SCUFFED PAINT ON STORAGE COMPARTMENT LID. Chevrolet Corvette 1986

SUBJECT: SCUFFED PAINT ON STORAGE COMPARTMENT LID (INSTALL PROTECTOR KIT)

MODELS: 1986-94 CHEVROLET CORVETTE (CONVERTIBLE)

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY OBSERVE SCUFFED PAINT WHERE THE REAR OF THE FOLDING TOP CONTACTS THE FOLDING TOP STORAGE COMPARTMENT LID.

CAUSE:

THIS SCUFFING IS CAUSED BY NORMAL BODY AND TOP FLEXING.

CORRECTION:

A PROTECTOR SYSTEM HAS BEEN RELEASED FOR THE FOLDING TOP STORAGE COMPARTMENT LID. PLASTIC STRIPS ARE APPLIED TO THE LID TO ACT AS AN INTERFACE BETWEEN THE TOP'S WEATHERSTRIP AND THE PAINTED COMPARTMENT LID. THIS WILL ADDRESS THE PAINT SCUFFING CAUSED BY NORMAL BODY/TOP FLEXING.

THESE STRIPS ARE APPLIED USING STANDARD DECAL INSTALLATION PROCEDURES.

PART INFORMATION:

PROTECTOR KIT - P/N 12524512

PART AVAILABILITY:

PARTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE ON JUNE 13, 1994.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE: LABOR OPERATION NUMBER: B3700 USE PUBLISHED LABOR OPERATION TIME.

FIGURES: 0

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