Service Bulletin: Bubbling Sail Panels

[INMY01TA]

i work at a bodyshop, and we repainted the car 2x and the bubbles keep comin back... yea i seen the stuff that makes it happens.. u can sand the plastic but the grease will keep coming through.... its a pain in the ass.... its good i found this service bulletin so i wouldent paint it for the 3rd time lmfao!!!!

Marathon huh? I think I saw one Trans Am the whole time I was in the keys last year.

[NvyBluMtlc02WS6]

Oh and if any body here is thinking of getting there sail panel painted or repaired! what are you gonna use to make it adhere to the car? becasue if you use the same "glue" well you will be right back at square one,,

heres what im saying, i have seen my fair share of f bodys, old new whatever, and have paid attention to this bubbling sail panel thing, 99% of the time you have to really really look, and even then you can barely see these dimples,
if you guys are gonna bash gm over dimples, sell your f body to a kid who will aprecciate it, buy an integra and park in a big parking lot lean against the fender, and stand there just like all the dumb ass kids with a "fast car" or "show car"
point proven!

Dimples? BullSh*t! It looks like rust pits. You really don't notice it until it's already through the paint! Apparently you have no clue what we are talking about. It's far more worse than dimples!

[camarojunky74]

Dimples? BullSh*t! It looks like rust pits. You really don't notice it until it's already through the paint! Apparently you have no clue what we are talking about. It's far more worse than dimples!

lol, whatever dude, maybe your car has another problem other then bubbling, why dont you start looking for rust if thats what it looks like,

out here in so cal, between my 2 ls1 cars, the bubbles were minimal.

[INMY01TA]

lol, whatever dude, maybe your car has another problem other then bubbling, why dont you start looking for rust if thats what it looks like,

out here in so cal, between my 2 ls1 cars, the bubbles were minimal.

These bubbles can get pretty nasty. Seen them pop look like holes in the paint.

[camarojunky74]

These bubbles can get pretty nasty. Seen them pop look like holes in the paint.

i havent, and ever since this whole thing ive been paying close attention.

im not in any way shape or form saying anyone is wrong, i havent seen it myself yet, to the extent people have described to me over tech

[INMY01TA]

i havent, and ever since this whole thing ive been paying close attention.

im not in any way shape or form saying anyone is wrong, i havent seen it myself yet, to the extent people have described to me over tech

I go to the local race track for test and tune every friday and seems about 3 out of 5 f bods I see there have it to some extent. My car had it pretty bad. I waqs pissed, got it fixed about 3 years ago.

[kebie05]

its definitely bad and it shows. also it has the grease or adhesive that comes through also.

[ebonreaver]

I had the entire roof on my 98 SS replaced about 4 years ago. The car has always been garaged and driven on the weekends in nice weather. One day in the spring I pulled it out and took it for a drive and I noticed the bubbles. Drove to the dealership immediately and talked to the head body shop guy. He told me to contact GM directly and get a service order and bring it back. The whole process was faily painless.

[grouch0jr]

ive got the bubbles, but its nothing i cant see unless im looking for it. im sure some cases are worse than others, but im not ready to make a stink over it.

[TA421]

better start soon and not wait to long , it is hard to find some one to fix GM mistake

[Camaroride32]

im gonna try anyway.. i work at a bodyshop and we spend alot of money on parts and we know the guy in the parts department.. he said hes gonna try and call a friend that works in the bodyshop for gm and get something worked out....

[EVERETTE]

my body man fixed mine//replaced leaking one with a used one he preped from back side//the adhesive is being pulled thru panel by the suns heat

[ebonreaver]

it only gets worse, they tried to repair the old one first but the adhesive came through before it left the shop. The solvent in that batch is the issue, needs to be completely replaced.

[TA421]

what should this cost if i cant get the dealer to pay

[Camaroride32]

ya at our bodyshop i tried to repair mine 2x sanding it pretty far down but the grease will keep comin through.. you gotta replace the whole panel... i believe the panel is about 500$ and its a pretty big job to change.... I believe someone earlier said they were quoted like 1200$

[SexyWS6Mama]

So, do we take it to the dealer and print off that recall notice? How does this work?

[INMY01TA]

So, do we take it to the dealer and print off that recall notice? How does this work?

Not a recall it's a TSB. Good luck.

[SexyWS6Mama]

Not a recall it's a TSB. Good luck.

opps i meant TSB. I'll try and see what happens. It's getting bad on my roof now!!! At first there was 1 or 2 bubbles, now the entire thing is bubbling!!

[INMY01TA]

If your car still has some of the 6 year corrosion warranty you may have a chance at getting them to cover this under that. Otherwise I'd say your sol. Most people have better luck calling the GM hotline # (I did) in the back of the owners manual, dealership usually won't do jack to help you.

[SexyWS6Mama]

If your car still has some of the 6 year corrosion warranty you may have a chance at getting them to cover this under that. Otherwise I'd say your sol. Most people have better luck calling the GM hotline # (I did) in the back of the owners manual, dealership usually won't do jack to help you.

i'm almost there!!! Bought the car in July 2002 and it's already May 2008!!!

Thanks for the tip!!