I got my Mustang back from the body shop 2 days ago and it was dark out when I got my car back so I didn't notice anything wrong with any of the body work which the body shop did to my car. I haven't driven my Mustang since I brought it back home from the body shop 2 nights ago.
Today when I took my car out of the garage, I noticed that BOTH headlights have "gaps" between the black rubber gasket and the front fender. The passenger side headlight has a "HUGE" gap between the black rubber gasket that's on the top of the headlight and the front fender. The driver's side headlight has a smaller gap between the black rubber gasket that's on the top of the headlight and the front fender. Basically, the top of the rubber gasket that's on BOTH head light units are NOT flush inside the fender like they should be. There is a huge gap between the top of the black headlight gasket and the front fender on both the passenger and driver's side.
I took it back to the body shop and he told me to bring it back on Monday for him to take a look at it and to fix it. I don't know HOW something like this would go "unoticeable" after the body shop finished all the work and put the front bumper and the headlight units and the front grill back on the car after they did all the repairs?
I would like to know HOW the body shop is going to fix the problem? Will they have to take the entire front bumper off to do get the black headlight gasket that's located on top of the headlight to fit properly inside the fender? Or can the adjustment and fix be made without the front bumper being taken off the car? Please keep in mind that the body shop repaired and repainted the entire front bumper on my car. I am very afraid that they might SCRATCH the front bumper where the headlights are located if they don't do the repair properly. I am hoping that this is going to be a minor adjustment/repair and that they will not have to take off the front bumper to fix the gaps that exist between the headlights and the fender. What can you tell me about this type of repair/adjustment? How hard will it be for the body shop to make the headlight gasket fit snugly and flush into the front fender on both headlight units?
I paid out of my pocket for them to do the work and I am afraid that they might take a shortcut to do the repair properly. The body shop owner today told me that both headlights are snug and that he doesn't think that they are adjustable to make the rubber gaskets on the headlight units flush and snug with the fender. I told him that both headlights were snug and flush with the fender BEFORE I brought the car to him for repairs. I know the body shop owner because he has done body work to my car before, but I am afraid that he might say like he did to me earlier today that this is something normal. It isn't.
How hard is it to fix the gap problem that exists between the black rubber gasket on the top of the headlight assembly unit and the front fender?
Today when I took my car out of the garage, I noticed that BOTH headlights have "gaps" between the black rubber gasket and the front fender. The passenger side headlight has a "HUGE" gap between the black rubber gasket that's on the top of the headlight and the front fender. The driver's side headlight has a smaller gap between the black rubber gasket that's on the top of the headlight and the front fender. Basically, the top of the rubber gasket that's on BOTH head light units are NOT flush inside the fender like they should be. There is a huge gap between the top of the black headlight gasket and the front fender on both the passenger and driver's side.
I took it back to the body shop and he told me to bring it back on Monday for him to take a look at it and to fix it. I don't know HOW something like this would go "unoticeable" after the body shop finished all the work and put the front bumper and the headlight units and the front grill back on the car after they did all the repairs?
I would like to know HOW the body shop is going to fix the problem? Will they have to take the entire front bumper off to do get the black headlight gasket that's located on top of the headlight to fit properly inside the fender? Or can the adjustment and fix be made without the front bumper being taken off the car? Please keep in mind that the body shop repaired and repainted the entire front bumper on my car. I am very afraid that they might SCRATCH the front bumper where the headlights are located if they don't do the repair properly. I am hoping that this is going to be a minor adjustment/repair and that they will not have to take off the front bumper to fix the gaps that exist between the headlights and the fender. What can you tell me about this type of repair/adjustment? How hard will it be for the body shop to make the headlight gasket fit snugly and flush into the front fender on both headlight units?
I paid out of my pocket for them to do the work and I am afraid that they might take a shortcut to do the repair properly. The body shop owner today told me that both headlights are snug and that he doesn't think that they are adjustable to make the rubber gaskets on the headlight units flush and snug with the fender. I told him that both headlights were snug and flush with the fender BEFORE I brought the car to him for repairs. I know the body shop owner because he has done body work to my car before, but I am afraid that he might say like he did to me earlier today that this is something normal. It isn't.
How hard is it to fix the gap problem that exists between the black rubber gasket on the top of the headlight assembly unit and the front fender?