Took the day off today and headed over to my dealer to have the hood properly alligned. The gap on the front passenger side was over 2mm wider than the other side.

We took off the hood and reattached but there was no improvement. The tech then tried to widen the bolt hole by shaving a bit of the metal (which I wasn't happy about) to no avail.

Finally we removed the strut on the opposite side and slid that back to make both sides even.

Interesting, but our hoods are height adjustable but they can't be moved forward or backwards.

Now my concern is that my gap between the hood panel and the front bumper cover is too large. Just doesn't look right.

My question is what is the factory tolerance for gaps between the panels on the car ("07 Coupe), and does anybody know how to make adjustments???

 

Because of the way the hood opens, backward, the front gap is a little larger than most cars. any pics so we can compare?

 

If you could measure the gap, we might have a way to compare and then we could give you a better opinion on your situation. It is hard to say without any specifics.

 

2mm is not a lot to stress out about. At least you tried to have it fixed. Fuggittaboutit!

 

I measured mine and it's between 3 and 4 mm. In 22 months of owning the C6 it has not been an issue and is completely acceptable.

 

Wait until you see the passenger door.

 

2mm = Way too ****.

 

Now that you have informed everyone on this forum about this we all know your Corvette has a checkered past. And what are the neighbors gonna think. Seriously, you need to get a life! Vegas

 

Wow, a little harsh I think, funny though.

 

Wow, I can't believe the negative reaction to my post. If you spend over $50k on a car the body panels should damn well line up correctly.

As requested above, I measured the gap on both sides of the front of the hood and the gaps measure 0.5 centimeters to 0.6 centimeters. That just seems like such a large gap!!!

I am very particular with my cars and I think all of us have a right to expect well-built, high quality standards on our cars. Anyway, visually the hood gap just looks "off" to me.

 

You're a hoot!

 

post a pic, it does more justice to your cause than words can

 

I don't think it was Chevy who had the ad of the marble rolling down between the fender and the hood.

 

They tried. On the left side, the marble jumped out of the gap and rolled away on the floor. On the right side, it fell into the gap and caused a rattle that the dealer can't fix.

 

Does this help?

 

I don't see it but of course I'm blind.

 

Remember, it's a Chevrolet.

Just wait until you have something important worked on.

I'll never forget - my 1972, a few months old, the right window was being worked on (rolled up outside the rubber seal). I walked back into the shop to take a look at what was going on. As I walked around the back of the car, I started stepping on screws the 250lb mechanic has scattered around the car. It took him two trys. The window was never right.

Window repair then seal replacement (after it totally ate up the seal), blower motor switch, tranny dip stick tube seal (o-ring bad, entire rear of the car coated with tranny fluid), rear diff pinion gear replacement because of noise. Took two trys on this too. And the rear was always too noisy. Oh, yes, the wind shield wiper went out. Try driving out of Grand Canyon park in a summer hail/thunder storm with no wipers. This totally ruined a trip to Vegas. Flagstaff AZ dealer didn't really know that a Corvette was made by Chevy. Took an entire day of begging a Vegas Chevy dealer and him waiting to get zone approval to get him to fix this. It was a relay inside the wiper motor. He had a motor in stock, but would not replace the entire motor. He would not open up the in-stock motor to pull the relay without 'zone approval'. He finally did this, othewise I would have to wait on about a 3 day delivery on the part. Two days around a Chevy dealer in Vegas isn't a vacation.

All under warranty. But remember, these were the days of 12month/12,000mile warranty.

First new car was a 1968. My new 1984 Toronado was the first new car that I felt didn't have to be 'assembled' by the buyer. I continued to be surprised when it didn't have to have a lot of things fixed in the first year.