Paint peeling off front calipers
2022 Kona N with 46,000 miles on it. I just got back from a 1000 mile road trip and the paint is flaking off of both front calipers. Excuse how dirty it is, I was just going out to wash it when I noticed the passenger side had a huge flake missing. The driver side paint popped off in my hand when I touched it.
I do not drive aggressively to the point of overheating brakes, I’ve owned multiple high performance cars and this is a first for me. I downshift to come to a stop and brakes are not something I generally need to worry about replacing early across multiple platforms.
So I have an appointment at the dealership I like to see if there is any possibility of it being covered under warranty, but I highly doubt they will. I don’t know if the first owner used harsh chemicals or if there was an issue with the factory painting so that it deteriorated prematurely. I’ve owned it for ~10,000 miles.
My options are:
Big brake kit (kinda stupid considering I do not track this car and am not unhappy with the oem kit)
Repaint the stock calipers, definitely need to source a high heat N logo though.
Warranty, I doubt that’s really an option but it’s worth a shot. The soonest appointment that they have is in August. It’s kinda embarrassing driving around with them looking that way, but whatever. It is what it is. I’ve never had this issue on any other car, but I can’t say with certainty that the first owner didn’t fuck them up somehow.
I’m probably just going to repaint them, but it is tempting to go aftermarket and set $2500 on fire. I’ve got time to think about it while I wait for the appointment for them to send photos to Hyundai. Frick