Scratched remote touch
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Scratched remote touch
Ok. I'll admit before going any further that I'm a bit nuts when it comes to keeping my cars pristine... Here goes! Just noticed a scratched on the gum-like surface of my 4GS remote touch controller. I suspect I rubbed the vacuum hose on it while cleaning the car yesterday. See photo below. Any idea how to minimize it? Specifically looking to minimize the white produced by scratching the gum-like material... I supposed I could always ask my dealer to replace it but would like to consider other options first.
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Sorry to hear. Not sure what you could do short of replacing the piece. They should warranty it at least once I would hope.
(Mental note to myself: Be careful when vacuuming the car)
(Mental note to myself: Be careful when vacuuming the car)
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Yep. I would second that mental note. That surface is awfully fragile. Had to be a soft rub but still left a quite visible mark.
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Good suggestion. Got nothing to loose. Will try and if it fails, I'll have the piece replaced. Question, the piece is rather small of course. I suppose it would be best to spray a cloth and then rub the damaged area?
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I haven't tried, but you can probably pop out the piece quite easily to try to fix it that way. When I picked up my car, it was missing the piece (they took it out in the showroom)
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Ok. I'll admit before going any further that I'm a bit nuts when it comes to keeping my cars pristine... Here goes! Just noticed a scratched on the gum-like surface of my 4GS remote touch controller. I suspect I rubbed the vacuum hose on it while cleaning the car yesterday. See photo below. Any idea how to minimize it? Specifically looking to minimize the white produced by scratching the gum-like material... I supposed I could always ask my dealer to replace it but would like to consider other options first.
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Yeah, the material seems overly fragile for something that will be used so much.
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Mine has a scratch just like that as well, but I picked it up from the dealership like that after the 30 day check-up.
"Can you check the tires and scratch my car? Thanks."
"Can you check the tires and scratch my car? Thanks."