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I've had my vibe for less than a week, but have already notices a few spots where the paint has rubbed off on the side protector thinggie (the part that protects the body metal from car doors opening on it. I just barely touched it when opening a car door next to it, and the paint wore off.I have a frosty vibe,and the black rubber underneath the paint shows very clearly! Am I doomed to a life of touch-up paint?

I feel your pain as the same thing happened to the guard on the passenger's side front door on my Vibe. I'm fairly certain some donkey hit it in a parking lot. The kicker is Pontiac doesn't have their act together with parts yet and I've been waiting for silver touch-up paint for weeks.

If you have the "satellite" silver, you have GM code 13 paint. They have been using it for years. As a matter of fact, my 1976 Nova is that color which is one of the reasons I bought a "satellite" silver Vibe. If you look up any 2000-2002 Pontiac car with code 13 paint, it will be the same even though the name is different. One good place is here: http://www.paintscratch.com Look up a 2002 Firebird and get "Sebring Silver Metallic Clearcoat" 13/WA9566 That is the same GM code 13 silver paint on your Vibe.Don't get "Galaxy Silver Metallic Clearcoat" 12/WA519F That is a different shade (GM code 12 paint).

I know on my Cavalier, GM sent me a 'welcome kit' with coupons and a free bottle of touch-up paint.Has anyone got this for their Vibe??

quote:I've had my vibe for less than a week, but have already notices a few spots where the paint has rubbed off on the side protector thinggie (the part that protects the body metal from car doors opening on it. I just barely touched it when opening a car door next to it, and the paint wore off.I have a frosty vibe,and the black rubber underneath the paint shows very clearly! Am I doomed to a life of touch-up paint?If it a factory paint defect the warrenty will cover this and the dealer will repaint it for free.

Having the same problem. The door moulding is so soft that any ding from a door causes the paint to come of showing the black underneath. I can't imagine what the car will look like in a few years full of dings here. It already is staring to look bad.

You think you have problems!!! I got my car not even 24 hours ago and the dealership dinged it! I am going back tomorrow to get it fixed.... although reading your posts I wonder what the fix will involve, a new moulding or just some touchup paint maybe??!!

I didn't fully understand what all the fuss was about ....until today. A car parked next to my Vibe opened it's door and bearly touched my door and the paint came off. I couldn't beleve how easy it came off. What is the paint code for Salsa?

They "say" 81 but it wasnt even close......

81 is for Lava. Salsa is 44.The entire list is:Satellite (silver) = 13Shadow (grey) = 15Abyss (black) = 19Frosty (white) = 40Salsa (dark red) = 44Envy (green) = 46Neptune (blue) = 62Lava (medium red) = 81
[Modified by NovaResource, 6:50 PM 9/26/2002]

Thanks, Scott. I'll get some tomorrow.

Mine was delivered to the dealer on a Friday p.m., and when I picked it up on Tuesday, it already had a "chip" on the door guard, and a rub mark on the tip of the nose. W.T.F. is wrong with some people?Even though mine is Shadow, it still shows.