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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Alan 71
Hi PK,
If your car still has the original type aluminum 'puck' spacers they'd have to be VERY corroded to have allowed the body to drop.
Remember, most of the front clip is forward of the body mounts so if the clip has dropped it's more likely that the bond between it and the cowl has been compromised.
Generally if the clip is loose the gaps at the front of the doors is where it's seen.
Regards,
Alan

Well the gap at the top of the clip to door is quite big. I mean bigger than the bottom end. Is there any way of fixing that?
Also with front body mounts I had bushings in mind!

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