Evo X official paint issues/problems thread {merge}
Guys, this happens to all cars with flared fenders. Seen a late-model Porsche 911 lately? Look at the size of that ugly paint protection film on the fender.
You'll get rock chips on the hood too, just from driving the car. Drive and enjoy your car and don't worry about the paint. Eventually get it resprayed if it bothers you. No big deal.
--michael
You'll get rock chips on the hood too, just from driving the car. Drive and enjoy your car and don't worry about the paint. Eventually get it resprayed if it bothers you. No big deal.
--michael
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Paint chip ROLL CALL!
Everyone with this issue please respond here or report to the sticky above. Talked to an attorney today and need to fax everything I can to him. I'd like to have it by tomorrow and hopefully with more responses and pictures we can get this resolved. So anyone with this problem past or present email me at evox34@yahoo.com with pictures and your name and any repairs you have already made. I had dealer mudflaps installed and they did no good so if you have a similar problem tell me about it. It will take 5 mins to take pictures and upload them.
Thanks
Tyson
Thanks
Tyson
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I don't have a major chipping problem yet but just working around the car I can tell it's extremely fragile.
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i have gsr without aero. My quarter panels are horrific, to the point where there is basically no clearcoat left on it, it has been sand blasted off by little rocks. I have a great deal of paint chips and some so bad that it has actually began to rust at the corner of the door. I don't have any pictures of it but even after i wash my car this area looks dirty because of the white hue from all the chips.
If i run my hand over the area it actually feels very dull because of how the clear coats seems to have been blasted off. No offroad driving or anything like that, just 10k miles of driving on NY roads. Chips right down to the metal. In my opinion its unacceptable, the car should have been provided with adequate mudflaps or 3m protectant with such a pronounced problem.
If i run my hand over the area it actually feels very dull because of how the clear coats seems to have been blasted off. No offroad driving or anything like that, just 10k miles of driving on NY roads. Chips right down to the metal. In my opinion its unacceptable, the car should have been provided with adequate mudflaps or 3m protectant with such a pronounced problem.
This is for all evo's. I have seen a bunch of threads like this in the past but never fallowed through with them. Good luck getting anything from Mitsubishi since they are the biggest crooks on the market.
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Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 359
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From: Ohio
i have gsr without aero. My quarter panels are horrific, to the point where there is basically no clearcoat left on it, it has been sand blasted off by little rocks. I have a great deal of paint chips and some so bad that it has actually began to rust at the corner of the door. I don't have any pictures of it but even after i wash my car this area looks dirty because of the white hue from all the chips.
If i run my hand over the area it actually feels very dull because of how the clear coats seems to have been blasted off. No offroad driving or anything like that, just 10k miles of driving on NY roads. Chips right down to the metal. In my opinion its unacceptable, the car should have been provided with adequate mudflaps or 3m protectant with such a pronounced problem.
If i run my hand over the area it actually feels very dull because of how the clear coats seems to have been blasted off. No offroad driving or anything like that, just 10k miles of driving on NY roads. Chips right down to the metal. In my opinion its unacceptable, the car should have been provided with adequate mudflaps or 3m protectant with such a pronounced problem.
