I have a 2015 Leaf S.
My husband drove over one of those lane divider thingies and created a rip in the splash shield under the car.
Kinda hard to yell at him about it because I did the same thing going over a kerb a while ago. Back then replacing the thing cost $141 so I just did it and didn't worry about it too much.
Today I took it to Bellevue Nissan (which I generally love) for an annual battery check and to ask if I should replace the splash shield again. When the car was up on the lift I wandered out and talked to the technician who said he thought I didn't need to replace it since it wasn't torn through and there was no piece missing from it but to check it again next time the car is serviced. Then the intermediary service person came out and told me the technician recommended replacing it to be on the safe side (?!) and since it's a different part than was replaced last time it would cost about $300 after tax.
Ouch. Well, I told them not to replace it for now (I suspect they talked the technician into his more expensive viewpoint) but I'm wondering if a strip of duct tape over the rip would be a good idea.
Thanks for any advice!
Minda
My husband drove over one of those lane divider thingies and created a rip in the splash shield under the car.
Kinda hard to yell at him about it because I did the same thing going over a kerb a while ago. Back then replacing the thing cost $141 so I just did it and didn't worry about it too much.
Today I took it to Bellevue Nissan (which I generally love) for an annual battery check and to ask if I should replace the splash shield again. When the car was up on the lift I wandered out and talked to the technician who said he thought I didn't need to replace it since it wasn't torn through and there was no piece missing from it but to check it again next time the car is serviced. Then the intermediary service person came out and told me the technician recommended replacing it to be on the safe side (?!) and since it's a different part than was replaced last time it would cost about $300 after tax.
Ouch. Well, I told them not to replace it for now (I suspect they talked the technician into his more expensive viewpoint) but I'm wondering if a strip of duct tape over the rip would be a good idea.
Thanks for any advice!
Minda