Current Thinking on Rear Hinge Replacement
03-23-2012, 07:11 AM
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Current Thinking on Rear Hinge Replacement
I did a search and saw that this topic has been discussed a couple of times. I just got my Vette out from its winter sleep and after the Onstar check of all functions, I was reminded I haven't done the rear hinge replacement per the recall notice. I'm thinking I'm not going to do it for fear of incompetent work at the local dealership. I'm curious what others think of doing this recall work? Has anyone heard of any accidents where there have been injuires due to failing hinges? Is this a lot of hype? Thanks. Dan
03-24-2012, 10:05 PM
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Melting Slicks
I am dragging my feet on getting that re-call done as well on my 5 month old car for the same reason. I sure would not like it if they damaged the paint or something worse.
03-24-2012, 10:24 PM
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I've wondered the same thing. As I understand the recall, the hinges should be replaced because in certain circumstances in a collision, the hinges may fail.
Those hinges would probably be the least of my worries in the case of a hard collision.
03-24-2012, 11:36 PM
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Had mine replaced at my local Dealer, thank God they have a great guy that works on all the Corvettes! It took him about 40 minutes, removed & replaced one at a time so he did not remove rear hatch - all went smooth.
03-25-2012, 08:34 AM
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Burning Brakes
I had the recall done on Thursday. It took the tech. about an hour to remove the rear window, remove the two hinges and reinstall the new hinges and hang the window. I watched the whole process, he was very careful and did a great job. He placed masking tape along the exposed edges. No pain, no damage, done right!
03-25-2012, 08:54 AM
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I'm not going to have mine done. The fit and finish around the hatch on my car is excellent, and even under the best conditions, a whole bunch of things could go wrong - not worth the risk IMHO.
03-25-2012, 12:20 PM
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St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12-'13-'14
Your choice, but remember that when you sell the car a check will show a recall that was never done. A potential buyer might interpret that as sign of a seller who didn't take care of the car.
03-25-2012, 12:30 PM
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Safety Car
Go to a dealer that is known to do Corvette work-check with local club. I have used just about every dealer in the area for different repairs with no bad things happening. Well OK one time they broke the underside of the rocker panel-but the fix was good. 
03-25-2012, 01:02 PM
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03-25-2012, 01:20 PM
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Have a 8 mo old 2011 and just got my 2nd reminder from Chevy to replace the hinges. I keep my car in perfect condition and it has never seen rain. Last thing I want is to get it scratched up at the dealership. Like what RO55 said and if I could get it done that way I will consider it. The hinges work fine the issue is the strength of the steel. Chevy just used a run of steel that didn't meet specs and it "may" brake quicker in a collision. These cars are not tanks and there is a part of me that feels like if I get hit hard enough to brake concealed hinges I am going to have bigger issues. That said, safety first, my other car is a Volvo. I will get the recall done when I am satisfied the technician will not damage the car.
03-25-2012, 02:35 PM
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BTW....I'm not going to bring mine back either.
03-26-2012, 10:16 PM
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03-26-2012, 10:32 PM
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My GS goes in Thurs to swap the stock pads to Carbotech Monoblocks. I'm sure they will hit me up for this. They've already done several, with no issues. And they are a really good crew and have always done me right.
I might let 'em do it.
Just seems a bit like overkill to be worrying about a hinge that "may" fail in a hard collision. Like I'm going to really give a sh*t about my hatch hinge in a hard collision.
I'd probably have a few other items above that one on my mental list of things to worry about.
I might let 'em do it.
Just seems a bit like overkill to be worrying about a hinge that "may" fail in a hard collision. Like I'm going to really give a sh*t about my hatch hinge in a hard collision.
I'd probably have a few other items above that one on my mental list of things to worry about.
03-26-2012, 11:33 PM
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you might want to check out this older thread discussing this specific hinge recall matter; I stand by my previous comments...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...h+hinge+recall
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...h+hinge+recall