flaking wheel arches..
flaking wheel arches..
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nick beef

Original Poster:

389 posts

284 months

Wednesday 13th August 2003
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Just noticed flaking underneath rear wheel arch.. i know this is a common problem.. but is it a waranty issue?

COOPS

224 posts

288 months

Wednesday 13th August 2003
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Hi Nick
I had the same problem, I have read that some dealers have covered this under warranty although mine did give me the old "they all do that" but to be fair my dealer did end up painting on a sealant for me (which I provided) FOC. Bit of a messy job plus you need to take the wheels off.
Glenn

julianhj

8,868 posts

290 months

Wednesday 13th August 2003
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Nick, that colour combo is excellent! I'm not usually enamoured (sp?) to Tamoras, but yours looks the business. Which type of black is that, and do you have any more pics?

>> Edited by julianhj on Wednesday 13th August 14:56

jon_t

35 posts

279 months

Wednesday 13th August 2003
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Same problem on my 10mth old Tamora. Spoke to a local dealer (not the one I bought the car from) and they're fixing it under warranty along with the paintwork probs from door/boot mis-alignment.

heliox

450 posts

290 months

Wednesday 13th August 2003
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While your getting your new free underseal put on, ask them to waxoil it at the same time, for the inconvenience of course..

peeling underseal seems to be very common at the mo..definately a warranty issue.

h

simpo two

92,564 posts

293 months

Wednesday 13th August 2003
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Do TVRs have underseal?

valhalla

2,246 posts

284 months

Wednesday 13th August 2003
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I have just discovered the same with my T350c!! it is happening on both rear wheel arches.
Having been in the fibreglass game since 1968, i have seen this problem a lot, the problem stems from when the body of the car is 'trimmed' of all the rough edges,if the car is fresh out of the mold, it is full of static electricity.
so during the trimming the dust is attracted to the car,the dust should first be 'blown' off and then wiped over with CLEAN Acetone to enable any further fibreglassing to take place, or for any paint to stick.
I shall be asking for this to be rectified on my next visit to the dealer.(sorry if i have bored the pants off you all!! but if there is one thing i know about, it is fibreglassing)

Dave


>> Edited by valhalla on Thursday 14th August 22:24

COOPS

224 posts

288 months

Thursday 14th August 2003
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Dave
Just for the record, I think my dealer is the same as yours (C****E) Please see my above post, would be interested if you got a different response than me
Cheers
Glenn
Warranty or not Warranty?

RichB

56,136 posts

312 months

Thursday 14th August 2003
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simpo two said:
Do TVRs have underseal?
Under the wheel arches - R...

nick beef

Original Poster:

389 posts

284 months

Thursday 14th August 2003
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thanks guys.. the colour is moonraker pearl black.. with biscuit and magnolia leather.. best combo for black.. julian i'll send you some more photos.. cheers

valhalla

2,246 posts

284 months

Thursday 14th August 2003
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COOPS said:
Dave
Just for the record, I think my dealer is the same as yours (C****E) Please see my above post, would be interested if you got a different response than me
Cheers
Glenn
Warranty or not Warranty?

Hi glenn, no they don't know about it yet! because it is going in for about a week for a rear end re-spray due to the petrol filler cap coming off and taking paint with it, so i will tell them then, plus one or two other nig's to sort out.
Dave

ps, yes it is Cale, and they are brill!!