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Old Jul 10, 2002 | 04:12 PM
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Well as I was taking off the second coat of Z5, I noticed something disturbing and took some pictures. Here you go.

This is the driver side:



This is the passenger side:



If you didn't notice in the pictures there's a rather large gap on the driver's side between the side vents and the hood. The passenger side is totally normal. Anyone have ideas?
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Old Jul 10, 2002 | 04:21 PM
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As to why it got like that I don't know. You should be able to adjust it at the latch. I think all the C4's are basically the same latch, you just tighten down on the spring a little bit until you get the desired clearance.

Oh yeah might want to make sure the bottom part has not came loose and slid down as well.
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Old Jul 10, 2002 | 04:23 PM
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I would start with the bottom piece and adjust that..they come loose and easy to adjust by the torx heads inside the fender well
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Old Jul 10, 2002 | 04:25 PM
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Did you have your battery changed ??? This needs to be taken off to change your battery and was not lined up correctly
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Old Jul 10, 2002 | 04:27 PM
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I would start with the bottom piece and adjust that..they come loose and easy to adjust by the torx heads inside the fender well
I will try that, since the hood is perfectly straight. It's perfecly aligned with the front pieces, so I assumed it was the side vents piece, but I got worried that it was in an accident :eek: . I'll be back when I get it done, I don't think we have the proper tools to adjust it... nothing for torx. At my house it's fixable if it's a Phillips, Allen, Flathead, nut, or bolt.
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Old Jul 10, 2002 | 05:44 PM
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Fixed :D

Thank you very much iceburgh68. I didn't realize it was something so simple. Both sides need adjusting once I got it outside. The passenger side vent was sticking out about 1/4". Both sides look great now, and all the torx screws are tight. I'm happy as a Corvette-owning clam. :D
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Old Jul 10, 2002 | 06:09 PM
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Did you have your battery changed ??? This needs to be taken off to change your battery and was not lined up correctly
It has the mudflap things on it. I assume that the installation of them made the pieces not line up correctly.
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