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Should I let dealer swap bumpers on new Accord?
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Should I let dealer swap bumpers on new Accord? -
02-20-2006
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I'm looking at a 2006 Accord Sedan SE which is Royal Blue Pearl. I love the car. It drives great. But, the rear bumper is scratch on the right rear. They tried to buff it out and, of course it's no suprise that, they actually made it worse. The scratches are mostly gone, but paint is now 'foggy'. They have offered to swap rear bumpers with an EX V6 to deal with the issue. I said no, thinking that the entire car was painted as a whole and, while the colors might be named the same, there might be some slight difference causing it to stand out. This doesn't even address the damage they would probably cause just doing the swap. Anybody think I should let them do the swap? I really do like the car. |
match up between the body panels.
Brian
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Let them do the swap and then decide if you're happy with how the colours match up between the body panels. |
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I'm looking at a 2006 Accord Sedan SE which is Royal Blue Pearl. I love the car. It drives great. But, the rear bumper is scratch on the right rear. They tried to buff it out and, of course it's no suprise that, they actually made it worse. The scratches are mostly gone, but paint is now 'foggy'. They have offered to swap rear bumpers with an EX V6 to deal with the issue. I said no, thinking that the entire car was painted as a whole and, while the colors might be named the same, there might be some slight difference causing it to stand out. This doesn't even address the damage they would probably cause just doing the swap. Anybody think I should let them do the swap? I really do like the car. PJ Had the same thing with my 01 Sunfire and after they swapped the bumper |
look to see if you can spot any difference in colour.
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In article <Xns9770C5696ADB0patXXrickmalXXoneyho (AT) 24 (DOT) 24.2.165>, patXXrick_malXXoney (AT) hotmail (DOT) com says... I'm looking at a 2006 Accord Sedan SE which is Royal Blue Pearl. I love the car. It drives great. But, the rear bumper is scratch on the right rear. They tried to buff it out and, of course it's no suprise that, they actually made it worse. The scratches are mostly gone, but paint is now 'foggy'. They have offered to swap rear bumpers with an EX V6 to deal with the issue. I said no, thinking that the entire car was painted as a whole and, while the colors might be named the same, there might be some slight difference causing it to stand out. This doesn't even address the damage they would probably cause just doing the swap. Anybody think I should let them do the swap? I really do like the car. PJ Had the same thing with my 01 Sunfire and after they swapped the bumper I couldn't see any difference. I would let them do it and then take a look to see if you can spot any difference in colour. |
let them swap it and then notice the VIN sticker on the bumper doesn't
match the car!! Now does it smell funny????
Honda puts vin stickers on the rear bumpers inside the trunk
lip.
Chip
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| let them swap it and then notice the VIN sticker on the bumper doesn't match the car!! Now does it smell funny???? Honda puts vin stickers on the rear bumpers inside the trunk lip. |
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I'm looking at a 2006 Accord Sedan SE which is Royal Blue Pearl. I love the car. It drives great. But, the rear bumper is scratch on the right rear. They tried to buff it out and, of course it's no suprise that, they actually made it worse. The scratches are mostly gone, but paint is now 'foggy'. They have offered to swap rear bumpers with an EX V6 to deal with the issue. I said no, thinking that the entire car was painted as a whole and, while the colors might be named the same, there might be some slight difference causing it to stand out. This doesn't even address the damage they would probably cause just doing the swap. Anybody think I should let them do the swap? I really do like the car. |
the condition you can back out, if they are that confident in their
work, they should agree.
OTOH, you may go through the bumper swap only to have some moron bump
you in the mall parking lot.
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I'm looking at a 2006 Accord Sedan SE which is Royal Blue Pearl. I love the car. It drives great. But, the rear bumper is scratch on the right rear. They tried to buff it out and, of course it's no suprise that, they actually made it worse. The scratches are mostly gone, but paint is now 'foggy'. They have offered to swap rear bumpers with an EX V6 to deal with the issue. I said no, thinking that the entire car was painted as a whole and, while the colors might be named the same, there might be some slight difference causing it to stand out. This doesn't even address the damage they would probably cause just doing the swap. Anybody think I should let them do the swap? I really do like the car. PJ -- Remove both XX's from e-mail to reply. |
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If you are paying for a new car it seems unfair to offer one that had any type of body damage. I had the same experience with a new Saturn SL2 where they damaged the front bumper in transit (so they said) and offered me a brand new bumper. I took their offer but found later that they had poorly mounted the new bumper and, when I parked with the bumper barely rubbing the parking island, the new bumper just came apart when I backed out. When I brought the car back and demanded that they refund my money as they promised within 30 days, they said: Since I had incurred body damage the car was no longer new and the 30 day return policy was voided. |
dealership to repair YOUR damage for free. Am I correct in the way I read
what you are saying?
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I'm looking at a 2006 Accord Sedan SE which is Royal Blue Pearl. I love the car. It drives great. But, the rear bumper is scratch on the right rear. They tried to buff it out and, of course it's no suprise that, they actually made it worse. The scratches are mostly gone, but paint is now 'foggy'. They have offered to swap rear bumpers with an EX V6 to deal with the issue. I said no, thinking that the entire car was painted as a whole and, while the colors might be named the same, there might be some slight difference causing it to stand out. This doesn't even address the damage they would probably cause just doing the swap. Anybody think I should let them do the swap? I really do like the car. PJ -- Remove both XX's from e-mail to reply. |
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