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24-11-2006, 10:42 AM
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NC Fairlane Ghia
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Melbourne
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after a couple of hot days look what happened to my bulge!!!
  i believe that this is due to the bulge being an air pocket and the air heating and cooling inside caused it. Took off the heat shielding under the bonnet and there was no hole to relieve the pressure inside. Took it to Jetspeed and they claim that someone has whacked it. But there are no marks and my car is parked only at home and i know no one hit it. Anyway the refuse to fix it unless i pay for it. Will try to dill a hole under the hood and see if i can relieve the pressure in the budge. used a plunger to get quite a bit of it up, so hopefully with the hole it will work. If anyone has similar experiences let me know
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24-11-2006, 10:45 AM
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Location: ACT
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I assume it's a full metal bulge?
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24-11-2006, 10:46 AM
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NC Fairlane Ghia
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Melbourne
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fiber glass
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24-11-2006, 11:11 AM
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Wherever u go there u r
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Oakleigh, Melbourne
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They book so much work in for themselves their quality has started to slip as they try to pump out too much which is not the way to run a buisness wether it makes money or not,
Vic just runs around like a headless chook..... lol cheers
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24-11-2006, 01:01 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne, Eastern Subs.
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Kick up a stink, tell 'em to fix it. I wouldn't be happy about that at all.
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24-11-2006, 01:16 PM
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Does Steve have a car?
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
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I highly doubt that it's external damage as i've never seen fibrglass warp like that, it's brittle so it would have cracked from impact.
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24-11-2006, 01:31 PM
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Location: SE suburbs, Melbourne
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its why you dont really trust the car washing place at all, it would been better just a bucket and water that about it
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24-11-2006, 01:45 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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i dont think he's p1ssed off because it's wet... theres a massive bubble in the buldge... look clooooooooser my friend...
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24-11-2006, 01:47 PM
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24-11-2006, 01:53 PM
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NC Fairlane Ghia
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Location: Melbourne
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I did kick up a fuss and they expect me to pay for the fix. they refuse to fix any paint damage or anything if they try to fix it.
How hard is the consumer affairs business?
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24-11-2006, 01:53 PM
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24-11-2006, 01:58 PM
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then it's up to you to prove your case, then one of their agents 'decides' whether they want to take your case on or not. i went through the beginnings of it with my lemon POS BA xr. EDIT click here for the website just make sure you've read and understand all the legal mumbo jumbo before getting into it.
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24-11-2006, 02:42 PM
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NC Fairlane Ghia
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Location: Melbourne
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ok sent them a mail, and said if i dont hear back that i will be taking it up with consumer affairs....
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24-11-2006, 02:56 PM
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Parts bin special
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Narre Warren, Vic
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That's rotten luck. That bulge looked great on your car.
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24-11-2006, 03:00 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Brisbane, QLD
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Good stuff man. I hate it when shops won't take responsibility for this sort of thing.
A lot of shops just push out as much work as they can rendering most of it not up to scratch. I'm constantly getting into my boss for that sort of attitude. |
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24-11-2006, 03:46 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Melb, Vic
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damm, it actually looks as if someone hit the buldge pretty hard!! Hope everything goes alright with this, if worst come to worst could you claim it on insurance?
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24-11-2006, 04:00 PM
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That sucks man when you get it fixed get rid of the nudge bar!!
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24-11-2006, 04:01 PM
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ORSM FORD CRUSIERS
Join Date: Apr 2005
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i would try the hole drilling first!! then see what happen but take photos of the damage b4 you drill it.
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24-11-2006, 05:18 PM
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rofl copter
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is that bubling in or out? looks to me like its in
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24-11-2006, 05:19 PM
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NC Fairlane Ghia
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Melbourne
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if i drill it before going to consumer affairs and i have pics will the complaint still be valid?
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24-11-2006, 05:20 PM
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NC Fairlane Ghia
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Location: Melbourne
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yea bubbling in
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24-11-2006, 05:25 PM
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i think you would be better off not doing anything with it till you hear from them and get it photographed by them
that way you have them taking the pics and not yourself it will stand up better if the people try and fight it my 2c worth jason
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24-11-2006, 06:08 PM
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Ea Falcon S
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Cessnock, NSW
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oh man....cant be happy with that shit....
BTW i like the crome nudge bar.....
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25-11-2006, 12:46 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Location: Melbourne
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Tell Jetspeed your going to consumer affairs etc give them one more chance to work out a solution with you. Unfortuneatly i have only ever heard of bad experiences and crap quality bodykits coming out of Jetspeed Melbourne... |
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Damn JETSPEED Melbourne, My Bulge is Stuffed
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