phatal Member 205 Member For: 17y 14d Gender: Male Location: Poxby Downs, SA Posted 18/02/08 10:14 AM Share Posted 18/02/08 10:14 AM After picking up the rspec on Friday I noticed that the drivers side headlight doesnt line up with the bumper properly. It looks like it is pushed back and up a bit. Basically if you grabbed either side of the headlight and rotated it so that the top of the headlight tilted back towards the rear of the car. The top of the headlight is pretty much touching the bonnet and the bottom has a noticeable gap to the bumper when comparing it to the other side. I took it back to ford today and they said that they took it to a crash repair place who apparently advised them that the bumper and quarter panel would have to come off and that they would have to modify the radiator support to change how it looks. At this stage I haven't gone any further with it as I really don't want my new car pulled apart. I had a quick look at the headlight mount on the top of the light and it seems to match the other side. Is it easy to remove the headlight or does the bumper etc have to come off? Has anyone else noticed this problem? I probably won't end up doing anything about it as it really isn't that bad but anyone know a fix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 11m 16d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 18/02/08 10:23 AM Share Posted 18/02/08 10:23 AM Mate,I would rather get a panel shop to do it right with Ford picking up the bill, than trying a quick fix.If you do not get it done right, it will also drive you nuts every time you see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 11m 23d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 18/02/08 10:29 AM Share Posted 18/02/08 10:29 AM agreed, let them send it to a panel shop and get it right for free, that's what the warranty is for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 2m 16d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 18/02/08 10:35 AM Share Posted 18/02/08 10:35 AM And pray they get it right first time..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 4m 25d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 18/02/08 11:44 AM Share Posted 18/02/08 11:44 AM Could it have been in a pre delivery prang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatal Member 205 Member For: 17y 14d Gender: Male Location: Poxby Downs, SA Posted 18/02/08 10:07 PM Author Share Posted 18/02/08 10:07 PM Yeah I wondered that but I am hoping not.I will have to take a picture of it tonight and post it up. I just don't know whether I want to pull a part a brand new car. I think that I can live with it . . . . . . . . maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 4m 25d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 18/02/08 10:39 PM Share Posted 18/02/08 10:39 PM How long have you had the car for. Did you find it pre delivery or just after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatal Member 205 Member For: 17y 14d Gender: Male Location: Poxby Downs, SA Posted 19/02/08 08:29 AM Author Share Posted 19/02/08 08:29 AM How long have you had the car for. Did you find it pre delivery or just afterPicked up the car friday late. Found the headlight thingo saturday morning showed them saturday late. Took it back on Monday for them to take a look at. I got them to write it on the file so that it was on record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatal Member 205 Member For: 17y 14d Gender: Male Location: Poxby Downs, SA Posted 19/02/08 09:12 AM Author Share Posted 19/02/08 09:12 AM Well just tried taking some dodgy pictures with my phone just to show the difference between the two sides. In trying to do this it makes me think whether it is worth worrying about as it was hard to make out the difference in the pictures. If someone doesn't mind can they please have a look at their F6 and tell me if there is a gap on the drivers side or not. I am thinking that maybe the pipe that goes under the battery then under the light is too close or something. Hope these work . . . . .Hard to see in the pictures but the gap is about 1 cm most of the way. However the bumper and guard seem to line up and also the guard and the bonnet seem to line up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 11m 23d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 19/02/08 09:27 AM Share Posted 19/02/08 09:27 AM your guess could be right mate have you had a look around there to see if it is fouling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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