Do it....my front bumper is a mess too, the roof is ok but scratched from the rack. The painted bumpers look horrible after one winter.
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My FIL has an 03 ex with 240000kms (130000 Miles)and the paint around the windows is peeling right off. The bumbers are painted every spring otherwise they would be nothing but rust. Takes about a week for new chips to appear. ALWAYS get chrome.
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'97 red PSD short box ext cab, 5 spd, 330,000 km, Wildman 4-position chip,DIY stage 1's, EBV brake, 4" lift, timbrens, DIY open air filter, Gooseneck in box, 3" DP, 5" turn-out stack
Volunteer FireFighter for 7 years
Farmer my whole life
Hers: 01 F-350 PSD, Reg cab, dark green, 2" front leveling kit, Wildman chip, Open intake, pyro and boost gauge, rolling on 315/75-16 BFG All Terrains
Fisher MM2 8'
FIL: 03 Excursion Limited, 6.0, 260 000kms, Banks monster exhaust, pyro and boost gauges. New head gaskets at 200,000kms, Arnott Air Bags
Other Toys: 2001 Mustang Bullitt Highland Green
2007 Mustang Cobra GT500 Red w/ white stripes
Same problem with my roof along with the inside the door. It has only happened with the driver side doors. Right along the outside half and up the paint is peeling. There hasn't been any body damage on mine. I tried 2 years ago with the dealer here and they said out of warrenty. I think they are too lazy or their men aren't good there. I wonder what kind of cheap paint they used.
Oh well I'll fix it before rust pops up.
sanded mine down from rail line to rail line and had it coated with Rhino Liner. No more peeling or worries about scratching with the luggage rails!
One of the best mods I've done.
Jack
__________________ 2000 PSD Excursion Limited 4x4. Black/Gold. Jack-It 3-1/2 inch kit--315 Mickey Thompson MTX. APC headlight harness with 65/100watt bulbs. Nokia auto hands free kit with "left hand" mount.PSD front fender badges. In tank mod, pre-pump mod. Pro Liner roof. Home made tymar type intake with K & N cone filter RC-4780. Bullydog stock/45/75/125 chip, Over 202k miles and going strong.
Well Ford steped up and paid 80%
I am happy with that since the truck is out of warranty
It is all done
They had to Strip the entire Roof section sand and repair the rusted areas. Strip the Hood also
Jason
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2005 F350 Lariat Crew Cab Long Bed
1999 E250 Work Van http://community.webshots.com/user/thetiler
Sounds like the water-based paint debacle of GM back in the 80's and 90's. I still see 10 year old GM trucks driving around with whole sheets of paint peeling off the roof, hood, and fenders.
short_stuff
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Y2K F250 CC PSD Auto, Short-bed Lariat, Woodland Green/Gold, ordered 07/10/99, born 09/12/99, delivered 10/08/99, Access bed cover, Bed Rug, Zoodad mod, Viper Remote Start Alarm, Fumoto valve, 103K somewhat error-free miles (so far) [never back to dealer for anything]
Repairs: CPS, Water Separator Valve assembly, rear axle bearings, VSS, batteries, brakes, alternator, serpentine belt (x2), driver door pwrlock actuator, water pump
2003 VW Jetta TDI auto, 90k miles, all stock, no mods, 41 mpg most days. A rocket in disguise...
Repairs: alternator, brake switch (x2), power window wire harness, #4 glow plug, glow plug wire harness -TRADED as of 11/24/2008
Newest purchase - 2009 VW Tiguan 2.0 l turbo 200 hp gas engine (TDI engine not available yet)
<span style="color: #FF0000">Please give us the details of how you got Ford to step up to the plate. I've noticed a couple of small discolorations that may eventually lead to this on our roof. Sounds like other have too.</span>
Back when we first got our X I noticed a few other problems with the paint and had Ford fix them during the paint warranty period. It was also on the roof, rear doors, etc. It was like it the X was sprayed in a contaminated booth. I'm probably not the only one who has had problems with the OEM paint.
Thanks,
-Mike[color:#000099][/color]
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Kentucky Born: 4/9/2002 Improvements: 2002 PSD Badges, and lot's more!!
I've got a 4 year old excursion and a 13 year old Dodge Minivan. Neither has problems with paint peeling. Both have been garaged since new so I'm sure that has a lot to do with it. I've also taken care to provide a good car wax every 6 months to protect the finish. Here in south texas the heat/sun will kill a car that is left unprotected.
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