TLHottie

Hey guys. I wondered if anyone else has this problem. I have a '99 Black TL and I noticed, almost a year after I got the car, that "film" that is around the oustide of the car, next to the windows on the door frames, has started to chip and look windblown.

A) Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

B) Has it happened to you?

C) What the heck do I do about it?

Acura said they "replaced" it once, but they brought in a guy from Chicago to look at it since my local dealership said they've never seen anything like it.

Tell me your thoughts, or lack their of.

Tracer

My 99 has this .. came off during a wash

Tracer

99WDP

Go talk to your dealer about it. It's a known problem that the black tape peels off. I took mine in for one spot and they removed all of the tape and applied gloss black paint, no more problems.

FreDroRN

I had mine replaced by the dealer also last year on my TL-S. Now the problem is happening again. I'm waiting until the dealer has a loaner car available since last time they had the car for 3 days to replace the black tape.

SlyTLS

Mine is happening too...I'm going to bring it in to be replaced my next oil change.

TLHottie

Well, heck. I took it to the dealer and (again) they said there's nothing they can do about it. Maybe that Drive to Omaha isn't so bad after all.

SlyTLS

TLHottie: That's BS...this is covered under warrenty. They should send it to a body shop and either have the frame re-wrapped or have it sprayed with Gloss Black paint. They're trying to pull the wool over your eyes.

pianoman41

Like the others said, this is a known problem and it will be fixed under warranty. However, one of the Acura techs that used to frequent this board said that it is a long, laborous process to fix so expect to be without your car for at least a full day, possibly up to three days. Don't expect to drive in and wait while the work is done.

TLaskin

I looked at my car and it looks like the tape is wrinkling in the corners. That sucks

slixx-tl

yep, happened to me too
dealer fixed it under warranty
did all 4 doors last year but now it is happening again
wtf???

bug230

mine was covered under warenty they pealed off all the black tape and had a body shop paint the pillars.

TLHottie

Yup, my tape is wrinkling, too.
Do we know what causes this?
Maybe it's 'cuz we drive our cars so fast...

Tom Blasing

The only thing I can think of to cause it is that they were compressing and stertching the tape when it wasn't hot and/or pliable enough to move the way they wanted or they just reached the overall physical elastamer limits of the material.

Mine is doing too just a little on a concave curve.

cubanlinx

Happening on my 02 TL , it is under warranty and dealer said it would take 3 days to do.

dee diddy

my front driver and passenger's were creasing and i had the dealer fix it end of june when i had the car in for servicing. the driver side was doing the same thing a month later and i just got it fixed again yesterday. i hope that was the last time for this problem.

@cUr@-TL

acura has to fix it if you are still under warranty, there's a service bulletin for this.



@cUr@-TL

yield2s

the fix will veri from dealer to dealer. if you want it done so that you never have problems w/it again then find a dealer that will strip and paint

Allout

I had the same done to my 99 also. Since most every piece was showing signs of lifting, they stripped all off and painted with the Black Gloss paint. I'm glad they went that way. It looks great and I don't have to worry about it.

CalgaryTL

Happening on the right rear window of my TL, but hasn't happened on my dad's TL-S yet. The dealer is supposed to fix mine next time its in for service.

daimler560

is the tape matte finish? mine is glossy...doesn't look like a tape job. 03-Tl-S

Allout

My tape was glossy. Repainted glossy and I couldn't tell the difference between paint and tape.

Type S Lady

I have an 03" and it's already happening to mine, it's getting wrinkled. I just dropped mine off this morning to have all of the squeaks and rattles fixed and totally forgot about that. I guess on my next oil change I'll have them change it. I'm not to excited about driving this RSX loaner car, it feels horrible. I've got to have my ride back for the weekend.

yield2s

keep in mind all ,as posted above the process of either reappling tape or doing it right by painting it take time at a body shop.1-2 days.issues to look out for would be; overspray on car, rubber window seals adjusted right, ect.

blk_tl

I took mine in to get fixed, and it happening again

BlackAc3.2

f**k man its happening to me too

Tls22

I just notice mine on the drive side have alittle wrinkle..
Would they replace all 4 door or would they just replace the defective 1?