07 fd1 trim fading anyone?

[amurray]

hey guys... my window trims and other external plastics have quite dramaticly faded recently. my car is still under warrenty. i went to honda today to ask about warrenty....

there reply " that looks like a solvent dammage, somthning like car wash " hmmm so anyway aprently its my fault for washing my car.. i have only used the 1 car wash in my life have on both my cars and all my mates... never had that problem before..

has anyone had this problem ? post up picks? i will post a few its shocking


cheers

[patsdc2]

bring it down to another honda outlet for a second opinion?

[Stig]

the black plastic panels? like under the front window wipers, doors etc?

if so then yes my ones faded like hell as well on my o7fd1

[amurray]

Yep that's exactly where mine is doing it and also around the window seals where the side windows meet the door I wad also told that it's never
happened before and the guy was quite rude to me in saying so.

I'm going to take it further, also to another dealer

[Stig]

its fading to sorta a white colour yeah? and sorta looks like someone stood there rubbing the plastic panels

[amurray]

Yep that's it lol

[Stig]

imo dont think honda will do shit about it lol

i guess you just keep up the maintenance with those "back to black" products when cleaning the car, been meaning to do that to my car but soo much effort and cbf kicks in

[ej20i]

same here, u can fix it up a bit i guess, i use tyre shine every time i was the car, it looks shiny black for about 2 weeks
LOL!

[amurray]

can u guys send me photos. i wanna go into honda n proove a point.. they said it never happens?

[ej20i]

sure i'll take a photo for ya once im back from my holiday

[ej20i]

btw its a well known problem for Honda
LOL!funny how they always do that

[vlixcool]

well i guess is naturally happened due to direct sunlight, just use trim conditioner from mcguire or other dash cleaner and it will back to shine

[fitme]

to much heat from the sun??..because my friends yaris got the same problem as yours...and his got no shaded parking area

[amurray]

thanks guys :)

[white_ep3_civic]

Just use armor all or black chrome that will fix it

[curtis265]

amurray, do you have a photo for us? Mine's fading too (it's an 07)

I think this would eb a general wear'n'tear item though...

[amurray]

yea ill upload them but its only 3 years old... mines BAD though

[curtis265]

I just put armor all on mine - makes a world of difference, but i think it'll wash off - lol.

As long as you put it on regularly, it should help..

[aaronng]

I use 303 protectant. Apply everytime you wash and eventually it will slowly turn back to a darker colour. Helps if you use it from new because the protectant has UV blockers in it which slows down the fading. On my 2 cars, the one with 303 applied since new in 2004 still has black trim, while the gf's car which only received protectant once every year has gray/light gray trim!

[G3NX]

Meguiar's Gold Class Trim Detailer, thats what i use on mine last weeks.