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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:58 pm 
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We have an Shockwave Blue 05 BA MKII Futura and I have noticed little bits flaking off when washing it... nothing the size of a 5c piece though (maybe 1/3rd the size).. and I thought it was just me washing it too hard as well... how much would need to flake for it to get fixed out of warranty?

 

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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:55 pm 
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joshmcmillan wrote:
We have an Shockwave Blue 05 BA MKII Futura and I have noticed little bits flaking off when washing it... nothing the size of a 5c piece though (maybe 1/3rd the size).. and I thought it was just me washing it too hard as well... how much would need to flake for it to get fixed out of warranty?

Just get it looked at asap.

 

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Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:46 pm 
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this is correct! ive almost lost half of my xr8 bonnet

 

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Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:53 pm 
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my car is out of warranty, so am i screwed on gettin a new bonnet?

 

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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:17 am 
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my car is out of warranty, so am i screwed on gettin a new bonnet?


Maybe not. Best see a Ford Dealer, and push the point it's a known fault. They should fix it even out of warranty.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Rumours about 'shockwave' paint...
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 12:44 pm 
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yep, appears they still are fixing them, and still trying to knock people back.....

http://blacktown-advocate.whereilive.co ... paint-job/

does anyone know if this affected the AU models?
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yep, appears they still are fixing them, and still trying to knock people back.....

http://blacktown-advocate.whereilive.co ... paint-job/

does anyone know if this affected the AU models?


It's for Shockwave only, so no AU's

 

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Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:51 pm 
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did anyone else notice in that article (written on november 1st) she noticed an issue with the paint about 18 months ago. that makes it first noticed about May 2009. however it took until sometime 'earlier this year' for her to talk to ford. so it took a minimum of 7 months from first noticing till when she got pro-active?
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Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:38 pm 
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yeah i assume because she'd discovered the internet and seen it was a common problem/manufacturing fault, and not just a single case

i always assumed the late AU's could be optioned with shockwave as ive seen a quite a few getting around, but obviously theyre resprays

http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/pri ... u&trecs=31
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Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:42 pm 
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that looks like Blueprint, shockwave didn't come out until BA MK2

 

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Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:45 pm 
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oops my mistake
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I'm a windscreen fitter and the amount of shockwave ba's and f's glass removal we do is phenomenal, if you have a s**t windscreen getting them out they sometimes break so you get a free genuine ford one :) the same for rears too

 

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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:27 pm 
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I know this sounds silly but is there a way to make my shockwave flake on purpose too get a free respray?

 

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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:35 pm 
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ba_xr6bw wrote:
I know this sounds silly but is there a way to make my shockwave flake on purpose too get a free respray?


high pressure washer up close :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

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