Re: [DMCForum] possible concours car? (why facsias warp)
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Re: [DMCForum] possible concours car? (why facsias warp)



Then some batches of facias were more prone to warpage than others.

P.S. parked under a carport only exposes the front fascia part of the
time to the sun and it matters what direction the front facia was
pointed to.

Mark V



On Feb 9, 2005, at 9:39 AM, timnagin wrote:

>
> Take a look at the one in the "concours" folder.  That one has been in
> the
> sun all of its life.
>
> Greg
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DMCVIN6683 [mailto:dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 11:28 PM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [DMCForum] possible concours car? (why facsias warp)
>
>
>
> It is the sun, trust me because this happens to low mileage cars too. I
> have 59,000 miles on my car and no warpage but my car spent time in a
> garage stored and that is why the sun hasnt warped it yet.
>
> Mark V
>
>
> On Feb 8, 2005, at 10:13 PM, Videobob Moseley wrote:
>
>>
>> Not true, the plastic that the fans are made of is different from the
>> polyurothane rubber
>> that the fascia is made of, it is a flimsy loose noodle if you have
>> ever
>> handled one.
>> There is also a lack of support in the design where the warps form.
>> The tub is made of fiberglass and repells the heat, it flows up and
>> into the
>> front of the
>> fascia and builds up on the top of the inside.
>> It is either this, or the sun but surely not the high beam headlights.
>> - VB
>>
>>> From: DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> Reply-To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: Re: [DMCForum] possible concours car? (why facsias warp)
>>> Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 19:40:09 -0600
>>>
>>> If it got that hot the radiator would melt the front end off the car
>>> and melt the cooling fans plus your engine would have seized due to
>>> the
>>> high temp of the radiator fluid!
>>>
>>> Mark V
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Feb 8, 2005, at 7:36 PM, Videobob Moseley wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Here is a theory that I haven't heard mentioned.....but maybe the
>>>> heat
>>>> that
>>>> is
>>>> warping the facsia is not the headlight or the sun, but the RADIATOR
>>>> directly below?
>>>> When I leave my car running, I have actually burned by leg and left
>>>> a
>>>> mark
>>>> from
>>>> the heat that builds up on the fenders from the hot air being blown
>>>> off the
>>>> radiator.
>>>> Then the car is parked after a drive on a hot day, all that head
>>>> that
>>>> is
>>>> built up in the
>>>> radiator is no longer being blown back and it simply rises up into
>>>> the
>>>> inside of the facsia.
>>>> Combined with the heat of the sun this could reach up to 180-200
>>>> degrees
>>>> maybe?
>>>> This could soften the plastic and then when it cools it warps.
>>>>
>>>> That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
>>>> - Videobob
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