Door Alignment
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Door Alignment
Picked up my C8 last week at MacMulkin and just love this car. I didn't notice at delivery that the drivers door is mis-aligned, it drops down about 1/4 inch so it is not flush on top or where it meets the black trim on the rear fender, is this a big deal for the dealer to "adjust" and is this covered.
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It can be adjusted and should be covered. Would like to see a photo depicting how far off it is.
General body panel fit and alignment seems to be one of the areas where the C8 is greatly improved over the C7.
General body panel fit and alignment seems to be one of the areas where the C8 is greatly improved over the C7.
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"...one of the areas where the C8 is greatly improved over the C7" From what I've seen there's not that much difference. Why... essentially the same people doing the assembly, then and now. 
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Melting Slicks
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The panel fit and overall fit and finish is much improved with the C8 compared to previous generations. I know the haters will throw shade on GM and the people who work in BG but that's expected because haters have to hate.
Melting Slicks
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GM had to be aware of the C7 body panel fit shortcomings, I expect they used the he totally new and different body design / assembly to do something about it with the C8. The C7 panel fit / alignment was horrible. I don't believe I've ever seen one where you couldn't find t least one panel that was off to some degree. Though we see a C8 panel fit thread here from time to time, it's no where near as frequent as was for the C7.
