can someone plz help
06-15-2016, 01:41 PM
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can someone plz help Well, I noticed that my trunk lid is not sitting flush with the quarter panel driver side. So i I tried to adjust it turning those plastic rivettes and no change at all. How would I remedy this thanks. Car is a 02 vert.
06-15-2016, 01:59 PM
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06-15-2016, 03:08 PM
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You can loosen it just slightly and move it down a little bit, maybe 1/4 inch or so. If you have to move it much lower then you might have to really slam your hatch to close it, or it might not even close at all.
If it still doesn't sit properly then maybe check to see if the 1/4 panel has been repaired or replaced. That could effect the alignment as well if it wasn't fixed properly. Also, you will have to readjust the rubber bumper on the passenger side as that side may sit lower now.
I have owned 5 4th gen's and none of them were perfect, even the brand new ones I owned. I always wrote it off to being a Camaro, not a Benz lol.
I am surprised they line up as well as they do with the mix of plastic, composite, and metal panels.
06-15-2016, 03:50 PM
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psychosid30 is right.
You can loosen it just slightly and move it down a little bit, maybe 1/4 inch or so. If you have to move it much lower then you might have to really slam your hatch to close it, or it might not even close at all.
If it still doesn't sit properly then maybe check to see if the 1/4 panel has been repaired or replaced. That could effect the alignment as well if it wasn't fixed properly. Also, you will have to readjust the rubber bumper on the passenger side as that side may sit lower now.
I have owned 5 4th gen's and none of them were perfect, even the brand new ones I owned. I always wrote it off to being a Camaro, not a Benz lol.
I am surprised they line up as well as they do with the mix of plastic, composite, and metal panels.
You can loosen it just slightly and move it down a little bit, maybe 1/4 inch or so. If you have to move it much lower then you might have to really slam your hatch to close it, or it might not even close at all.
If it still doesn't sit properly then maybe check to see if the 1/4 panel has been repaired or replaced. That could effect the alignment as well if it wasn't fixed properly. Also, you will have to readjust the rubber bumper on the passenger side as that side may sit lower now.
I have owned 5 4th gen's and none of them were perfect, even the brand new ones I owned. I always wrote it off to being a Camaro, not a Benz lol.
I am surprised they line up as well as they do with the mix of plastic, composite, and metal panels.