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Is the cladding on monotone Vibes still plastics but just painted ?Or it is metal sheets as part of the car ? thanks

Trust me...once things go plastic, the chances of them going to metal are slim and none.The 04 is still plastic...And each year, cars become more and more plastic.

quote:Is the cladding on monotone Vibes still plastics but just painted ?Or it is metal sheets as part of the car ?Plastic

remember when you bought a plastic car model and built it at home?take a tour of a auto factory and you will see its the same thing but they are alot less messy with the glue. snap together plastic

You wouldn't want it steel. The rust would be unstoppable.

quote:You wouldn't want it steel. The rust would be unstoppable.Plus plastic is easier and cheaper to replace. It does it's job by taking the grunt of the assault from road debris -- if you ever opt to replace it, plastic by far is cheaper than a steel equivalent would be.Is it plastic on the monotones as well?

quote:Is it plastic on the monotones as well?Yep. Monotone has painted cladding.

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thats the truth about the general motors plasticthon they run every year, i heard in a couple of years gm will be be making everything under the hood plastic....has anyone had the problem with the compartment under the shifter poping out constantly?

quote:has anyone had the problem with the compartment under the shifter poping out constantly?Yes, that's been discussed in numerous threads.I have had no problems...except, the one compartment to the left of the steering wheel always falls open on me...all I keep in there is my electronic toll tag! But I'll get that fixed...hardly something to be concerned about...

I'm new to this forum, and missed how i can fix the compartment below the shifter from poping out, i have to do it since the dealership doesnt know how.

quote:remember when you bought a plastic car model and built it at home?take a tour of a auto factory and you will see its the same thing but they are alot less messy with the glue. They may be less messy with the glue on the class A parts, but I've seen *plenty* of messy glue on the less-visual parts of cars. You would think for taking so many cost-cutting short cuts in so many places, they would lay down some rules to stop wasting so much glue. I first saw it on headliners, but it caused a problem for me, so I made them keep tighter control on their glue. Now if GM only listened to all my other problems...

quote:remember when you bought a plastic car model and built it at home?take a tour of a auto factory and you will see its the same thing but they are alot less messy with the glue. They may be less messy with the glue on the class A parts, but I've seen *plenty* of messy glue on the less-visual parts of cars. You would think for taking so many cost-cutting short cuts in so many places, they would lay down some rules to stop wasting so much glue. I first saw it on headliners, but it caused a problem for me, so I made them keep tighter control on their glue. ROFL. you work in assembly?quote:Now if GM only listened to all my other problems... GM Creed: It works on paper!!

No, I work for a tier 1 supplier. I design airbags and discovered the glue thing during some testing. But it's all fixed up now on that program.