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Alignment, fit and finish

Discussion in 'Prius v Accessories and Modifications' started by shawnpjh, Dec 15, 2013.

  1. shawnpjh

    shawnpjh Junior Member

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    I'm not exactly griping - maybe a little. But I'm just noticing some quality issues that I'm sure are considered within tolerance on a $30k car but which could be a little better in a perfect world.

    My dad and I were installing the wedge type door molding and having trouble with the measurements lining up in the instructions. I used a long magnetic straight edge and just couldn't get the 3 measurements to be aligned. That's when my dad noticed the passenger back door is slightly lower than the front door.


    I guess nothing's perfect. Can't adjust it now because the molding is on (Which looks pretty good). I suspect the front door is hitting the striker ever so slightly higher than the back door now that I've looked it all over and obsessed a solid hour about it.

    LESSON: If you're slightly OCD about your car being perfect, don't try to install the molding or you may notice things like this!
     
  2. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

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    i agree. no big deal, but it's far from perfect. someone used to advertise this (lexus?) and the auto writers used to bemoan american fit and finish vs foreign. but that was quite a while ago.