Kevin H. in Atl..

I need to know what the factory gaps are between:
hood and fender
front fender @ windshield A-pillar
front edge of door and front fender
rear edge of door and unibody

The gaps on my repairs seem excessive to me:

leedav

that's excessive

munro86

You could drive a truck through that!

Kevin H. in Atl..

Hey, Lee
Got time to measure your gaps?????

leedav

OK. hang on...

leedav

.180" at the farthest forward part of the door

Kevin H. in Atl..

Thanks, Lee.

vyper340

What was repaired (fender, door or both)? That's an excessive gap and one that indicates other issues...

Kevin H. in Atl..

Oh, believe me, there are other issues, but most are panel gap issues as noted in my first post. Here's a pic of the collision damage.

vette67

Damn Kevin, I think you should leave it at the shop and make them fix that gap. Forget trying to bring it up to Road Atlanta this weekend. You can ride shotgun with me. Weatherman says 70 degrees... should be a nice day for a Cab!

LVDell

Ouch! That hurts to look at. Hope it gets fixed properly.

Kevin H. in Atl..

Oh, trust me, they're gonna work on the gaps......
They tell me they should be able to address my concerns and the panel adjustments tomorrow. The shop provides a one-year warranty on their repairs, and have a good rep. I'll be sure to have them to get everything up-to-snuff eventually.

And yes, Sunday should be a great day for a Cab ride. And seeing as I haven't had my car for 6 weeks, you can imagine how badly I need a fix (pun intended) And I DO need to road test the car.......

Kevin H. in Atl..

Workin on exactly that.

LVDell

Patience is the key Kevin. I know it sucks, but I am sure it will get fixed properly in due time. Just the hard reality of the auto body business. I am still trying to get little things fixed from my repair back in March.

Kims996Cab

Kevin,

I believe the gap tolerances are spelled out in the web-downloadable "911 Buyers' Guide" (British product that I bought while looking for my car).

I'm out of the country today, but will be back tomorrow (Sat) and will check at that time.

In the meantime, what ATL area body shop are you using for this repair?

thanks,