Hey everyone- I'm new to this forum (I've known about it for a while). I have a '65 so I spend most of my time on the Vintage-Mustang forum...
Anyway- I've got an '04 Gt- with the 40th PACKAGE- yes, a real one. As you know they don't have spoilers so the 3rd brake lights are exposed to more sunlight.
I've had the car since January 2005 and it has the extended (Ford ESP) warranty for 60 months/60000 miles. I've driven the car about 7000 miles only because I didn't drive it much during the first year (wasn't sure whether to keep the miles low or to drive it...).
When we bought the car and did a delivery checklist, there were some scratches from sitting on the lot. It also needed to be buffed.. On the checklist the dealer noted that the third brake light was scratched.. When we took it to the bodyshop (at the dealership) they only buffed/polished the third brake light so it did look good the day I picked the car up.
Now, after only a year of driving- yes a year (it sat covered in the garage for all of 2005) the brake light looks like cr*p..... I wax the car every other wash and have even tried plastic polish to make the brake light look new- although the light is cracked from the sun- they are not scratches...
I've taken the car to the dealership for other warranty repairs (convertible top leak, bad front tire) and they refuse to replace the light. They are telling me that it is SCRATCHED!!!! Haha- the paint on the trunklid is flawless- I use an "Absorber" to dry the car and a sheepskin mitt to wash the car!!!
I don't know what to do. Brake lights are about $70 bucks on Ebay and I've got these guys telling me it is scratched. They also say that the delivery checklist is too old to be in effect.. even though the light was supposed to be replaced and all they did was put some wax or polish to make it look good...
Sorry for the long post.. I'm getting nowhere at the dealership (they treat me like a kid- I'm 21)...If you guys have ANY suggestions I would appreciate them. I love walking into the service department and having them look at me like I don't even have a driver's license...
By the way.. Here is a picture of the '04:
And here is my '65. It was featured in Mustang Monthly April 2005 "Kid Rocks"....
Thanks,
Chris
Anyway- I've got an '04 Gt- with the 40th PACKAGE- yes, a real one. As you know they don't have spoilers so the 3rd brake lights are exposed to more sunlight.
I've had the car since January 2005 and it has the extended (Ford ESP) warranty for 60 months/60000 miles. I've driven the car about 7000 miles only because I didn't drive it much during the first year (wasn't sure whether to keep the miles low or to drive it...).
When we bought the car and did a delivery checklist, there were some scratches from sitting on the lot. It also needed to be buffed.. On the checklist the dealer noted that the third brake light was scratched.. When we took it to the bodyshop (at the dealership) they only buffed/polished the third brake light so it did look good the day I picked the car up.
Now, after only a year of driving- yes a year (it sat covered in the garage for all of 2005) the brake light looks like cr*p..... I wax the car every other wash and have even tried plastic polish to make the brake light look new- although the light is cracked from the sun- they are not scratches...
I've taken the car to the dealership for other warranty repairs (convertible top leak, bad front tire) and they refuse to replace the light. They are telling me that it is SCRATCHED!!!! Haha- the paint on the trunklid is flawless- I use an "Absorber" to dry the car and a sheepskin mitt to wash the car!!!
I don't know what to do. Brake lights are about $70 bucks on Ebay and I've got these guys telling me it is scratched. They also say that the delivery checklist is too old to be in effect.. even though the light was supposed to be replaced and all they did was put some wax or polish to make it look good...
Sorry for the long post.. I'm getting nowhere at the dealership (they treat me like a kid- I'm 21)...If you guys have ANY suggestions I would appreciate them. I love walking into the service department and having them look at me like I don't even have a driver's license...
By the way.. Here is a picture of the '04:
And here is my '65. It was featured in Mustang Monthly April 2005 "Kid Rocks"....
Thanks,
Chris
somebody would be stupid to even pay that for a GT through a private sale. 
and there's no way to fix that.
Just pay $70, and get new light if its that bad of scratch.
