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Update on trunk lid gap issue

Here are the pics I took to see how straight the trunk lid and ¼ panel next the the trunk lid are. Come to find out, both the lid and ¼ have bellies in them. So the combination between the two are giving me the 1/8” + belly.

I am very disappointed in my new trunk lid. First out the box, it was damaged on the front drivers corner. Posted pick earlier in the thread. It has waves in the lid next to the 1/4s on both sides. Now, as you can see in the pic, you can see light between the level and the lid in the middle. It looks to be a 1/16 plus in some areas. I originally bought it because my old lid was damaged when someone broke into the car and used something to try and pry up the middle of the trunk lid to open it. I guess I will have to repair the old lid or try to find another. This piece of $h!t lid I received will not do. I would sell it to someone who wouldn’t mind taking the time to fix it. I am just disgusted with the piece.

Enough venting, so let me know what everyone thinks. The ¼ seems to be only about 3/32 out in the middle. From what some of ya’ll say, I should be able to pull that much out once the ¼ is welded in. Thanks for stopping bye.

Opinions on drivers door gap

I am posting a few pics of my driver’s side door. I put in a hinge repair kit and had issues getting the door to line up correctly. I finally got some help and did the best I could with the door. The door also has a dent under the rear view mirror. This distorts the gaps at the fender a little. Regardless, I have evened the gap out, I think, as well as I can.

On the top from the door handle to the window, the gap is 3/16 to 1/8. This is the worst part. Probably the door is messed up. From the door handle down, the gap stays pretty straight from 3/16 to 1/4 . The gap along the bottom is a constant 5/16.

The fender side stays around ¼ above the body line and below the body line around 3/16”.

At the ¼, the middle body line seems to be within a 1/16 or so and the bottom line is about the same. It is worst on the bottom. I value everyone’s opinion and would like some feedback on the gaps. I have not finished cutting off the ¼ under the door till I am sure the door is good enough. I did learn on the other side that the ¼ doesn’t have much tweeking in the door jamb. Too many contours and bends. It’s basically where it fits you deal with it.

I am going to try and get the dent out in the door, but if I can’t, I will replace the skin on the door. That’s another day and project way on down the road. Thanks for stopping bye.