370z Paint & Windshield

kidkotic2001 · 09-17-2012, 10:43 AM

So This is my third Z 350z, 09 370, and 12 370 and I have gotten my windshield replaced on all of them. I do not know if the glass is just thin or what. I also hate that the paint just chips real easy. I have a 2012 Jeep as my DD and Rocks, debri, dirt, and other stuff has hit it and I have no chips on it. On my 2012 I have one big chip on my hood and four on the side.

I will be talking to Nissan dealer to see what they can do.

iceman21_23 · 09-17-2012, 11:04 AM

Nissan paint is soft... as far as the windshield i have a few little chips but nothing major. Try not to tailgate when you know the road is bad

my2004Z · 09-17-2012, 12:39 PM

If you do a lot of highway or fast 2 lane driving then you will definitely get more damage because of the speeds involved.

DWS44 · 09-17-2012, 12:44 PM

Considering the paint on the nose of the 350Z I used to have would chip if someone breathed heavily on it, I finally decided to try paint protection film on the 370Z when I brought it home. While expensive, I couldn't be happier with the stuff. Works very well, and nice not to have to worry about the nose quite as much on the Interstates!

nmjaxx9 · 09-17-2012, 01:27 PM

Yeah I was thinking of getting a clear bra way back when I got the car, highway driving makes a lot of chips on the hood/bumper, im just gonna get it re painted sometime next summer.

Telephone · 09-17-2012, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kidkotic2001

So This is my third Z 350z, 09 370, and 12 370 and I have gotten my windshield replaced on all of them. I do not know if the glass is just thin or what. I also hate that the paint just chips real easy. I have a 2012 Jeep as my DD and Rocks, debri, dirt, and other stuff has hit it and I have no chips on it. On my 2012 I have one big chip on my hood and four on the side.

I will be talking to Nissan dealer to see what they can do.

Rhetorical question...Are you tailgating other cars and driving behind trucks? Your Jeep may be able to get away with it.

3rd Z and still no clear bra?

LakeShow · 09-17-2012, 07:53 PM

Windshield was never a problem for me. I can agree with the rock chips, now with my second Z I think I'm going with some clearbra. I try to stay very far away from trucks when possible. Nissan's paint is just garbage.

Mt Tam I am · 09-17-2012, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kidkotic2001

So This is my third Z 350z, 09 370, and 12 370 and I have gotten my windshield replaced on all of them. I do not know if the glass is just thin or what. I also hate that the paint just chips real easy. I have a 2012 Jeep as my DD and Rocks, debri, dirt, and other stuff has hit it and I have no chips on it. On my 2012 I have one big chip on my hood and four on the side.

I will be talking to Nissan dealer to see what they can do.

Three Z's and three windshield's. What rotten luck.

The paint is in a class by itself.

JungleZ · 09-17-2012, 10:00 PM

Nissan has the worst paint quality in the business, get used to it. Dealer wont do anything for you. Nissan/Infiniti has like 10 different shades of grey/silver that are decent but everything is else is paper thin.

kidkotic2001 · 09-18-2012, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Telephone

Rhetorical question...Are you tailgating other cars and driving behind trucks? Your Jeep may be able to get away with it.

3rd Z and still no clear bra?

I was not tailgating I was at least a car and half away. I just have bad luck with Windshields and Nissan Paint is just garbage. I had a clear bra on my 09 Z which did help but this time around I never got around to it. Now I am regretting not getting one.

I think I am just going to get the bumper repainted and then I will be getting clear bra.

09-17-2012, 10:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
kidkotic2001 Track Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 541 Drives: Like Crazy Rep Power: 15	370z Paint & Windshield So This is my third Z 350z, 09 370, and 12 370 and I have gotten my windshield replaced on all of them. I do not know if the glass is just thin or what. I also hate that the paint just chips real easy. I have a 2012 Jeep as my DD and Rocks, debri, dirt, and other stuff has hit it and I have no chips on it. On my 2012 I have one big chip on my hood and four on the side. I will be talking to Nissan dealer to see what they can do. __________________ ThAt WaS a CrAzY nIgHt

09-17-2012, 11:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
iceman21_23 Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: league city, tx Posts: 757 Drives: 09' Solid Red 370z Rep Power: 17	Nissan paint is soft... as far as the windshield i have a few little chips but nothing major. Try not to tailgate when you know the road is bad __________________ Zele front bumper cf front lip, Seibon TS Hood, Work GS2, Ings+1 side skirts Takeda CAI Litespeed Exhaust

09-17-2012, 07:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
LakeShow A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: L.I., NY Posts: 5,307 Drives: Everything Rep Power: 25	Windshield was never a problem for me. I can agree with the rock chips, now with my second Z I think I'm going with some clearbra. I try to stay very far away from trucks when possible. Nissan's paint is just garbage. __________________ \|2013 Audi S4\|Ibis White/Black\|S-Tronic P+\| \|2013 370z\|PearlWhite/Persimmon\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|F.I. CBE 18" CF\| \|Sold\|2011 370z\|Gun Metallic\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|

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