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Old 01-26-19, 07:59 PM
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I’m still in the market for a ISF and found this one. Does the gap between the hood and the grille look to big to you guys? Any ideas why? It looks like everything else lines up with the rest of the body.thanks in advance!


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Looks like front end damage of some sort. Not from factory.
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At the very least the hood has been removed and not installed properly gapped. From the front looking to the back, it is shifted to the right significantly. You can see this looking left to right and looking at the front gap.
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That’s a terrible gap. Proceed with caution.
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Even gap between fenders and headlights looks exaggerated..
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That thing was definitely hit in the front. You can see where the bumper was painted without even removing the lower grills. You can see the tape lines. That would worry me that's for sure!
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There also appears to be a gap to the left of the drivers side fog light housing (where the plastic meets the bumper).

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Definitely a very poor quality repair done to this one. I'd have to see the underside to be sure, but it will take some real TLC to make this one pretty again.
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Thanks for all the input guys. Guess I’ll just keep lookin
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Good call.
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