Nissan front fascia shipping problems

ltullos

My 40th AE is in a highly rated Dallas body shop for some minor stuff including front fascia replacement. I'm sticking with the stock version to keep it original. They rejected the first 4 they got from the Nissan parts warehouse because of dings and minor damage in shipping. They told me that this is not really that unusual for Nissan because of the way they are packed for shipping from the west coast warehouse. In fact, he told me that they had a GTR in for work and had to reject 5 (@ $1500/ea) before they got one w/o damage.

I really doubt that Nissan is eating these costs, and I suspect they are just recycling them hoping that shops are not paying close enough attention to notice. If anyone has similar experience please post, and if you are getting yours replaced, I recommend you make sure your shop inspects carefully before accepting.

Another point he made is that these covers need to be prepped before painting because they have mold release residues which will cause problems after painting. They scrub them down and then bake to vaporize the residues.