Recall for 02-04 Sc430
06-20-13, 06:14 AM
#16
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Airbags are designed to be replaced, and dashboards are designed to be removed in order to access the parts behind. Faces are not designed to absorb flying debris.
Surely they know how to do this; I would think that the wait is for the necessary parts to be assembled and distributed to dealers so that they can be done in short order.
Surely they know how to do this; I would think that the wait is for the necessary parts to be assembled and distributed to dealers so that they can be done in short order.
08-28-13, 02:40 PM
#17
anybody has this done yet? How long did it take?
I just received the second recall letter today and the letter said it will take 5 hours to do it. Please post your experience with this recall. I hate to take my car back to the stealer for service.
I just received the second recall letter today and the letter said it will take 5 hours to do it. Please post your experience with this recall. I hate to take my car back to the stealer for service.
08-28-13, 08:22 PM
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I too got my second letter today. It says it's a 5 hour service but it also says a loaner will be provided. I think I will drop off the sc and go for a long drive in somethig different!
08-29-13, 10:00 AM
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I received mine yesterday as well, but, I mus be special because there is not waiting, call NOW for an appointment to have the issue repaired, 5 hours estimated for the repair.
HOWS THAT!
HOWS THAT!
08-30-13, 09:21 AM
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I haven't received my second letter yet.
I will not rush into the dealer, as disassembling the dash in a major way is not done all that often, and many parts can be easily broken by those newbie techs every dealer seems to hire. I'll let them practice on someone else's car first.
I will also carefully clean and go over every square inch of the dash to note any existing damage, and will probably photograph the major wood panels with a current newspaper in some of the shots.
My BMW went in for an iDrive screen replacement and one of the wooden panels came back cracked. I can't swear it happened then, and without proof it was useless to talk.
Not sure it matters much anyway though, as matching the laquered wood closely on a 5 to 10 year old car is not an easy feat.
I will not rush into the dealer, as disassembling the dash in a major way is not done all that often, and many parts can be easily broken by those newbie techs every dealer seems to hire. I'll let them practice on someone else's car first.
I will also carefully clean and go over every square inch of the dash to note any existing damage, and will probably photograph the major wood panels with a current newspaper in some of the shots.
My BMW went in for an iDrive screen replacement and one of the wooden panels came back cracked. I can't swear it happened then, and without proof it was useless to talk.
Not sure it matters much anyway though, as matching the laquered wood closely on a 5 to 10 year old car is not an easy feat.