stearing and paint problems
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stearing and paint problems
first of all hello to all charger owners.ok i bought 1342 go mango dec. of 2005. get this payed 30500 out the door. i guess when i drove 73 440 se in . they new i wasnt going to pay alot. i was there 3.5 hous and deal was done . no i did not trade in 73 se. not when i spent 10 years restoring her.
car like a model .my be 150 miles in ten years.
ok lets get to to point. first the paint has stuff in it .found three spots on body and the jams are filled with it, also stearing seems shaky when hitting bumps. so i took her in. i hate when other people work on my cars,but its under warrenty. first the stearing wheel slightly to right when driving but car pulled to left hard. took to dealer he did tire rotation and said it would help. not. took it back and told dealer still pulling so he said leave it over night that they do a alighnment on it. they call me at 1130 and said couldn't get on rack .so i said keep it until its fix . called me back 20 min later said it was fix. hum 20 min to do alighnment wow .picked up car and asked what they did ? and they said alighned it .they took it to a citco? dove it home still pulled to right but not as bad . stearing wheel was straight ,but still pulled . now wheel jerks hard going over bumps and also
drifts left to right pees me of sometimes. dealer said theres not a lot of room for movement in alighnment. i also hear a slight movement in the back somewhere . i got mopar headers to be installed but not going to do it till this is fixed. as far as mods only mopar cai. can anyone tell me a good exhaust to us i was looking at corsa exhaust . any suggestions.
also dealer said if they fix the paint that they would have problem matching . i fin this hard to believe this is 2006 these guys shuold be masters. any one else have these issuse?
440nix
73 charger se 440 475 hp
355 gears
high 11 low 12 pend on wheather.
mustang killer
car like a model .my be 150 miles in ten years.
ok lets get to to point. first the paint has stuff in it .found three spots on body and the jams are filled with it, also stearing seems shaky when hitting bumps. so i took her in. i hate when other people work on my cars,but its under warrenty. first the stearing wheel slightly to right when driving but car pulled to left hard. took to dealer he did tire rotation and said it would help. not. took it back and told dealer still pulling so he said leave it over night that they do a alighnment on it. they call me at 1130 and said couldn't get on rack .so i said keep it until its fix . called me back 20 min later said it was fix. hum 20 min to do alighnment wow .picked up car and asked what they did ? and they said alighned it .they took it to a citco? dove it home still pulled to right but not as bad . stearing wheel was straight ,but still pulled . now wheel jerks hard going over bumps and also
drifts left to right pees me of sometimes. dealer said theres not a lot of room for movement in alighnment. i also hear a slight movement in the back somewhere . i got mopar headers to be installed but not going to do it till this is fixed. as far as mods only mopar cai. can anyone tell me a good exhaust to us i was looking at corsa exhaust . any suggestions.
also dealer said if they fix the paint that they would have problem matching . i fin this hard to believe this is 2006 these guys shuold be masters. any one else have these issuse?
440nix
73 charger se 440 475 hp
355 gears
high 11 low 12 pend on wheather.
mustang killer
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RE: stearing and paint problems
Another suspension problem!
The question I would have for the dealer is if they did a 4 wheel alignment or just check the front end. If it only took 20 minutes, I'll bet they just adjusted the tie rod ends so the wheel pointed straight but didn't look at camber, caster or toe. They definitely didn't have enough time to check front AND rear alignment. The cars have IRS and rear alignment is critical to handling and tracking straight as well as the front.
With the metallic paints, it is difficult to match the original finish unless you shoot an entire panel. Small area touchups don't really work well. The "grain" of the metallic flakes won't match the original and will stick out like a sore thumb even if the color is a perfect match. This effect is used by customizers to create the "ghost" effects and can be cool for flames, etc. but I haven't seen any show winners with ghost measle paint jobs. The dealer I bought my wife's car from tried to do this when they scratched her car while it was in for service because it was cheaper. Get them to outsource the paint to a good body shop to have it done correctly.
Good luck
Redbeard
The question I would have for the dealer is if they did a 4 wheel alignment or just check the front end. If it only took 20 minutes, I'll bet they just adjusted the tie rod ends so the wheel pointed straight but didn't look at camber, caster or toe. They definitely didn't have enough time to check front AND rear alignment. The cars have IRS and rear alignment is critical to handling and tracking straight as well as the front.
With the metallic paints, it is difficult to match the original finish unless you shoot an entire panel. Small area touchups don't really work well. The "grain" of the metallic flakes won't match the original and will stick out like a sore thumb even if the color is a perfect match. This effect is used by customizers to create the "ghost" effects and can be cool for flames, etc. but I haven't seen any show winners with ghost measle paint jobs. The dealer I bought my wife's car from tried to do this when they scratched her car while it was in for service because it was cheaper. Get them to outsource the paint to a good body shop to have it done correctly.
Good luck
Redbeard
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RE: stearing and paint problems
yea i thuoght it was fast fix . i kinda thought they did something like that. the car is just all over the road, she goes to the right to the left to the right , white line yellow line , the people behind me must thing i'm stoned or something.
i will be givivg them a call monday. hay you really think a pro body shop can match the go mango paint.
go mango 1342
mopar cai
long tube headers (mopar)
73 charger se 440
475 hp
355 gears
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i will be givivg them a call monday. hay you really think a pro body shop can match the go mango paint.
go mango 1342
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73 charger se 440
475 hp
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RE: stearing and paint problems
A good collision shop should be able to do the job. They are used to matching paint. Like I mentioned before, they will need to shoot the entire panel(s) for a proper blending but the results will be worth the extra bucks. The shop that did my 300m removed the scratched front bumper cover, stripped the entire thing and reshot color and clear coats. Actually looked better than new. Three years later, still looking good.
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RE: stearing and paint problems
Hmmmm. Yet another suspension "demon". I am starting to think that there IS a suspension problem with the R/Ts. Mine is much better, but still acts as if the suspension is not compressing at all on smaller bumps. I shouldn't have to run my tires at 28lbs to make for a semi-comfortable ride.
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