Any chance you can post pic and location of failure?
Sure. Once I get home, I will post a couple of them.
Here are a few of the spots. It’s a little difficult to see them, as several were hard to focus.
The ones in front are arguably road debris inflicted (any dealer is going to point to the location and assert as much). The others do look like "genuine" chips.
Yeah. The few on the front may have been due to outside influences, but they appeared after 500 miles, which seems a little soon for chips to be made in a city.The ones in front are arguably road debris inflicted (any dealer is going to point to the location and assert as much). The others do look like "genuine" chips.
I do not show paint failure on my Silky Silver. But I have picked up quite a few very small nicks (mostly down low) on my front end in c. 4,700 miles. I'd say that the touch up pen has been applied over two dozen times. The nicks would not be visible on thicker paint. But because the paint and clear coat are apparently thin the injuries are easier to spot (to my OC eye, anyway). Tomorrow's application of the 3M film should provide the additional protection to stop the "casual" nicking.
Agreed, the first four pics look like rock damage to me and i live in AZ so have seen my fair share. First "Hood" maybe not depending on how high up the hood it is. The others, especially over the rear reflector, would be hard pressed to argue rock damage. Interesting on where your light is rubbing off as well. I will be going over mine again in direct sunlight this weekend.
Actually, on second and closer look, i believe his rubbing on on the plastic bumper...i think that is drivers side inner corner, same place as mine.
Ah, yes it is. My mistake. The shadow threw my perception off. That is indeed the far, forward end of the headlight; the most prone to vibration, being the furthest point away from the secure headlight socket formed by the rubber strip around the headlight above the fender. The entire assembly forward of that is more or less suspended without support, as near as I can tell. So the movement of the bumper, especially one heated and swelled by the sun, will contact the paint and move there. It's only a matter of time. I see my first teensy lift of Silky Silver, slightly forward of where @BallsAwesome took his pic, also on the driver's side. The Stinger needs a design tweak to prevent this. I am surprised that in all of their thousands upon thousands of development/testing miles this did not crop up.
They look very familiar....I only have 2 spots though
