Hood fitment issues, panel gaps, wheel defect, paint chip, clear coat issue

[Incursion]

I just picked up my car on Thursday and noticed several issues. Unfortunately, the only issue that will likely be covered under warranty is the wheel issue.

Be on the lookout for the panel gaps. My friend's ITS has them as well, and a black one that I saw at my local dealer today had the same issues with the crooked hood and passenger-side headlight/bumper gap.

Driver-side hood edge is slightly lower:

Passenger-side hood edge is slightly higher, also note the tiny paint chip at the edge of the quarter panel, which will be zoomed in on a picture further below:

Dimple in the wheel:

Driver-side headlight gap to compare with wider gap for the passenger-side below:

Passenger-side panel gap:

Some sort of nick in the clear, possibly seeding:

Close-up of the paint chip on the passenger-side front quarter panel:

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[StingertimeNC]

Ugh, that all looks horrible. the gap under the passenger headlight is probably the worst. So far none of that on my car. what a bummer, hope you get it mostly sorted. They should be able to get the hood aligned better, maybe even adjust the left headlight?

 

[Incursion]

Unfortunately, my local dealer said none of it will be warrantied except maybe the wheel. I kind of screwed myself by buying it from out of state. What color is your car?

 

[StingertimeNC]

I have the LCM. I took a close look at it last night, with a flashlight and I have a hood that's gap is wider on the driver side, and a similar gap under the passenger headlight. Ignorance is bliss. I never noticed because the bottom edge of the headlight is black, and the space that's there is black, and the bumper is somewhat dark. I can't unsee it now!!! LOL.

Oh well, I'm going to try not to dwell on it and just enjoy the car. Almost nothing in life is truly perfect, right?

 

[Incursion]

I have the LCM. I took a close look at it last night, with a flashlight and I have a hood that's gap is wider on the driver side, and a similar gap under the passenger headlight. Ignorance is bliss. I never noticed because the bottom edge of the headlight is black, and the space that's there is black, and the bumper is somewhat dark. I can't unsee it now!!! LOL.

Oh well, I'm going to try not to dwell on it and just enjoy the car. Almost nothing in life is truly perfect, right?

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[RCX]

I also have white and none of those issues.

Are there any accessories installed?

 

[Incursion]

Just the copper wheels, titanium shifter, and ResistAll. Do you mind posting pics of your car?

 

[koatic]

I was going to ask as well if the dealership installed any accessories like the front A. A guy on here works at an Acura shop and stated he would NOT allow them to even wash his ITS. Lol

 

[Incursion]

I asked the dealer not to PDI my GT4, but my ITS was already in the showroom when they contacted me about it.

 

[optronix]

I was going to ask as well if the dealership installed any accessories like the front A. A guy on here works at an Acura shop and stated he would NOT allow them to even wash his ITS. Lol

He also clarified that has more to do with his own desire to do everything himself... he was also a master mechanic for Acura and actually got into a bit off heat for his videos and has since moved on from the car, to all of our detriment because he would have provided top-tier content.

Anyway...

This sucks. This car must have been built the day after a late Browns home game.

But ultimately no one will notice unless they're looking for it, including you. Try to just enjoy the car.

 

[Incursion]

Wow I just discovered another issue.

 

[hypersss]

Something like the headlight gap doesn't bother me much, but I went to measure mine out of curiosity... 4.8mm on the passenger side, 3.5mm on the driver side.
My passenger side looks basically the same as your picture. Not really noticeable standing from a few feet away.

Where is that last picture from? Can't tell.

 

[Incursion]

It's the driver-side near the edge of the windshield.

 

[hypersss]

On my car I can see that there's a cutout there if I lean over the windshield, but not if I'm standing next to the front wheel. To me it's alright.

 

[StingertimeNC]

my car has a cut-out there too. A vent poerhaps. The skin of the dashboard is just cut a little cleaner there.

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