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This may be ancient history now, but while washing my NX I noticed a very similar perfectly straight "scratch" from one side of the roof to the other just aft of the windshield. It also looked as if it had gone down to the primer. The location precluded vandalism or accidental damage as a cause. Closer investigation with a fingernail indicated that it was actually a very fine line of high-tack adhesive of some kind. I haven't checked with the dealer, but a theory is that the cars have some protective sheets applied for shipping, and this is a trace following its removal. Wonder if your front fender/wing line might be a similar mark? Haven't yet tried to polish the mark on mine away as it's invisible from ground level and I don't want to damage the finish further.
Those protective white transport sheets are called "rapgards" and there is a Toyota/Lexus technical service bulletin out for it, with instructions on how to remove the residue.
Did anyone pick up the option to have dings, wheel scrapes, tire replacements, and windshield repair covered? I got it for ~$1K which covers 5 yrs but have 60 days to opt out of it. I think its break even when you get 2 tire replacements, few dings and 2 curb repairs.
So i was parking my nx f sport in the garage and usually the garage door sensors would recognize that the car isn't clear from the door when it closes. But for some reason it didn't this time and the door clipped the front grill when it was closing. There are minor scratches to the front grill and around the border of the lexus emblem. It's not noticeable to be honest but do you guys think lexus dealer sells touch up paint for the front f sport grill? It's dark greyish in colour. What other options do i have to repair the scratches?
So i was parking my nx f sport in the garage and usually the garage door sensors would recognize that the car isn't clear from the door when it closes. But for some reason it didn't this time and the door clipped the front grill when it was closing. There are minor scratches to the front grill and around the border of the lexus emblem. It's not noticeable to be honest but do you guys think lexus dealer sells touch up paint for the front f sport grill? It's dark greyish in colour. What other options do i have to repair the scratches?
It's too bad. I feel your pain. The metal frame bars on the garage door protrude and scraped my CT's front bumper a few years back and it hurt in many ways
I don't believe there's a paint pen for the grille. Take a good color-accurate picture of your grille on your phone and visually compare it to paint cans or touch-up paint colors at Canadian Tire. Buy the closest match. It's what I've done over time with past cars for some touch up jobs on wheels, and other body work when a code was unavailable.
It's too bad. I feel your pain. The metal frame bars on the garage door protrude and scraped my CT's front bumper a few years back and it hurt in many ways
I don't believe there's a paint pen for the grille. Take a good color-accurate picture of your grille on your phone and visually compare it to paint cans or touch-up paint colors at Canadian Tire. Buy the closest match. It's what I've done over time with past cars for some touch up jobs on wheels, and other body work when a code was unavailable.
Yea I was very upset when it happened....especially when it happened while I wasn't even driving lol. Good thing it's not noticeable. I'll try Lexus dealer first but yea I think Canadian Tire would be a good alternative.
Sigh, just got back from my daughter's indoor soccer game at a nearby sports complex and found this.
Car was parked outdoors for about 90 minutes in the last spot, reversed so no car parked on the driver's side (black arrow in pic). This is the third (and largest) damage on the car totally inflicted by someone else's negligence or malicious intent. Frustrating to say the least. Does this look like someone was trying to pry open the door? Any other theories? It was a little windy (30 mph gusts).
Aw man...that sucks. Is that on the gas cap? It was fairly windy in my area today but not sure if any flying rocks/debris could do that sort of damage or even the chances of it happening is very minimal. Are there security cameras in the area that you can look into? I feel your pain, i try to park my nx in empty areas and away from other cars but in the end i still end up with scratches....
Originally Posted by corradoMR2
Sigh, just got back from my daughter's indoor soccer game at a nearby sports complex and found this.
Car was parked outdoors for about 90 minutes in the last spot, reversed inward so no car parked on the driver's side (black arrow in pic). This is the third (and largest) damage on the car totally inflicted by someone else's negligence or malicious intent. Frustrating to say the least. Does this look like someone was trying to pry open the door? Any other theories? It was a little windy (30 mph gusts).
Sigh, just got back from my daughter's indoor soccer game at a nearby sports complex and found this.
Car was parked outdoors for about 90 minutes in the last spot, reversed so no car parked on the driver's side (black arrow in pic). This is the third (and largest) damage on the car totally inflicted by someone else's negligence or malicious intent. Frustrating to say the least. Does this look like someone was trying to pry open the door? Any other theories? It was a little windy (30 mph gusts).
Corrado - if that scratch at the bottom is not bent inward or outward, I'd say no on a pry attempt. Maybe someone threw something at your car. Your daughter score the winning goal?
Sigh, just got back from my daughter's indoor soccer game at a nearby sports complex and found this.
Car was parked outdoors for about 90 minutes in the last spot, reversed so no car parked on the driver's side (black arrow in pic). This is the third (and largest) damage on the car totally inflicted by someone else's negligence or malicious intent. Frustrating to say the least. Does this look like someone was trying to pry open the door? Any other theories? It was a little windy (30 mph gusts).
I think it could be something that got blown by the wind. Around your time of posting the snow storm/freezing rain storm was just starting. The snow was pretty much horizontal throughout the early evening. My snowboard and skis (inside their carry-bags) were blown around on the balcony and one of our chairs were blown down. This has never happened before and we're facing Northward while the wind was going east. What direction was the car facing?
The two marks on the mirror line up with the mark at the bottom of the casing. Maybe someone's snow brush got blown away while cleaning their car?
11-11-15, 03:19 PM
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