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Hey.....i bought my cls new and the trunk is badly misaligned I can almost see inside the trunk from the side of the car.....has anyone else run into this problem???
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Yea,
Mine is not as bad as yours Squeek, but it's noticeable after a few close looks..
Just gota find the time to take her in and get the alignment done...also headlight alignment too
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Mine is not as bad as yours Squeek, but it's noticeable after a few close looks..
Just gota find the time to take her in and get the alignment done...also headlight alignment too
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2001 CL-P Monterey Blue, Parchment interior
Polarg BlHybrid M-6 Road lamps
Polarg/PIAA super white interior lights *bling bling*
HP Quantum 28 -- 31% metallic tint all around
Blue Lady Dragon
Ferrari F355 Challenge Lap Times (Dreamcast):
-Motegi: 0'37"822 , sprint total 2'42"892
-Suzuka (short): 0'57"873
-Atlanta: 0'31"659
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Thanks KavexTrax, but the monkeys at the dealership were just muscling the trunk back into place....you shouldv'e seen the car rocking man!!!..I'm just going to try and do it myself......
Mine is not as bad as yours Squeek, but it's noticeable after a few close looks..
Just gota find the time to take her in and get the alignment done...also headlight alignment too
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Mine is not as bad as yours Squeek, but it's noticeable after a few close looks..
Just gota find the time to take her in and get the alignment done...also headlight alignment too
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My Wife's 98 Accord has the misaligned trunk. If you look at the reveal from the rear, the right side is larger than the left.
Every Accord I have seen is this way.
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mine is also slightly misaligned....i took it to dealership and those bastards said they couldnt do anything about it. its not as bad as urs seems to be, but it is noticeable to me. how r u gonna do it urself?
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when i brought it into the dealership i was watching what they were doing...it seemed to be the trick cause everytime they would adjust it and try to close the trunk to see how their job turned out, it would either be better or worse....they lossened a couple bolts (the ones attached to the swinging arms), gave a push or a tug on the trunk lid and tested it (pure trial and error)...i think u have to be pretty forceful, but i will be much more careful than those grease monkeys on my baby!!!!
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Those guys ar Montclair Acura in NJ tried fixing it by take a wrench to the arm of the trunk. Now I have huge marks on it, but I dont care really. I think it seemed to work, but I swear that service department sucks so bad!!
I bring it in for an oil change and I'm scared sometimes that they don't even do anything! And one time they washed my car and I saw a huge scratch on the hood about two feet long. It took me an hour to make them repaint my hood after creating a HUGE scene. Why cant everyone be like Park Ave? I hear so much about them, I can't wait to go there!
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I bring it in for an oil change and I'm scared sometimes that they don't even do anything! And one time they washed my car and I saw a huge scratch on the hood about two feet long. It took me an hour to make them repaint my hood after creating a HUGE scene. Why cant everyone be like Park Ave? I hear so much about them, I can't wait to go there!
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I think my trunk is a little off too. Can someone (squeeke or KavexTrax) post a couple of pics so I can see if what I've got is similar to your situation.
Also, I remember reading a complaint about other parts of the car not lining up perfectly. The solution in that case was to take it to a body shop where the panels were slightly tweaked to line things up better. (What that means exactly... who knows... but I read it here!)
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Also, I remember reading a complaint about other parts of the car not lining up perfectly. The solution in that case was to take it to a body shop where the panels were slightly tweaked to line things up better. (What that means exactly... who knows... but I read it here!)
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sorry Sid, i don't have a digi camera. But i can tell you this.........my trunk is so bad that if you were standing on the driver side rear corner of the car and bent low, you can almost see inside my trunk...the only thing blocking the view is the weather stripping!!!!it doesn't seem to leak though
there are also at least 9 other misaligned body parts but i don't know if i'm just nitpicking.....they seem pretty obvious to me though!!!
"tweaking" (in this case) means that they would shift or bend the metal/part into shape/alignment...
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there are also at least 9 other misaligned body parts but i don't know if i'm just nitpicking.....they seem pretty obvious to me though!!!
"tweaking" (in this case) means that they would shift or bend the metal/part into shape/alignment...
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by SidVicious:
I think my trunk is a little off too. Can someone (squeeke or KavexTrax) post a couple of pics so I can see if what I've got is similar to your situation.
Also, I remember reading a complaint about other parts of the car not lining up perfectly. The solution in that case was to take it to a body shop where the panels were slightly tweaked to line things up better. (What that means exactly... who knows... but I read it here!)
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I think my trunk is a little off too. Can someone (squeeke or KavexTrax) post a couple of pics so I can see if what I've got is similar to your situation.
Also, I remember reading a complaint about other parts of the car not lining up perfectly. The solution in that case was to take it to a body shop where the panels were slightly tweaked to line things up better. (What that means exactly... who knows... but I read it here!)
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by SidVicious:
I think my trunk is a little off too. Can someone (squeeke or KavexTrax) post a couple of pics so I can see if what I've got is similar to your situation.
Also, I remember reading a complaint about other parts of the car not lining up perfectly. The solution in that case was to take it to a body shop where the panels were slightly tweaked to line things up better. (What that means exactly... who knows... but I read it here!)
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I think my trunk is a little off too. Can someone (squeeke or KavexTrax) post a couple of pics so I can see if what I've got is similar to your situation.
Also, I remember reading a complaint about other parts of the car not lining up perfectly. The solution in that case was to take it to a body shop where the panels were slightly tweaked to line things up better. (What that means exactly... who knows... but I read it here!)
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Polarg/PIAA super white interior lights *bling bling*
HP Quantum 28 -- 31% metallic tint all around
Blue Lady Dragon
Ferrari F355 Challenge Lap Times (Dreamcast):
-Motegi: 0'37"822 , sprint total 2'42"892
-Suzuka (short): 0'57"873
-Atlanta: 0'31"659
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by langjae:
Those guys ar Montclair Acura in NJ tried fixing it by take a wrench to the arm of the trunk. Now I have huge marks on it, but I dont care really. I think it seemed to work, but I swear that service department sucks so bad!!
I bring it in for an oil change and I'm scared sometimes that they don't even do anything! And one time they washed my car and I saw a huge scratch on the hood about two feet long. It took me an hour to make them repaint my hood after creating a HUGE scene. Why cant everyone be like Park Ave? I hear so much about them, I can't wait to go there!
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Those guys ar Montclair Acura in NJ tried fixing it by take a wrench to the arm of the trunk. Now I have huge marks on it, but I dont care really. I think it seemed to work, but I swear that service department sucks so bad!!
I bring it in for an oil change and I'm scared sometimes that they don't even do anything! And one time they washed my car and I saw a huge scratch on the hood about two feet long. It took me an hour to make them repaint my hood after creating a HUGE scene. Why cant everyone be like Park Ave? I hear so much about them, I can't wait to go there!
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My dad put a set of American plugs and oil filters in his Mercedes 450SEL. He was busy, so the next service trip was to the dealer in Orange County. They charged him $450 for an oil and plug change. When he looked a few days later, he noticed his Champion spark plugs and Purolator filter were still in the car with dark colored oil -- and these guys were highly rated. He had to shame them into giving him a refund.
I had a slightly misadjusted muffler that required a 1 minute adjustment with 2 wrenches, I found the mechanic out back with a long screw driver and hammer. I told him to get away from the car -- RIGHT NOW!
It is time to find a new dealer. Go visit Jens. You are very lucky to have a dealer near by that cares about what they do! I can't drive 2500 miles for every service
As far as your current dealer -- Get them AWAY from the car.... away from the car
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Ok. Here are the pics:
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/Album...a=12653832&f=0
Front:
left headlight has a noticeable gap from the bumper...right side is fine
Rear:
notice the right side of trunk and the gap with the body's frame..left side is fine
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2001 CL-P Monterey Blue, Parchment interior
Polarg BlHybrid M-6 Road lamps
Polarg/PIAA super white interior lights *bling bling*
HP Quantum 28 -- 31% metallic tint all around
Blue Dragon Lady
Ferrari F355 Challenge Lap Times (Dreamcast):
-Motegi: 0'37"822 , sprint total 2'42"892
-Suzuka (short): 0'57"873
-Atlanta: 0'31"659
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/Album...a=12653832&f=0
Front:
left headlight has a noticeable gap from the bumper...right side is fine
Rear:
notice the right side of trunk and the gap with the body's frame..left side is fine
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- Kvit -
2001 CL-P Monterey Blue, Parchment interior
Polarg BlHybrid M-6 Road lamps
Polarg/PIAA super white interior lights *bling bling*
HP Quantum 28 -- 31% metallic tint all around
Blue Dragon Lady
Ferrari F355 Challenge Lap Times (Dreamcast):
-Motegi: 0'37"822 , sprint total 2'42"892
-Suzuka (short): 0'57"873
-Atlanta: 0'31"659
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by KavexTrax:
Ok. Here are the pics:
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/Album...a=12653832&f=0
Front:
left headlight has a noticeable gap from the bumper...right side is fine
Rear:
notice the right side of trunk and the gap with the body's frame..left side is fine
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Ok. Here are the pics:
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/Album...a=12653832&f=0
Front:
left headlight has a noticeable gap from the bumper...right side is fine
Rear:
notice the right side of trunk and the gap with the body's frame..left side is fine
</font>
Can we have a new section called, "The rogue dealers gallery", with stories and names of lousy dealers. "Dealer-Cop"?
Name of offending dealer: xxxx
Offense: xxxxx
Ticket given:
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- Wheel locks
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- Kevlar/SS Brake lines ordered
- Comptech headers & sways ready
- Silver AEM CAI ready
- 8 coats of Zaino magic
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Squeeke,
If the trunk is mis-aligned that badly, find out from your dealer's service advisor who their body shop is, and MAKE him/her schedule an appointment so the body shop can properly re-align the trunk. If it can't be done, get the western regional Acura rep's name and deal with him personally.
Before I bought my car from Acura 101 West in Calabassas, I had been to 3 different Acura dealerships and I inspected 18 vehicles, all with poor fit/finish issues. The 19th car I saw was at Acura 101 West. It needed some door strike adjustments to align the doors properly. The service manager had the car in to their body shop BEFORE I put a deposit on the car. They also called me when the work was done so I could inspect the car and decide to purchase it or not.
Acura 101 West is First Class! Maybe they can help you -
Mint
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If the trunk is mis-aligned that badly, find out from your dealer's service advisor who their body shop is, and MAKE him/her schedule an appointment so the body shop can properly re-align the trunk. If it can't be done, get the western regional Acura rep's name and deal with him personally.
Before I bought my car from Acura 101 West in Calabassas, I had been to 3 different Acura dealerships and I inspected 18 vehicles, all with poor fit/finish issues. The 19th car I saw was at Acura 101 West. It needed some door strike adjustments to align the doors properly. The service manager had the car in to their body shop BEFORE I put a deposit on the car. They also called me when the work was done so I could inspect the car and decide to purchase it or not.
Acura 101 West is First Class! Maybe they can help you -
Mint
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by langjae:
Those guys ar Montclair Acura in NJ tried fixing it by take a wrench to the arm of the trunk. Now I have huge marks on it, but I dont care really. I think it seemed to work, but I swear that service department sucks so bad!!
I bring it in for an oil change and I'm scared sometimes that they don't even do anything! And one time they washed my car and I saw a huge scratch on the hood about two feet long. It took me an hour to make them repaint my hood after creating a HUGE scene. Why cant everyone be like Park Ave? I hear so much about them, I can't wait to go there!
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Those guys ar Montclair Acura in NJ tried fixing it by take a wrench to the arm of the trunk. Now I have huge marks on it, but I dont care really. I think it seemed to work, but I swear that service department sucks so bad!!
I bring it in for an oil change and I'm scared sometimes that they don't even do anything! And one time they washed my car and I saw a huge scratch on the hood about two feet long. It took me an hour to make them repaint my hood after creating a HUGE scene. Why cant everyone be like Park Ave? I hear so much about them, I can't wait to go there!
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