LawyerUp1

So I was walking by the front of my car late last night and noticed this white stain on the front left splitter. It seems to have only affected the plastic piece (as opposed to the surrounding painted areas) and will not come off with heavy scrubbing or a power wash. There is no other damage, which makes me pretty certain that I didn't hit anything. I can't for the life of me figure out what would've caused this and am looking for any insight before I reach out to the dealer (so I know whether I can reasonably argue that they should cover this under warranty).

If it helps, my car just received the Service A last week. I picked up the car from them on Saturday morning and noticed the white stains on Monday evening. Relatedly, they found a leak in my radiator, which they repaired. I'm not sure if any of that is relevant. Any help is greatly appreciated.

chassis

How long have you owned this vehicle?

There looks to be a crack or puncture in the fascia. You had a leaking radiator. The stain appears to have emanated from behind the fascia or from inside the engine bay, for example from a leaking radiator.

Are you sure there was no impact? Can you post wider view photos? The description and photos appear to be consistent with impact.

LawyerUp1

Thanks for the reply. I've owned it for just over a year (January 2019). I can't be sure that there was no impact, but there's no obvious damage that I can see. These are the only photos I took, but I will grab some wider shots in the morning with more light.

LessIsMore

Definitely looks like you hit something, I feel like a piece of the story is missing.

rustybear3

What year is the car? Make, model, etc. Did you buy new used or what?

LawyerUp1

I am pretty particular about my car and inspect regularly (especially if I think I hit some debris or ran over a pothole). There is nothing that I noticed while driving the car that makes me think it was caused by impact. I also don't see any damage other than the discoloration of the plastic. What makes you think I hit something?

LawyerUp1

It's a 2019 C63S. I bought it new (I custom ordered it and had it shipped over). It was delivered to me in January 2019. It has about 8800 miles on it

LessIsMore

There was a hole in the radiator, the stains that look like coolant sprayed on it and dried, and the fascia right in front looks separated.

LawyerUp1

Thanks. Does anyone know an easy way to remedy the problem, or will the entire piece need to be replaced? Should this be covered under warranty (especially when the stain appeared after the dealership supposedly fixed the radiator leak)?

deftronix

I've had good results in the past restoring plastic with a combination of a heat gun &

tobeit

wow, how and where do you see all that? I must be blind as I see nothing but white splashes everywhere. How does a hole in the radiator sprays forward like that?