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PWBRZ 12-22-2013 08:07 PM

hmm.. pulling the seal apart, both sides, leaking.. sounds like I'll be dealing with this (and the dealer) sooner rather than later.

Apex-Wolf 12-22-2013 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by thatfilipinoguy (Post 1366831)
My seal does the same thing. I also noticed a dent in my fender with NO damage around it. Anyone else have that issue?

I have the same damn dent! It's only visible in the right light and it has no damage around it like some thing soft was pressed onto till in dented, pretty sure it's transport damage but it's so slight I don't think anyone could do anything to improve it.

arashishozen 12-22-2013 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Apex-Wolf (Post 1406763)
I have the same damn dent! It's only visible in the right light and it has no damage around it like some thing soft was pressed onto till in dented, pretty sure it's transport damage but it's so slight I don't think anyone could do anything to improve it.

My dealer was able to fix the dent using pdr. Paintless dent removal

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Apex-Wolf 12-23-2013 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by arashishozen (Post 1406837)
My dealer was able to fix the dent using pdr. Paintless dent removal

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Well I did get the info on it just in case and I know my dealers PDR guy only comes in on Fridays so I'll see if they can do something about it, it's really not so much a dent as it is a warp? I'll let ya know what they say.

FRSHunter 12-23-2013 09:57 PM

Anyone have a picture of this dent?

Gen 12-23-2013 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Apex-Wolf (Post 1406763)
I have the same damn dent! It's only visible in the right light and it has no damage around it like some thing soft was pressed onto till in dented, pretty sure it's transport damage but it's so slight I don't think anyone could do anything to improve it.

Simply leaning on the car with your palm and a decent amount of pressure will do that, fyi. (e.g. someone looking at your wheels and using the fender to help themselves up)

HooverFish 12-24-2013 05:58 AM

Well, the folding seal has now produced a wrinkling in the protective coating in the driver side window where it meats the seal at the top... lovely.

Also, anybody in colder weather areas that have freezes frequently. The first time I had it with this car and I ran the defroster full blast to help with the melting, once I got inside after the windshield had somewhat cleared I had large drips coming down INSIDE the car with a good bit of condensation as well on the inside. Anybody else have this happen?

arashishozen 12-24-2013 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Gen (Post 1408630)
Simply leaning on the car with your palm and a decent amount of pressure will do that, fyi. (e.g. someone looking at your wheels and using the fender to help themselves up)

In my case, a showroom frs had the dent in the same place.

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Gen 12-24-2013 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by arashishozen (Post 1409287)
In my case, a showroom frs had the dent in the same place.

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I have two little dime sized ones on both sides of the car right above the side windows. You can tell someone was leaning with their right hand and looking through the window. Light weight aluminum panels and all.

arashishozen 12-24-2013 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Gen (Post 1409929)
I have two little dime sized ones on both sides of the car right above the side windows. You can tell someone was leaning with their right hand and looking through the window. Light weight aluminum panels and all.

Mine was in the front driver side fender. =/ sorry to hear that. Hope it gets taken out cheaply

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Apex-Wolf 01-04-2014 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Gen (Post 1408630)
Simply leaning on the car with your palm and a decent amount of pressure will do that, fyi. (e.g. someone looking at your wheels and using the fender to help themselves up)

Finally got around to taking the car in on a Friday and they instantly admitted that it was transport damage, the PDR guy even pointed out it had the same dent on the other side too (less noticeable but not to his trained eyes) unfortunately he was all packed up and ready to leave so they made me an appointment and i'm going back in on Friday next week to get them fixed at no charge to me :) :thumbup:

arashishozen 01-04-2014 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Apex-Wolf (Post 1429032)
Finally got around to taking the car in on a Friday and they instantly admitted that it was transport damage, the PDR guy even pointed out it had the same dent on the other side too (less noticeable but not to his trained eyes) unfortunately he was all packed up and ready to leave so they made me an appointment and i'm going back in on Friday next week to get them fixed at no charge to me :) :thumbup:

That's great to hear!.
Trained eyes.. lol, ive been trained to do that at Nissan, its really not that hard to learn. Lol


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Apex-Wolf 01-05-2014 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by arashishozen (Post 1429044)
That's great to hear!.
Trained eyes.. lol, ive been trained to do that at Nissan, its really not that hard to learn. Lol


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I really could not see it but then again I didn't have a none dented side to compare to so I guess the less dented one became my default.

PWBRZ 01-13-2014 01:58 AM

Went to the San Jose car show recently and while there I looked at the 2014 BRZ window indexing and closing. It seems the 2014 model's windows start from a more closed position (touching approx. half the seal) beforehand so when the door is closed it is much less likely to pull the seal upward. Makes me wonder if Subaru quietly solved the problem on newer models by having the window start from a more closed position.


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