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has anyone noticed how lousy the paint job is under and around the moon roof area? or, is this just a defect on my vibe?..........

i never noticed anything myself.love the name by the way!

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I believe I know what you are referring to and if so I have the same condition. It looks like the area inside the moonroof (when opened) was either not an area they focus on with perfection or it was hurried along during the process. They may also do this because it's not a highly visible area unless you purposely look for it.I really don't see it when I'm sitting inside the car looking up through the roof but notice it more once outside looking in. In my opinion, it doesn't bother me whether or not it's normal, and it also doesn't appear to affect the seal of the glass either.If it makes any difference, my '01 Cavalier w/ moonroof also has this condition, but far less noticable.I've attached a picture here with the yellow outlines marking the areas in question.Can you or anyone else chime in and confirm/deny this?

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Quote, originally posted by NSimkins » They may also do this because it's not a highly visible area unless you purposely look for it.very good NSimkins! these are called low visability areas and when the vibe is painted this area and any area below the main feature line or body molding is called low visability and the quality concern is low. hope this helps.

Yep, I have that too.When I pulled out the dash, there was lots of that stuff under there too...