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VMax2007 Senior Enthusiast

VMax2007

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2GCFK13YX71577791

 

Thanks!

 

Yeah, sorry punmax, you only have the following:

 

EI 07036 WINDSHIELD GLASS STRESS CRACK/DISTORTION. REF. TSB 07-08-48-001. ��

02/09/2007

See Bulletin

 

EI 07082 POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK AT GEAR/RACK, REF-TSB 07-02-32-002D ��

08/14/2007

See Bulletin

 

 

EI 07199 RADIO SPEAKER BUZZ NOISE - TSB. 07-08-44-013 ��

07/31/2007

See Bulletin

 

 

You forgot "Ticking"!!!

 

:thumbs::lol::)

 

Sorry Jas, I couldn't resist. :lol:

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slimjim2525 Senior Enthusiast

slimjim2525

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I never noticed until this thread, my 07 has orange peel. :thumbs:

You shouldn't have looked at it Jim :lol:

 

Yeah I know. Mine was built in Oshawa. Does this appear to be the problem plant?
jrrod2004 Senior Enthusiast

jrrod2004

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I never noticed until this thread, my 07 has orange peel. :thumbs:

You shouldn't have looked at it Jim :lol:

 

Yeah I know. Mine was built in Oshawa. Does this appear to be the problem plant?

 

 

 

That should be easy to determine from the collection of us, just throw in your vin and see if they are all made in the same location...

VMax2007 Senior Enthusiast

VMax2007

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I never noticed until this thread, my 07 has orange peel. :thumbs:

You shouldn't have looked at it Jim :lol:

 

Yeah I know. Mine was built in Oshawa. Does this appear to be the problem plant?

 

 

 

That should be easy to determine from the collection of us, just throw in your vin and see if they are all made in the same location...

 

 

Good idea, maybe start a new thread??? We should include colors in this evaluation too.

 

FTR, mine is from Silao, Mexico and is flawless. No orange peel, thin spots or non-uniformity of any kind.

jrrod2004 Senior Enthusiast

jrrod2004

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Does not appear to be a specific plant issue, cross referenced and it looks like it is sourced from different locations, hence the engineering concern

sam5828 Enthusiast

sam5828

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mine is mexico too, black. has dirt in the hood color doesn't seem to be deep black when ya get close to it more like a tint of grey/silver

jrrod2004 Senior Enthusiast

jrrod2004

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Can you check mine for me?

 

2GTEC19J581165184

 

Thanks.

 

 

Yours is included

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

MS3DALE

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I never noticed until this thread, my 07 has orange peel. :thumbs:

You shouldn't have looked at it Jim :lol:

 

Yeah I know. Mine was built in Oshawa. Does this appear to be the problem plant?

 

Yeah,Oshawa seems to be the "main" problem plant.

I had four trucks from there ('94,'97,'99 & '04) and they weren't bad.

I do recall "scuffing & buffing" my '94 though to cut down the orange peel on it.

jrrod2004 Senior Enthusiast

jrrod2004

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I never noticed until this thread, my 07 has orange peel. :thumbs:

You shouldn't have looked at it Jim :lol:

 

Yeah I know. Mine was built in Oshawa. Does this appear to be the problem plant?

 

Yeah,Oshawa seems to be the "main" problem plant.

I had four trucks from there ('94,'97,'99 & '04) and they weren't bad.

I do recall "scuffing & buffing" my '94 though to cut down the orange peel on it.

 

 

I retract my previous statement...

d3athsong Enthusiast

d3athsong

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Can you check mine for me?

 

2GTEC19J581165184

 

Thanks.

 

 

Yours is included

 

 

 

Thanks for looking it up. For those who want to know, its obviously silver, it was made in Canada, and I dont beleive it has thin spots. I think the whole truck has thin paint .

jrrod2004 Senior Enthusiast

jrrod2004

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Yeah,Oshawa seems to be the "main" problem plant.

I had four trucks from there ('94,'97,'99 & '04) and they weren't bad.

I do recall "scuffing & buffing" my '94 though to cut down the orange peel on it.

 

 

by the way, where is that table for the build plant cross reference numbers Rich?

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

MS3DALE

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I never noticed until this thread, my 07 has orange peel. :thumbs:

You shouldn't have looked at it Jim :lol:

 

Yeah I know. Mine was built in Oshawa. Does this appear to be the problem plant?

 

 

 

That should be easy to determine from the collection of us, just throw in your vin and see if they are all made in the same location...

 

 

If your VIN starts with a "2" then it was built at Oshawa,If it starts with a "3" it was built in Mexico,And if it starts with a "1" it was built at one of the plants here in the US.

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

MS3DALE

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Yeah,Oshawa seems to be the "main" problem plant.

I had four trucks from there ('94,'97,'99 & '04) and they weren't bad.

I do recall "scuffing & buffing" my '94 though to cut down the orange peel on it.

 

 

by the way, where is that table for the build plant cross reference numbers Rich?

 

You mean the RPO codes?

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