Has anyone else suffered with lacquer peeling on the bonnet skuttle or front grill on their L405.

My 2013 AB has some fairly major peeling as per the photos.

Not sure if this will be covered by the the warranty.

My brother had exactly this - materialised after a main dealer service - the valet bay were spraying neat TFC onto the bodywork prior to steam cleaning - I suspect the TFC was allowed to dry, it was mainly the plastic work where the lacquer came off. The Dealer sorted it. 2021 L405 Vogue SE 4.4 V8 DIESEL ~ #17

I have the same on the front bumper around the fog lights.

Is the only fix a re-spray?[/quote] 2006 L322 3.6 TDV8
Dogs in the back, Kids in the middle, Horses in a box at the rear.
I know which makes more mess.

Almost all the 405's i see have lacquer damage to the bonnet vent! Surprisingly NOT!!! They are made by the same company that produced the "Brunel" parts for the 322......

Most of my customers ask us to paint them "piano black" like the window surround parts... That and we have colour coded a few...

To be fair to JLR, we have been recolouring these from factory delivery as many customers find it odd they are in a colour that does NOT match any colours near to them on the vehicles... I.E. They do not match the colours of the side sticks/moldings not the roof or mirrors if you order silver... "Very strange" JLR!!!

Interesting to hear Craig.

I was considering getting them sprayed to match my car but wondered if LR would replace them as a warranty claim before I took the plunge. 2019 L405 SDV8 Autobiography
2023 Defender P400e HSE X-dynamic - gone
2020 Defender P300 SE - gone

2019 Jaguar F-Pace SVR - gone
2013 SDV8 Autobiography - gone
2011 L322 TDV8 Vogue SE - gone
2006 L322 3.6 Vogue Se - gone
1999 P38 4.0 se - gone
199? Classic 3.5 - gone

Interestingly Buzz, it looks like you have the brother to my car... Mine is the only 405 I've seen without peeling from those parts! Mine is currently in the bodyshop having the bonnet vent piano'd...

I can't see JLR admitting there is a peeling issue any time soon sir I'm afraid

Looks like i'm going to have to pay for a respray then.....

Next decision is, what colour? 2019 L405 SDV8 Autobiography
2023 Defender P400e HSE X-dynamic - gone
2020 Defender P300 SE - gone

2019 Jaguar F-Pace SVR - gone
2013 SDV8 Autobiography - gone
2011 L322 TDV8 Vogue SE - gone
2006 L322 3.6 Vogue Se - gone
1999 P38 4.0 se - gone
199? Classic 3.5 - gone

Had the same with side mirrors first one, after some time the other side. .....2013 AB. It was not covered by warranty, as the said it could have been because of stones/chipping.....

Cheers, Alex

AFAIK the paintwork warranty which might cover this is three years only, after that the warranty is perforation (which I think means rotting from inside out) for another three years, so I'd not expect anything from LR on a 2013 car. Only Range Rovers since 1988

I have extended warranty.....but am somehow disappointed that colour is chipping after some years on a premium car...

Roughly how much does it cost to respray the offending panel? 718 GT4
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