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Old Sep 15, 2011 | 07:19 AM
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I've just had the front bumper and lip removed for re-painting and now have picked the car up. Can somebody please have a look at their headlights and tell me if you have a uniform gap around both headlights please? The panel gaps are fine where the bumper meets the bodywork.

Mine are slightly uneven around each headlight unit and I'm wondering if I need to jiggle the bumper around slightly for a better fit or maybe they are supposed to be like that for the headlamp beam adjustment?
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Old Sep 15, 2011 | 12:39 PM
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Nobody got an S2000 they can take a look at for me
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Old Sep 15, 2011 | 12:41 PM
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Loads of pics of the front of my car in my sig, knock yourself out
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Old Sep 15, 2011 | 12:45 PM
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Thanks but I've taken a look already, however they are not detailed enough. I just need somebody to take a look at theirs to see if the gaps between the bumper and the headlights are uniform on both sides... Got a torch and a couple of minutes?
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Old Sep 15, 2011 | 01:01 PM
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Mine look good till you get up close and neither bumper fits 100% perfect but I think thats normal for these cars. Panel gaps are shite imo.
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Old Sep 16, 2011 | 11:46 AM
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Just had a look at mine & panel gaps around my 04 look quite uniform-not mm perfect but nothing noticeable
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Old Sep 16, 2011 | 12:38 PM
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Mine aren't uniform

My N/S headlights sticks out more than the O/S one; the chassis has been checked with a laser too.

Photos of what yours looks like may be beneficial.
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Old Sep 16, 2011 | 03:00 PM
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Thanks everybody. It looks like it's fine, I am very pedantic and like things done properly however my offside light has an everso slightly larger gap between it and the bumper compared to the nearside. The swage lines and panel gaps align up perfectly so I'm just being too particular. The bumper and lip look fantasic in new shiny paint however the bonnet and front wings look shite now and show up all the stone chips so it's going back in next month to have those painted.
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