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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 04:14 PM
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What is this??




Looks like the paint/coating is not very strong.

Is this normal? Should I go back to the dealer??
 
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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It is cosmetic. My non-MINI's don't have that coating and that part often has rust on the surface. The peeling of the protective coating will not interfere with the function of the brakes, IMO.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 05:46 PM
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Mine looks a lot worse than that, and I just got the car. If I take it back to the dealer, can they re-coat them? I've just tried to ignore it, but if it is supposed to look much better than that, I want something done about it.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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somepeople paint the portion with the caliper paint -the high heat stuff you know?
 
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