Hatch/bumper alignment issue
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Hatch/bumper alignment issue
Just got my car back from the body shop, kit fits like I would expect, not perfect, but close enough that unless you are really looking close you wont notice any issues. The one exception is the rear. At first I assumed it was a problem with the rear bumper, shop said it would cost atleast $500 to fix and repaint, so I said I would think about it. Now that I look, it looks as if the bumper is fine but my HATCH is sticking out too far. Is this possible? What do you guys think?
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Yeah, I know, but I am ocd about that kind of thing haha. Just hoping for some easy fix, shims or something, I dunno, a miracle of some sort. Not planning on paying that much for a fix, that is for sure...
...ish. down the road who knows...
...ish. down the road who knows...
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replica, but it was previously o another Z and it didn't have this issue, or if so it was extremely minor and not pronounced enough to notice
Just went to the factory service manual- rear hatch is adjustable. if I can find a flashlight I'm going to go take a try at it now...
Just went to the factory service manual- rear hatch is adjustable. if I can find a flashlight I'm going to go take a try at it now...
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just went through the parking lot and found a stock Z, definately is a hatch problem. Anyone have any ideas as to what the issue may be and how to fix it?
Oh, and if anyone would be so kind to take similar angle pics of their own Z's it would be nice to see a few examples of how it should look
Oh, and if anyone would be so kind to take similar angle pics of their own Z's it would be nice to see a few examples of how it should look
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lift the hatch, use a broom stick to hold it open and play with the hinge bolts at the top
I cannot believe a shop would let you pick the car up that way...thats ridiculous
I cannot believe a shop would let you pick the car up that way...thats ridiculous
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what would I do? if you think its the hatch, then the easy way to tell is compare the gaps between hatch and roof, and along the hatch line
the more I look at it, I'd say that bumper is the issue....it appears to not fit well, but again, really hard to say for sure
the more I look at it, I'd say that bumper is the issue....it appears to not fit well, but again, really hard to say for sure
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looks like the bumper. It doesn't look like it has the same curve to it that the hatch does. The corners look like they meet up closer but the hatch has more of a curve to it than the bumber so there in the middle of the bumper the seam doesn't look right.
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Most of the time it is a bad replica that causes the bumper to not fit well with the hatch. You can mess with the hatch a bit, but I'd see what you can do to shim the bumper to get it to come out some and meet the hatch.
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walked by another Z this morning and on it too, the hatch is flush with the rear lights, whereas mine is lifted above them. it looks to me that the hatch is the issue, if fixing the rear bumper is what it'll take, thats what i'll end up doing
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So three times latter, I said @#%k I need my car back. A year later and I'm consider going to a muscle car restoration shop to fine tweak the hood and hatch cause it's still off...
edit: they also lost half of the plastic caps the cover the bolts in the truck.
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