Sandblasted rear fenders
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Joined: 01-31-2007
Posts: 2,479
From: New Hampsha
Well why don't you just tell us instead of making us play 20 questions? For the record I do have running boards and I got them based on reading and listening to comments but owners here before I made my purchase. Like I said, some people without boards say they no issue while a lot of others say they do. For me it was a bit easier because I pretty much wanted boards due to the look
Goose
Goose
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Joined: 05-03-2006
Posts: 882
From: Newfoundland, Canada
ok guys here's the really deal. What we have here is a built in factory defect.
No matter how many times you paint it IT WILL STONE CHIP. even with sprayble chip guard or mylar flim it WILL FAIL. ONLY ANSWER IS THE RUNNING BOAREDS. GM knew this was going to happen. Thier first attemp was to release a plastic protecter. guess what its a painted part. They gave you a paint part to protect a painted part does that even make sence? Take it BACK ONCE TWICE THREE TIMES THEN GO FOR A BUY BACK. THEY EITHER DO IT RIGHT WITH THE RUNNING BOARES. OR YOU HAVE A GOOD CASE FOR LEMON LAW. WHAT GRINDS MY ASS IS THAT THEY KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN
No matter how many times you paint it IT WILL STONE CHIP. even with sprayble chip guard or mylar flim it WILL FAIL. ONLY ANSWER IS THE RUNNING BOAREDS. GM knew this was going to happen. Thier first attemp was to release a plastic protecter. guess what its a painted part. They gave you a paint part to protect a painted part does that even make sence? Take it BACK ONCE TWICE THREE TIMES THEN GO FOR A BUY BACK. THEY EITHER DO IT RIGHT WITH THE RUNNING BOARES. OR YOU HAVE A GOOD CASE FOR LEMON LAW. WHAT GRINDS MY ASS IS THAT THEY KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN
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Joined: 01-20-2006
Posts: 1,707
From: Centralia, Missouri
As CH has said, running boards are not a guarantee you will not have problems. I've had my HHR for a year and 5 months, racked up nearly 37,000 miles, and I have running boards and splash guards. I still have some chipping on the rear fender. It is not sandblasted by any stretch, and you have to be close to see it, but it's there. I'm planning to have this car for 6 or 7 years, and I'm concerned how it will look over time, but I'm not pissed at GM about it. Every car has it's problems, and this is one I just have to deal with. At least it's not an intake gasket that needs to be replaced every 60,000 miles or less as with our Montana. If you want to gripe at GM for not fixing a problem, that's one I can understand, considering how many vehicles it affects.
