Hi all
I need some help
I got my car back from the smash repairs a couple of days ago and while i was happy at the time i sort of thought something didnt look the same.
After looking at my car parked in a car park today next to another tf i realised what was different. The panel beater has left a wider than normal gap between the bumper and grille/lights. All my repairs are guaranteed and i dont expect any trouble getting it sorted but i thought it would be handy to have some pics to show the guy exactly how it should look.
Cheers
Damo

although i dnt have a tf try searchin the net if not on here for others members pics of their cars, jus a thought.
Gd luck.

I have a TF, I took this pic just now with a crappy mobile phone camera, not sure if its any good to yu or not....

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n7/mummy_of_2_outlaws/Image001.jpg

Thanks .
I got off my lazy butt and scrolled through about 40 post your ride pages and got a few others that should do the trick.
Thanks Mums magna that was an angle i couldnt find and will help heaps.
You would be amazed how hard it is to find decent shots of a totally stock te tf grille and bumper. I didnt even want to go near explaining to a panel beater that paras, letterbox grilles etc etc wouldnt make any difference to where the bumper sat and yes they were the same model car.
Anyway i will print these off and deliver them to the panel beaters on monday with my car. As i said i am not really expecting any hassles but i find it is best to be prepared
Once again thanks for your help
Cheers
Damo

:cry: yes my car is "totally Stock" *sob sob*

There should be some adjustment available at the bonnet catch and there's also
the 2 black rubber pucks that the bonnet sits on in the corners that screw up/down.

Why not have a play around with that yourself first?

The gap is between the bumper and grille. The bonnet position is fine. I did have a look to see if i could adjust the bumper position myself but couldnt see where all the mounts were. If I had to i would do it myself but considering it is their responsibility and if i happen to scratch something trying to move it myself its not their responsibility I figure it is safer to take it back and let them do it.
Cheers
Damo

take a pic of the problem so we can see

Pica as requested

Take the grille out and have a look at the re-inforcement bar, it either wasn't fixed properly or they've forgotten to bolt up the middle bolt.

The panel beaters are about 3 ks from my house and to be honest it really isnt worth stuffing around doing it myself. The work is guaranteed for the life of the car so i will just let them fix it. I am a little annoyed that it wasnt done right the first time but so long as they get it right this time i am happy. I can live with it till monday and i will drop it off then and they can sort it. Annoying part is that i want to change the front bar soon anyway.
Cheers
Damo

you can see the gap between the bonnet and the grill isnt even too, definately take it back.
http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=27524&d=1168041137

in this pic, you can see the panel gap by the wheels is very tight, and it gets wider and wider till you could just about lose a cat in the gap under the lights!
http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=27523&d=1168041137

make sure they fix it properly, and dont take any ****. to me, it is obvious it's had a repair job and it could be obvious to potential buyers when you come to sell your car, which you dont want.

sorry mate, hope it gets sorted for ya

When i saw the gap that gets larger near the wheel i was horrified but glad in a way. There is no way anyone can argue that one. I am thinking about ringing suncorp and telling them i dont want the same repairer to go near the car as the way they have left it is pretty crappy. I know they are going to tell me that the panelbeater must be given an opportunity to rectify the problem. I dont think it will take them much more than an hour if that.
Cheers
Damo