AllFlash

Do wa the damage covered? What was the outcome? Did you notify GM?

eboggs_jkvl

To change out one of the light bulbs in these cars requires disassembly and removal of the front nose to take off the light pods to get at the damn bulbs. I plan on changing to 6K bulbs and I really do not look forward to having to remove all of that to get at the damn bulbs!

Elmer

canyon vette

W88fixer

WOW, if that isn’t the truth. I think the dealer would have reason to think that the owner did it.

I’d suspect that a service oriented dealer would not question how it happened but would just take care of it for the sake of customer satisfaction. Don

Rakkasan

Oh please! This is quality control, and Obama isn't in charge of quality control at the plant.

Rakkasan

The warranty won't cover it if he took the bumper off.

owc6

Puts a whole new spin on bumper-to-bumper warranty.

FLHX Rider

I just did my grill tonight and mine were still intact . Wish I would have paid more attention to it though to see if it was cracked at all

SSTG

There have been a lot of us that have removed our front bumper to install the Z06 grill lately. None of us that I know of have had any damage what so ever to those areas.

SSTG

Lol, see above.

nmvettec7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve_R

Warranty should cover it. Doesn't matter where you bought it. You might get questioned about whether you broke them removing the bumper cover.
Who removes the bumper cover to detail a brand new car???

Totally agree with the quoted post by Steve.

WelderGuy

Uh... Apparently this company would disagree.



"... Plastic Composites, PCC™, provides you with a broad range of fiberglass..."

Usually, the term fiberglass implies the use of polyester resin, whereas carbon fiber products are usually made with epoxy resin. Other combinations are possible, depending on design requirements and manufacturing considerations, but they're all plastic composites.

It's always best to use the same type resin for repairs.

NASTYC7

Please don't tell us you change your own oil too??? Because that can get complicated taking the oil pan off in the car..

davyalabama

You take the front bumper off your car to detail it, and my wife thinks I'm nuts for just clay barring and putting several coats of zaino on my car. I won't even get into cleaning my guns.

I need to let her read what you do maybe I won't get as much flack.

More power to you though. We all have our idiosyncrasies here.

davidtcpa

I never heard of anyone doing this!!!

AllFlash

I am just wondering what the OPs result was when he got it fixed? He seems to have disappeared... Maybe it wasn't covered?

gplusone

Maybee he is working on the rear now!

wgood

Well if it was me and they weren't going to replace the whole piece then I would have 2 stainless pieces sandwich between the broken piece !!! You would seal the two pieces with either glue or pop rivet it ( try practice piece 1st ) and curl the top piece over the bottom ---cut hole and weld square screw piece !! Use template form the other side and turn it over !!! This kind of thing happened when my wife came into another car on an attempted lane change and it ripped the rear bumper cover off like opening a sardine can and because too many holding brackets came off it couldn't be repaired so a new cover was ordered !!! Wayne

ALD_Z06

I am curious myself why there has been no update to this thread from the OP.

If anything, reassemble it and then complain to the dealer there is a noise in the front and let them discover the problem.

I can only guess that the dealer is going to say the OP broke it and it's on his dime.

I could be wrong.

JerryU

Boy, which bolt? Was planning to do the same with my VW next week! Those German engineers; *#!!*!