Paint/Body Warranty on a 993 – Can I claim for this?

[police state]

The car is coming up to its 10th Birthday in the Summer. It has always been OPC serviced (except for last year, because I was fed up with the way they treated the car)Can anyone give me their opinion on whether I can claim for this under the Porsche Bodywork Warranty. About 4 years ago it had a complete front end respray by a very renowned Official Porsche Body shop and it was very expensive. The work included Bonnet/Bumper/Both Wings. The other side of the car shows no sign of rust or paint erosion. Any help on this matter, gratefully received; and I will off course, let you all know how I got on…




>> Edited by police state on Friday 10th March 14:52

>> Edited by police state on Friday 10th March 14:54

[silver993tt]

Looks like they didnt prepare/prime before the top coat. It does look terribl

[slippydiff]

Agreed terrible....................but not uncommon. Seen a few of them like this, the fault lies with there being no rubberised stone chip protection being applied by the factory IMHO.
Up there with the "only one spot weld on the door check straps to save money" farce.
Best built 911 ? , I'm not so sure.........flame suit on !!

[SURJ_993C2S]

Police State - make sure you have all the bodywork inspection stamps in your book before making a claim. Your OPC should be able to retro-stamp any that they missed at the time as long as they have a record of the inspections (which are free by the way).

Best of luck

[roygarth]

When it is repainted make sure clear plastic protective foils (eg Armourfend) are fitted.

[clubsport]

Good luck with a claim,,,they all do that..where the stones fly up......I would think this would be seen as a mileage wear and tear issue.....If the car is coming up to 10 years old and you are taking it into Porsche, check for any signs of corrosion around the front and rear screens, that is more expensive to fix than the problem you have shown

[henry-f]

You`ve got no chance at all of claiming for that. It`s just where the paint has been chipped away by stones flicked up from the wheels. A bodywork guarantee will only cover corrosion coming from the inside out, (if indeed that given some recent posts).

But certainly in this instance it`s simply stone chipping I`m afraid.

Not too hard to correct and certainly not terminal.

Henry

[police state]

henry-f said:

You`ve got no chance at all of claiming for that. It`s just where the paint has been chipped away by stones flicked up from the wheels. A bodywork guarantee will only cover corrosion coming from the inside out, (if indeed that given some recent posts). But certainly in this instance it`s simply stone chipping I`m afraid. Not too hard to correct and certainly not terminal. Henry

Thanks for your forthright answer to my query, on balance you're probably right. as for sorting it myself, what kind of money do you think would I have to spend?

Thanks for everyone else's input too.

[henry-f]

A hard one not seeing the car and not knowing exactly where you would blend the repair, (largely depends on the condition of the rest of the surrounding paintwork). I would have thought £2-300 assuming you`re doing both sides would be a sensible budget for local repairs.

Henry