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spederman

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I'm trying to get rid of this gap in the following pic thats only on the driver side:

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I took off the headlights and grill to see what i could adjust to get it to line up better, but i dont see anything that is really off from aligment. Any of you body shop guys know what i could adust to get rid of the gap. here are some pics with the stuff off if you have any tips or can point anything out that looks off.

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ceracer33

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has the car ever been wrecked before? on the other side, does the headlight mount up perfectly with the bumper or is it slightly tucked behind the bumper? looks to me like u need to loosen all the bolts on the header panel (where the headlights mount) and shift it slightly too the right side of the car. if the car has been wrecked and thats an aftermarket header panel this is a common problem in the body shop. even factory ones dont always fit just perfect. it may require complete removal/burring of the holes to get some adjustment. doesnt look like its too far off though. u want to split the difference between both sides. a little goes a long way. what do ur hood gaps look like? are the equal all the way down? or is it tighter at one spot and wider at another?
 

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Nothing!! the bumper is the culprit, there is NO side to side adjustment, I had the same problem with the SAME bumper on a friends car and it looked like crap at the fenders also, I had to shave off some bumper material to make it look good but there isn't much you can do when there isn't enough material around the gaps...Aftermarket is what the problem is.
 

juiced_94gt

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Remember even saleen DOESENT manufature their own body parts, they are made somewhere else to make a profit.
 
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Cool. thanks for the tips guys. I guess i'll just live with the gap. I guess it doesnt stand out that much unless you know its there. Hell, I didnt even notice until like 2 months after i got it back from the body shop and i wash it every week.
 

tag4car

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take the screwdriver out







 
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