Hood letters - coating?

[duckdive]

Mine started peeling after 3 yrs of ownership. I wash my truck by hand and don't use an electric buffer which is what the dealer accused me of. My garage door has windows so it does get a lot of sun. That might be the reason for mine peeling.

 

[nashvegas]

Peeling Letters

One thing -- I have noticed the same problem on door handles on full sized Range Rovers (03+)... it looks like they are painted in a similar manner (ie matte finished grey paint). Next time you are in a parking lot next to a full sized Rover, take a look. It looks very similar to what's happening with the letters on the hood. I've also seen some of the rear emblems on LR3's peeling (ie "LR3 V8 HSE")

 

[calibre]

Is there a common denominator for those of you who have this issue? Any other car wash users? Hot, arid climates? Salt used on snowy roads?

Mine seem pretty good...I live in a temperate climate (PNW), no salt used on our roads (yet), I park in a garage and never use a car wash. Is there a correlation or should I expect this peeling to eventually occur?

I recently purchased my rig, and I'm almost positive I didn't notice this while it was on the lot. Then, a couple days after I had it home, I noticed it. It's as if the dealer ran it through some sort of wash before I went to pick it up...and that is what caused it.

It came out of Vegas - is in Utah now. So, perhaps it was either the Vegas heat, or the one carwash...

 

[huelsmma]

My 2006 has always been in the hot Florida sun. My dealer replaced all letters front and back at 48k before factory warranty ran out after I asked them. I thought I saw those letters for $75 from a land rover parts website though???

 

[calibre]

My 2006 has always been in the hot Florida sun. My dealer replaced all letters front and back at 48k before factory warranty ran out after I asked them. I thought I saw those letters for $75 from a land rover parts website though???

I've found $105 at BPUtah. You know of something else?

 

[huelsmma]

They have raised some prices since I searched last. 105 looks like the best price, Atlantic British is 54 for each piece "Land""Rover". Looks like I had them replace my faded washer jets at that time also

 

[RumRunnr]

my LAND ROVER looks like cr@p too. I'll replace them one of these days but for now I'll tell myself that it adds character. I wonder why the LR3 V8 SE on the back isn't peeling? In my mind that may rule out salt as the culprit.

 

[roverman]

maybe it's just wind erosion, lol

 

[duckdive]

Maybe heat? Hood heats up, rear hatch does not.