldnt see ahead so after he moved to the other lane a 2 square feet plastic thing hits my hood. half of it flys off and the other is still on my car so i pull over and took it off. hate cali fwys

 

will it help if we have the noise mask or the hood cover? i dont wanna play dot to dot on my car.

 

well you can play S&N leather on face instead of dot to dot, your choice

 

my bumper has 12000 miles on it .. but looks like 60000 to me .. i hate all the chips and scratches!!! especially on daytona blue .. i was thinking to get all carbon fiber body kit and id never have to worry about another chip in my life .. but my scheme hasnt gone toward carbon fiber .. its more aluminum/blue .. maybe in my next lifetime ill have that carbon/blue scheme ..lol.. or i may still do it .. but just have to paint the rims black ..... ill see.. i just hate chips!!

 

i haev 2300 miles on my 08 MB...one rock chip on bumper..just got one this week on passenger side door...paint is the worst ive ever seen on any car..color is great..durability is horrific.

 

I have about 2300 miles on mine and I've counted 4 or 5 rock chips so far just past where the clearbra ends on my hood . it was from driving thru the damn desert going to AZ two weekends ago while it was raining and windy with dust and rocks being thrown everywhere. i hate the f#%n desert..

 

I have rock chips on my bumper and I on have 1825 miles on the car.

 

The key is to stay at least one car length behind the car in front of you.

 

I drive almost 85% in town (2k miles) and the only rock chip I have is from the time I went to MD. I think most the rock chips you get are going to be from being on the highway.

 

I might be making a trip to Mesa, AZ at the end of April. Other than the rock chips, how bad is the drive?

 

I put the clear bra on my car at 700 miles.. best investment one could make on the Z. I have Silverstone 35th, so I want to keep her pretty

 

it's not too bad, i went to Chandler. i think the weather had mostly to do with my rock chips because it was pretty windy that day. i took the 91 to the 60 and that part was fun because it gets a little twisty. the rest of the drive is pretty boring after palm springs. didn't really see too many cops but my V1 went off when there were some troopers parked on an exit ramp chit chatting to each other. I think that was in CA. The drive is about 6 1/2 hours to Chandler, that's including traffic jams and slow cars due to the weather. I've done the drive about 12+ times though, it usually averages around 6 hours.

oh and i also leave from the beach and end up in SE chandler which is like in the middle of nowhere so it might be shorter for you

 

i have had my Z for 4 months, got it brand new. it's an 05 daytona blue track. it has 6000 miles on it. it has SO MANY rock chips on the hood. i'm paying $370 to have it touched up and buffed and then probably like $500 for a clear bra. i can't believe how badly it has chipped. what the hell is wrong with this paint?

 

Does anyone know what color shows the chips the least? I would think the darker colors show those chips up like a magnifying glass, so that you will have less complaints on the side of the PPW, SS, etal? I put a clear bra on at 50 miles, but it only covers so far....

 

I have a 2006 Datonya Blue Z and we have 900 miles on it and I noticed 3 small chips on the hood when I washed it Sunday. How disappointing !!! I guess a touch up pen might improve the looks. Has anyone used this touch up pen I see advertised. SullyZ

 

I heard from people the 06' paint is the worst so far.....worse than previous years.

(maybe because the 06' models are heavier - they hit the rocks harder...LOL.)