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Peeling of plastic film of inside door

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by mlott, Jul 19, 2005.

  1. mlott

    mlott Junior Member

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    Hello all.
    I am not sure if this is the proper forum, but I need to ask anway. I tend to rest my left arm against the driver's side window and on the inside door panel. Well, I recently noticed that the plastice film has 'bunched up" and also separated where I rest my arm. Is this easy to fix? Is it covered under warranty? I barely have 2,300 miles on my Prius.

    I love the car so far :)
    I was just visiting my doctor and mentioned my new car. He seemed interested.

    Thanks, for any help,
    Michael
     
    #1 mlott, Jul 19, 2005
  2. KTPhil

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    Another owner complained of this, and it turned out that suntan lotion destroys the coating on the panel. I think Toyota replaced it free.
     
    #2 KTPhil, Jul 19, 2005
  3. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    wow.

    Well I have premature wear on my lower glovebox handle. Getting them to replace it under warranty.
     
    #3 Tideland Prius, Jul 19, 2005
  4. galaxee

    galaxee mostly benevolent

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    well i can testify that deodorant doesn't mess up that door panel. :lol: :oops:

    just needs a little cleaning every now and then when i really have to lean out the window to swipe my parking card!
     
    #4 galaxee, Jul 19, 2005
  5. Bill Merchant

    Bill Merchant absit invidia

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    [font=Comic Sans MS:b6d670aa64]Hi Michael. That "plastic film" is the paint. As KTPhil noted, some others have experienced this problem on their doors, and Tideland's paint problem on his glovebox is also not unique.

    I think Toyota may have had a bad batch of paint. They have been replacing panels for free.[/font:b6d670aa64]
     
    #5 Bill Merchant, Jul 19, 2005
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