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Greetings team,
After mulling over the news I received yesterday that my SBY build date slipped from March to May, and then learning from the regional rep that the cause was stripe issues at the factory, I dug in a little. Here is what I learned today.
I called Flat Rock and spoke to Ralph Arning. Ralph is a pleasant guy in public relations that has been working for Ford over 35 years. Ralph kindly confirmed the news that they are indeed having adhesion issues with the new reflective stripes. He described it as looking like acne.
Therefore, according to Ralph, they are holding all the Bosses until they get this resolved...which includes re-striping the existing completed cars once they get the adhesion problem solved.
Sorry for the bad news.
It would be great if anyone learns anything more.
Update 4.11.12
A call from my dealer confirmed the stripe issues have been resolved and production is resuming. My SBY car originally scheduled for March 26 is now scheduled for April 23 w an ETA of May 5.
Thanks much to each of you that weighed in with your experiences, thoughts and information. Great Team work!
After mulling over the news I received yesterday that my SBY build date slipped from March to May, and then learning from the regional rep that the cause was stripe issues at the factory, I dug in a little. Here is what I learned today.
I called Flat Rock and spoke to Ralph Arning. Ralph is a pleasant guy in public relations that has been working for Ford over 35 years. Ralph kindly confirmed the news that they are indeed having adhesion issues with the new reflective stripes. He described it as looking like acne.
Therefore, according to Ralph, they are holding all the Bosses until they get this resolved...which includes re-striping the existing completed cars once they get the adhesion problem solved.
Sorry for the bad news.
It would be great if anyone learns anything more.
Update 4.11.12
A call from my dealer confirmed the stripe issues have been resolved and production is resuming. My SBY car originally scheduled for March 26 is now scheduled for April 23 w an ETA of May 5.
Thanks much to each of you that weighed in with your experiences, thoughts and information. Great Team work!