Door Panel Chipping POLL
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Timnineside
Enthusiast
Two gen 4's here. Neither one have a chip there.
My guess is possibly a men's wedding band catching the corner? Left hand ring finger sure would be in that area a lot. I know I take my ring off whenever I wash my car as I'm afraid to damage or scratch anything.
-Tim
My guess is possibly a men's wedding band catching the corner? Left hand ring finger sure would be in that area a lot. I know I take my ring off whenever I wash my car as I'm afraid to damage or scratch anything.
-Tim
HyperViper
Enthusiast
No chips on either for me @ 17,000 miles
Torquemonster06
Enthusiast
Passenger side for me.
Sonoman
Enthusiast
This chipout starts as a horizontal stress crack about 1 cm long... I've seen the cracks. May need a bright light to see it. Apparently there is some force acting on that corner of the plastic panel.
Lespauldude
Viper Owner
I have the exact same chip(in exactly the same location) in my 09 GTS B/W vert. Now THAT freaks me out. I remember when I first noticed it too. I wondered "how the hell did that chip get there"?
It doesn't seem to be in a stress area. That's what makes the location so weird. Thanks for posting this. At least I'm not alone with this.
It doesn't seem to be in a stress area. That's what makes the location so weird. Thanks for posting this. At least I'm not alone with this.
My 2009 ACR didn't have it when I bought it but had it at some point by 1,400 miles on the drivers door panel. Exactly like pictured in the first post and like yours Lespauldude.
When I saw mine I was like ***, then when I saw the pic of the ACR on eBay with it I had a very strong suspicion this may be more common than just mine simply because the chip is almost identical. My car is less than 1 year old (since sold new from the dealer)
When I saw mine I was like ***, then when I saw the pic of the ACR on eBay with it I had a very strong suspicion this may be more common than just mine simply because the chip is almost identical. My car is less than 1 year old (since sold new from the dealer)
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Lespauldude
Viper Owner
I just looked at my passenger side door (in the same area) and noticed a stress crack in the same spot. For some reason, it looks like that area is undersome sort of stress (at least enough to do damage to the plastic part). I think that specific contact point is just too close to the other part of the door that it
is adjacent to. IMHO.
HyperViper
Enthusiast
Have to edit my post above...my drivers door is cracked. Damnit. Evidently you aren't supposed to open and close the doors 
VIPER GTSR 91
Enthusiast
Now I will have to go look at mine. This problem just might exceed the Gen 4 CEL issue posts.
HyperViper
Enthusiast
They should cover you under your warranty. What ***** is, it will probably do it again.
Tried to get mine covered with my maxcare. Wasn't covered.....$615 for a new door panel.
Tried to get mine covered with my maxcare. Wasn't covered.....$615 for a new door panel.
redrichard
Enthusiast
OMG on the drivers door !!!
ViperGeorge
Enthusiast
I'll have to check mine. Anybody have any idea why it is chipping?
chorps
Enthusiast
Door grab handle stress?
2009VOI-Norway
Enthusiast
My 09 coupe driver side is cracked, not chipped (YET)
1st Strike
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I have one in my ACR and it came from the seat beat buckle. I took it off quickly and the metal buckle hit the door panel and chipped it. It looks identical to yours. Plastic repair kit is the answer. Cheap and hardly noticeable after repair.
TRACKDAY
Viper Owner
After reading this thread, I just checked my doors and found it on the driver's side door panel
I never noticed it before.
What plastic repair kit would you recommend?
