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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 04:01 AM
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What’s weird to me is that only the driver side chips. I can see if the wheels are just too wide and they chip both side of the car but just one side?!?!
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 04:10 AM
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Don't have chips
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 04:32 AM
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1 chip here, drivers side.
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 10:29 AM
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I've got two chips in the exact place as well; one on the metal, one on the top of the plastic side skirt just below. The chip on the metal seems to have a tiny spot of rust or rust color right in the middle; I may take it to and try to have them fix it under the anti-corrosion warranty.
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 10:48 AM
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I have the same chips on the drivers side rear door c pillar. Going to take pics now and post them. BRB
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 11:12 AM
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Thanks! finally. heh.
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 11:34 AM
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Mine is chipped like a mother f'er.
The door is recessed just a little too far.
That piece takes a direct hit from stones off the front tires.
The front of the rocker is not wide enough to stop **** from flying up.
If the door stuck out a little more the stones would glance off it at a slight angle.( not the best solution but, better than a direct hit.)
I am going to tell my dealer(AGAIN!)

I bought some 3M chip tape but I don't want to put it over the existing chips. I would like to have it fixed first.

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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 11:46 AM
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I have tried 7 times. Each time it says it is too big. It is a 49.9 kbyte file.. what the **** gives???? I have paint shop pro 7 any ideas on help?
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 12:02 PM
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Save it in jpg format, then open it in an IE browser and see how big the actual size is.
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 12:14 PM
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It was in jpeg, and it was 49.9 kb

Mister 2xx3 I sent it to your email,, amybe you will have some luck?
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 12:22 PM
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Here is is, now shrunk to 67 kb, the original was 323 kb.
Attached Thumbnails Strange paint chips-evoviii-039-small-1.jpg  
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 12:27 PM
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Just got back from Colorado and after I washed off the grime, lo and behold same damn chips
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 12:31 PM
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I'm not getting the chips that low, mine are actually on the C-pillar itself. The variety of yellow colors from the official touch-up paint on my hood is interesting to look at.

Everybody watch these chips. I had the smallest chip on my b-pillar, passenger side front door, right where the black meets the weatherstrip running up and down.

Never would've even seen it if it hadn't began to rust. That brown river pointed me to the culprit.

My fender chips are rusting too. Maybe this car needs annual resprays.
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 12:38 PM
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How or where on God's green earth are you driving these great cars? Are you all really enjoying the offroad handling of that much, or is this from your common everyday construction crud that is the parasitic clear coat nemesis of the developed world?
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 12:48 PM
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