quadie Donating Members 720 Member For: 19y 17d Gender: Male Location: Muswellbrook,NSW Posted 01/06/09 08:35 AM Share Posted 01/06/09 08:35 AM (edited) bf shoot me a PM and ill tell you how to get a full respray , mine is currently being painted completely as we speek.or gimme a ring on 0412 497 567im located in newcastle Edited 01/06/09 08:36 AM by quadie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobrav8 Member 1,969 Member For: 19y 7m 29d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand Posted 01/06/09 11:56 PM Share Posted 01/06/09 11:56 PM So what has caused the problem exactly - what percentage of Shockwave cars have the problem? I have not had any issues with mine (2005 BA Mk2 XR6T), but am concerned if it starts happening later, I may not be covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Man Mad Scientist Member 816 Member For: 19y 11m 23d Gender: Male Location: Vic Posted 02/06/09 05:41 AM Share Posted 02/06/09 05:41 AM I may be wrong, but I have heard(from local ford service manager) it was caused by a batch of dodgy undercoat in late 2005 and early 2006.my mum has a shockwave BA mkii (april 04) and its fine, yet dads BF (december 05) had the issue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadie Donating Members 720 Member For: 19y 17d Gender: Male Location: Muswellbrook,NSW Posted 02/06/09 10:17 AM Share Posted 02/06/09 10:17 AM about 11,000 shockwave cars affected. late 05 to late 06. prog is a pigment in the basecoat is affected bu UV light ( out in the sun). mine is currtly receiving a full respray (all outside bits). new F+R windows. new door moulds. all under warrenty which for paint is 5 yrs from build date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobrav8 Member 1,969 Member For: 19y 7m 29d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand Posted 03/06/09 01:23 AM Share Posted 03/06/09 01:23 AM Cool - I might be ok then - March 05 build for my car.Also... my car lives in a garage at home, and has until recently at work as well. I will keep a watch on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan76n Inactive Members 1 Member For: 15y 5m 2d Posted 20/06/09 12:29 AM Share Posted 20/06/09 12:29 AM Guys, There seems to be alot of talk about how long the warranty in on the paintwork. some say it's 5 years and others say that's only rust so it falls under 3yr warranty.can anyone 100% confirm this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacob_xr6turbo Donating Members 433 Member For: 17y 2m 10d Location: Richmond, Melbourne Posted 20/06/09 02:24 AM Share Posted 20/06/09 02:24 AM regardless on the warranty time, I'd be very stern with them and let them know that you're not happy, and being a known problem, they should fix it. (no matter what)good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyXR6T04 Member 1,299 Member For: 19y 5m 1d Location: Canberra Posted 21/06/09 11:08 PM Share Posted 21/06/09 11:08 PM Guys, There seems to be alot of talk about how long the warranty in on the paintwork. some say it's 5 years and others say that's only rust so it falls under 3yr warranty.can anyone 100% confirm this?I was told that warranty for paint was 5 years.. This was from one of the service managers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BF_F6Shockwave Member 444 Member For: 15y 9m 28d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle NSW Posted 13/07/09 11:28 PM Share Posted 13/07/09 11:28 PM see the pics as to how my paint has deteroirated over the past few months..On the plus side I recieved a call from Ford this morning and they have approved the whole car for a respray Finally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHLAXN Donating Members 932 Member For: 16y 5m 30d Gender: Male Location: north QLD Posted 14/07/09 02:19 AM Share Posted 14/07/09 02:19 AM good to hear its getting a full respray mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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