Interior split from heat!
 

So it was about 102 degree today in So-cal, pretty hot for April.
Anyway, I came out of work today to find this. Apparently the interior got too hot and split. :eekdance: I was headed to the dealer to pick up a part, so I talked to the SA. He said he never seen anything like that before. He said he would order a replacement panel and it would take about 5 days. He never mentioned warranty though, I'm assuming this would be covered, right?

Wow, I have never seen anything like that before. It was 95º up in San Francisco area today so we are getting the same heat wave and I had my car parked outside, now I am going to be worried.

Let us know what the dealer does about it, you should be covered.

What are you using for vinyl protectant? Thanks.

Sure as heck not too happy to see this happening!

Holy shhh... I'm about to pick up my car tomorrow, and this is something I've never imagine happening during the 6 years ownership with my 350Z.

We had a high UV today down here, what's SF's hitting?

you are now making me to check my car right now. brb

okay i got back. didn't see anything like that. but i was parked under a tree for shade.

Thanks for posting. I was going to hold off on the vinyl protectant since the car is practically new, but looks like I have to do this ASAP. We are still experiencing 40-60 degrees weather here in the jersey but temparature will pick up. BTW, do you have window tint on your car?

autozone near my house had a special, when you buy nxt 2.0 wax you get free meguiars protectant, so i've been using that. i think i used it 3 times already on the whole car.

what do you guys reccommend for the protectant?

ps: sorry to hear mini.. they should cover it.. i hope!

Yes, the good 3M stuff, you think that would have helped a bit, I guess it could have been worse.

My thoughts are maybe the sun was reflecting in the mirror at the right angle and acted like some sort of magnifying glass, which basically intensified the heat. Wonder if that's possible. :confused: The area that is split is very thin though, could just be a manufacturing flaw in that one area.

Thanks! Yeah, I will complain until they do :tup:

Well, actually I haven't put anything on there yet, didn't think I needed on such a new interior, especially with the UV resistant 3M tint.
I'm not sure any of the protectants would help against extreme heat, do they?

Ha, yeah I saw your car parked outside your work as I was driving to the dealer about 5pm, I almost stopped by, but I really wanted to get to the dealer. :hello:

well, my co-worker and i both use the meguiars protectant, seems to be okay. i don't have a garage at home and sat and sunday was super hot. and i don't have tint to protect the inside from heat.

I'd at least get some sort of tint on your windows to protect the interior from sun damage and fading. That's just me though.

His windows are tinted. I've seen his Z in real-life.

That's highly unusual, I would expect old interior to split like that.

Wow, thanks for posting. Living in Phoenix, this is a very real possibility for me.

Off the top of my head, the only thing the 350z door panels were susceptible to were finger nails.

BP Nissan called me today, said they can't order the part, Nissan won't let them unless they have an interior guy at there shop try to repair it first. I think it's kind of lame, I know they won't be able to match that pattern, I've done vinyl repair before and even on a smooth surface it's noticable. :mad: + they want me to leave the car with them over night.

^ wow, that's plain bs.

:wtf: You gotta be kidding me?

Tell them to :gtfo2: . I can't believe they are repairing it :shakes head: instead of just changing the door panel. It's not going to match doesn't matter how well they repair it!

^ agreed

Man that's bulls**t.

John

That vinyl looks really thin.

John

say no to bs!

have you talked to the service manager? this is not acceptable. if it's covered under warranty, it should be replaced and not repaired.

"Dr Vinyl"
 

My son is a "Dr Vinyl" in our area. He took a look at your pictures and told me that there is no way it can be matched and look like it hasn't been repaired. Plus repairs do not last. Most of his repairs are done on used cars so the dealer can get the car out the door and down the road at the least cost. Tell your dealer you will not stand for a repair and want a new panel since your car is in warranty. Plus I cannot believe that Nissan wants bad Publicity on this car in this Economy..................
:tiphat:

Well that sucks.

Tinted glass FTW here. Armor All can't hurt either.

:icon18: Thanks, I agree, I'm not going to let them try and repair it, I think they should just order me a new panel. It will save everyone a lot of trouble.

Thanks for having him look at the pics, that is good info to have :tup:

So Armor All is considered a protectant?

Well it does have a little tiny viking dude that looks like he keeps bad things away! :rofl2:

It protects, but comes with some cons, the biggest of which is it evaporates and leaves a film on your windshield that is easy to see and hard to get off.
I heard murphy's oil soap works better without the greasy residue.

I use my car cover at work when it's hot I crack the window alittle bit.

Any update?

I haven't got a reply back from the Service Manger yet, either he's avoiding me, or maybe he didn't get my email with pics. I guess I'll have to call him on Monday.

let us know what he says cause them trying to repair it is pure BS...