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YOUR RESEARCHNeed some help regarding panel gaps
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Adjust gaps and the car looks great
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The body shop has successfully adjusted the gaps and the car looks great.
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He is delivering the car to my home this evening and has asked that I call him this weekend and tell him what I think of the repair after his corrections today.
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I am still trying to get little things fixed from my repair back in March.
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a proper repair looks like it came from factory., and is as good.
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He is delivering the car to my home this evening and has asked that I call him this weekend and tell him what I think of the repair after his corrections today.
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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:
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!
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.......
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.
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,
Kim,
The owner of the shop has gotten involved with my car's repairs, and has apologized for the condition in which my car was presented to me. He is delivering the car to my home this evening and has asked that I call him this weekend and tell him what I think of the repair after his corrections today. I want to check out the remedial work before saying anything more about the shop. I will say that the owner has stepped up and taken responsibility and shown a distinct intention to get me happy. I'll update you tomorrow.
Jeff,
Just might see you at RA Sunday!
No, this is not that book .... it is (as far as I know) available only as a PDF file downloaded from the author's web site, and is called "911 Secrets Revealed". Author is Adrian Crawford.
Typically, panel gaps are 4mm, or at least they were on the older air cooled cars. Those are excessive. Sounds as though the body shop does care and will make it right. More than I can say for some horrid reports of other body shops..
Post pics once complete. Beautiful color BTW..
Kenvin,
I'll bet from the looks of the damage that the right rail was kinked.( you can see how it looks by looking under the trunk liner)
Before the panels ,the frame has to be pulled with laser acuracy to factory specs. Then everything goes back together with factory gaps. Might be it wasn't done right on the frame machine. a proper repair looks like it came from factory., and is as good.
Did the air bag deploy??
Elliot
Elliot,
No, none of the airbags deployed, but the roll bars did. The body shop has successfully adjusted the gaps and the car looks great. I'll post some pics tomorrow.
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