High beams do not fit snugly

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Oct 13, 2009 | 11:15 AM

alanchad

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High beams do not fit snugly

I just received my 92 sc400 back from the shop after being painted and new lights.

Now I notice that the high beams do not fit snugly into the holes in the bumper. There is a space open at the bottom of the lights, and the alignment bubbles are out of whack.

Is there some adjustment of the lights to make seat better? Other than just the aiming adjusters? Or possibly the bumber could be reinstalled a little off?

Is there any kind of rubber gasket around these as around the low beam assemblies?

I don't want to be **** about this stuff, just spending a lot of money getting this car fixed and want it done properly.

Thanks for any help or insight,

Alan

Oct 13, 2009 | 01:07 PM

masagsxr

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Yeah take the bumper off and check how it sits to the front mounting frame. Mine was so off too and noticed that it wasn't sitting right.

Oct 13, 2009 | 01:21 PM

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There is a small metal clip on each one of them that actually clips them to the bumper and pulls them in tight at the bottom. They are not real easy to get to so they may have been left off or just not noticed when they took the bumper off.

The first time i took my bumper off, i didn't take this clip off and when it pulled loose, it shot abt 10' from where i was working.

Oct 13, 2009 | 02:41 PM

MarcusMIA

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You have pictures of the newly painted car? How much you pay for it?

Oct 13, 2009 | 02:42 PM

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If I spent a bunch of money on that, I would take it back and tell them they need to align everything, because they didn't do it the first time.* If they say they cant, then speak with the manager, and go from there. If it's a factory bumper, then there is just no excuse whatsoever.

If it's an aftermarket kit, they should have test fit it first at the shop, and done any modifying necissary, like XKnownX's.

Oct 13, 2009 | 05:40 PM

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i'd be taking it back to the shop and making them correct it. just my two pennies.

Oct 13, 2009 | 06:04 PM

alanchad

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I will try this weekend to check for the clips and bumper proper alignment.

Also try to post some pics as soon as I can.

I got bumped in the rear bumper and just painted the rest of the car during repair(less top and trunk lid - they were ok).

Thanks again for all replys - folks on this forum are the best.

Alan

Oct 14, 2009 | 11:39 AM

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When I got my front bumper resprayed, my driver high-beam didn't fit correctly either. I told them to keep the car until everything fit like factory and they corrected it. Although, compared to a typical car, I'd imagine fitting a front bumper correctly to an SC would be quite difficult. Definitely take it back, if they're a reputable shop they should fix it for you.