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Limelight

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9 hours ago, Rocz3cqg said:

It is the Ole' "Warranty Voided if Tape Removed"

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NCPGMC Enthusiast

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Sad part is I am sure the dealer will deny the hell out of it and claim you "modified" it to further deny some warranty claim...

Donstar Senior Enthusiast

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The first thing that came to mind is as others suggested,  packaging material.   I'd estimate that 99.652% of new truck owners will never look there.  I'd remove it if you find it bothersome.  I removed a panel of my new travel trailer yesterday that is not meant for regular access.  I was appalled at the crap left behind  during the assembly process.  Personally, I get very annoyed when work quality differs in areas where "no one will see it".  

Sierra Dan Senior Enthusiast

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How about some Silver AC condenser tape to go with your fuse panel duct tape? :confused:

 

 

 

 

Sierra Dan Senior Enthusiast

Sierra Dan

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You would think GM could use Electrical Tape instead of Duct Tape. After-all, the relays and fuses are electrical related ! 

Electrical Tape must have been cut from the budget for 2019.

Jsdirt Senior Enthusiast

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Not surprised one bit. Par for the 21st Century course!

 

The rest of the surprises you'll find after it's out of warranty ...

dsr611 Senior Enthusiast

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Take the truck to the service department and tell them the tape is pulling off and see if they will warranty it

tbarn Senior Enthusiast

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I surely hope this entire thread is in jest. Cannot believe anyone would care, let alone bitch about it.

Limelight Enthusiast

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23 minutes ago, tbarn said:

I surely hope this entire thread is in jest. Cannot believe anyone would care, let alone bitch about it.

Nope. Maybe you don’t care.  I think it’s crazy that it came like that.

 

I can’t believe your bitching about this thread.  :P

Jsdirt Senior Enthusiast

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Sorry for expecting a little more for my $60,000 ... :sigh: 

NCPGMC Enthusiast

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13 hours ago, tbarn said:

I surely hope this entire thread is in jest. Cannot believe anyone would care, let alone bitch about it.

 

11 hours ago, Jsdirt said:

Sorry for expecting a little more for my $60,000 ... :sigh: 

Nope, I certainly don't care that my $60k truck came with a cardboard steering wheel and a drawing of an engine under the hood...If this IS real than it is certainly unacceptable even if it does not change a thing about the truck other than cosmetically. If you made birdhouses for a living and sold them at a super-premium price and your customers found out that you were using duct tape all over it don't you think they would be a little ticked off and shouldn't you be a little embarrassed by that? Or do you just regularly hustle people anyways...

Limelight Enthusiast

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1 hour ago, NCPGMC said:

 

Nope, I certainly don't care that my $60k truck came with a cardboard steering wheel and a drawing of an engine under the hood...If this IS real than it is certainly unacceptable even if it does not change a thing about the truck other than cosmetically. If you made birdhouses for a living and sold them at a super-premium price and your customers found out that you were using duct tape all over it don't you think they would be a little ticked off and shouldn't you be a little embarrassed by that? Or do you just regularly hustle people anyways...

I promise you this isn’t made up.  It came from the factory this way. 

OnTheReel Senior Enthusiast

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1 hour ago, Limelight said:

I promise you this isn’t made up.  It came from the factory this way. 

 

I don’t know about you, but I certainly didn’t go out and buy black duct tape to put on my relays. Just wasn’t on my to-do list.

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