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Is it common to scratch the shift knob??

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Old 10-02-2008, 04:14 PM
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why pink?
 
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The dealer scratched mine, I told them, they replaced it without giving me any troubles.
 
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Old 10-02-2008, 06:03 PM
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I scratched mine with a key 1 week after buying the G. But it's the exterior paint scratches + my GFs eyeshadow stain on the roof lining that bother me more (when I look at them)
 
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Old 10-02-2008, 06:06 PM
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^^, the first week i bought the car i took this girl out on a date and she smeared that crap in a compact all over my visor...i cringe when i look at it
 
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Old 10-02-2008, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Cyanide Ride
I carry a pocket knife in my right pocket and the pocket clip sometimes nicks the wheel getting in and out of the car, the G leather is good stuff!.
I noticed the same thing. I put a nick/scratch in my old maxima's leather wrapped steering wheel because of the clip on my pocket knife - when I brushed up against the g35's steering wheel - no marks were made.
 
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Old 10-02-2008, 08:11 PM
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The shop scratched mine to. Zero scratches until you give it to someone else. Then bam 2 big scratches
 
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Old 10-02-2008, 08:14 PM
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i bought my 07 used with 17k miles and it was in awesome shape, minus the shft ****, it was heavily scratched? it seems to be very common...my guess is rings? even more reason to be single...
 
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Old 10-02-2008, 08:23 PM
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I know what your talking about, a mechanic slid behind the wheel of my wife's
Vet with a screw driver in his hand leaving a major scratch on the bottom of
the wheel. For some reason she didn't notice it until I drove it a month later
which was too late to complain. I spend a few minutes every few months
using black dye and then soaking the wheel with leather treatment....hides it.
Gary
 
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Old 10-02-2008, 08:28 PM
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i want to know how mine gets scratched when i dont wear any rings? im also curious as to how my car gets so ****ed up yet im **** about what people do in it is my car cursed or something
 
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Old 10-03-2008, 05:47 AM
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Mine has a few scratches on it. I don't wear anything on my right hand/arm.

Originally Posted by ugaexploder
^^, the first week i bought the car i took this girl out on a date and she smeared that crap in a compact all over my visor...i cringe when i look at it
LOL, I know how it feels, I had that happen in my old car except it was lipstick. Luckily mine was on the inside of the visor.

In the G I tell girls, "If you really really need to put on make-up in the car you better make sure all of it goes on your face and not the car."

Might be an a-hole thing to say but it sure does work.
 
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Old 10-03-2008, 09:03 AM
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Mine got scratched the first weekend I had it. Took the wifey to a fancy hotel on South Beach (Miami) and the valet guy put a huge scratch on it. Didn't notice it until I got home. Paid $18/day parking just to have my car all banged up!

At least I'm not the only one!
 
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Old 10-03-2008, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Borna

In the G I tell girls, "If you really really need to put on make-up in the car you better make sure all of it goes on your face and not the car."

Might be an a-hole thing to say but it sure does work.
 
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Old 10-03-2008, 09:51 AM
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mine suffered a mysterious scratch last year, i think a valet did it because i don't wear rings. it's a deep, long gouge. annoys the sh*t out of me every time i get in the car. two things:

1) people keep saying that the **** trim is aluminum, but i'm almost positive that it's plastic. are you sure it's aluminum? i don't think it is because it always stays warm whereas aluminum stays cool. and if you tap the trim, it sounds dull like plastic, not a 'ting' sound like aluminum would produce.

2) did anyone ever answer how much a replacement **** would cost? i wonder if you can replace just the trim for cheaper?
 
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Old 10-03-2008, 10:26 AM
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18+ months w/ 22k, no scratches what so ever, with no rings of course, i told you guys marriage had more negatives then positives
 
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Old 10-03-2008, 11:14 AM
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My 07 had the paint come off on the shift **** and was able to see the white plastic under it. I am married with no rings on me. I just use M all the time and rest my right hand on the shift ****. I painted the thing black. My 08 came with a little dent and the little scratch on it.

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