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Sedans Honda Accord Honda Accord (2008-) Maintenance and Repair
1114 messages, Last post on Nov 05, 2009 at 10:32 AM
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Replying to: drodrigo (Jun 30, 2009 11:09 pm) |
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Our 2009 Honda has such high edges along the windshield that it can be a hazzard in the rain, especially on the driver side. With the edge, the build up of water is such that on the down stroke of the wiper blade almost half of the driver's view is obstructed with water. While the use of Rainex did not solve the problem entirely, it certainly helped get the water away so there is less buildup. Something to be aware of.
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Just last week while washing my car I noticed that between the front bumper and the front fender near the headlight paint seemed to be chipping off (in between the gap of fender and bumper). I checked the other side and the same thing was happening. Also in the fender near the hood a little bit of paint is coming off as well and that worries me more since that part is metal and it can become rusted (the area is small in both sides but you can see the metal part). I got the car one month ago and I took it to the dealer today and talked to service manager. He said the need to take off the bumper and repaint the whole thing. And told me too keep and eye on the fender issue but I told him that why wait and he said the only thing they can do there is sand it and do touch up paint there. I have to wait until they get a loaner car in later this week. Is anyone else having issues with paint chipping off in any area. I heard other complaint in other forums with similar issues other even say that this is happening a lot in the hood of the car and in the same general area of the back taillight. It would be a good idea for you guys to check your cars for similar issues. I do have one question that hopefully someone can answer. Since the whole bumper is going to get repainted will that affect the value of my car as I am pretty sure that will come up in carfax reports. The service manager said that it was not due to an accident so that the value would not be affected but I do not know if that is true. I really dont want it to lose value specially when the issue is not my fault. |
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Replying to: player98 (Jul 06, 2009 11:42 am) I had to wait about 3 weeks for the dpsm (district personnel service manager) to give approval - which he did and Honda paid about $ 700.00 to have it repainted. The only area that had the problem was the rear tail-lights, so they couldn't say it was from road rash or stone chips like they could if it was in the front of the car, hence partly why I think Honda paid for it. The car won't lose value from having it repainted due to this issue- but I'd try another dealer, and request that the service manager contact the dpsm to receive authorization from Honda to cover the repaint. What year / model accord do you have ?
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Replying to: accordguy0325 (Jul 06, 2009 1:34 pm) Well i am not going to be charged for anything as they know i only had it for a month. well at least for the bumper i am not since the chipping is inside gap on the bumper part between the bumper and fender. so they did agree is was not normal wear. but the hood he said it was due to road debris and they could not do anything for that. i still called honda so that they could put the problem down as a complaint but they told me to go to the dealer. also accordguy0325 if they agree to pay for it should the dpsm still be contact?
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Replying to: player98 (Jul 06, 2009 4:40 pm) I traded my 08 for an 09 V6 a couple months ago, and now Im going to be watching for this like a hawk  Good luck |
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Replying to: g69walter (Jul 04, 2009 2:09 pm) 
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Replying to: player98 (Jul 06, 2009 11:42 am) i have been reading other forums and on other hondas being repainted by the dealers shops and most say that their paint does not match. that is going to suck if my paint doesn't match as i only got the car a month ago. i been looking at my car all day at different angles and in different light conditions and i can assure you that right now the bumper paint perfectly matches the metal paint. any comments or suggestions
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Replying to: player98 (Jul 06, 2009 8:10 pm) As for the paint matching, you couldn't tell mine was repainted what so ever, it matched perfectly and came out better than I expected. Question- is your coupe tafetta white ? |
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Replying to: accordguy0325 (Jul 07, 2009 2:44 am) also i been talking to other people and everyone says that the value of the car will go down since the bumper will no longer have original factory paint. the manager said i would not but they always lie. no i dont know what to do
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