am i right in thinking that someone on here had a go at IM over chips on their MY01- i'm sure someone did and was interested in the response they got.

Hope i'm not getting confuesed with all the P1 chip probs.!

Tiggs

 

IM are currently contemplating some photos of stone chips on my MY00 - I'll post results when I've heard back from them.

Andy.

 

My cars a mess already as well. Be interested in a "Group moan" to IM!!

Jza

 

I had loads of the bloody things on my MY01 1 month after ownership.I had to have the skirts resprayed and madflaps added.Since then they have cured the problem.
Scrappy

 

scrappydoo
what mud flaps did you fit i want to get some but not sure what to get.any advice?

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by scrappydoo:
<B>I had loads of the bloody things on my MY01 1 month after ownership.I had to have the skirts resprayed and madflaps added.Since then they have cured the problem.
Scrappy[/quote]

Scrappy
Madflaps? I bet they were bloody livid....

 

hehe!!!
They had a real problem trying to match the mudflaps with the new style bodywork, but finaly found some that did.Flimsey little things though, but they do the trick.just ask your dealer and they will find some that fit.
scrappy

 

hehe!!!
They had a real problem trying to match the mudflaps with the new style bodywork, but finaly found some that did.Flimsey little things though, but they do the trick.just ask your dealer and they will find some that fit.
scrappy

 

my my00 bonnet is a bl##dy mess as well it gives me the raving hump when you see 10 year old escorts with virtually no marks on the front at all when i first got mine someone i know had some of that clear stone chip protector fitted on there bonnet and wings i thought it looked ridiculous little did I know

 

So - are these stone chips something our dealers should sort out under warrenty?

Jza

 

Ill get some pics done asap and post my problems

Jza

 

Ive done 10000 miles now so am bound yo be affected. I guess I had better remove the protective layer of dirt and have a look!

 

I'd be interested to know the colours of the affected cars and the mileage when the chips started appearing.

The reason I mention this, our two MY00's did 18000 miles (green) and 8000 miles (DBM) respectively in 9 months with no chips at all to speak of (and DBM is supposed to be one of the worst affected colours).

In three weeks our two MY01's have done 1800 miles (red mica) and 900 miles (blue/black mica) respectively.
These have only one chip between them, on Carolyn's bonnet, caused by s stone kicked up by mine 100 yards out of the dealer when we picked them up

Have we just been lucky?

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Dave T-S:
<B>These have only one chip between them, on Carolyn's bonnet, caused by s stone kicked up by mine 100 yards out of the dealer when we picked them up

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So that's the cause of the one on my bonnet. I would have parked further away from the road if I'd known you were in the vicinity.

B

 

My cars(MY01) in for its 7.5k service soon and I will be supplying dealer with Photo's

He WILL be applying to IM for a warranty bonnet respray

Or I am going Public Top Gear/Watchdog/etc

I am prepared to organize a group moan let me have you details (pic's if possible)

I am off on my Hol's for two weeks but when I return I will submit all the details and wait for there response

Be interested if any dealer has done this already

Phil

 

 

I have a MY01 and at 2,000 miles got a deep stone chip on the bonnet which had actually slightly dented it. I think this happended at speed on the motorway. I put this down to 2 things. The shape of the bonnet is low at the front and is made from aluminium. I had to have the bonnet resprayed, which was done at the same time as boot. This had to be done due to some minor scratches when supplied. The dealer asked me if I wanted the boot fixing, which of course I did, so I decided to have both done at the same time. They charged me half price for the bonnet as a compensation for the scratches, but maybe I should have moaned and got it done for free.

Anyway, since done a further 1,000 miles and luckily no stone chips yet. Hopefully the new paintwork will be harder.

Kev S

 

my MY01 is wr blue and the bonnet has a number of little chips in it- looks like it should have done 35,000 not 3,500!!

phil,

add me to your list- i`ll sort pics soon.

tiggs