Trunk Lid Observations
02-25-2005, 02:27 PM
#1
2nd Gear Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 295
Trunk Lid Observations
not the most exciting topic, but wondering if other people have noticed similar things on the inside of their trunk lids:
(1) crappy paint job, especially around the lid frame. i practically have bare metal in spots on the inside lid.
(2) lethally sharp cutout edges in the lid frame; clearly these edges were not ground at all. honestly, you could cut bone on these edges.
if there's interest, i'll post a photo this evening
if this is just ford fit-n-finish, then so be it, but wondering if i just got one off crappy lid, in which case, i'll have the dealer swap it out when i have my first service.
(1) crappy paint job, especially around the lid frame. i practically have bare metal in spots on the inside lid.
(2) lethally sharp cutout edges in the lid frame; clearly these edges were not ground at all. honestly, you could cut bone on these edges.
if there's interest, i'll post a photo this evening
if this is just ford fit-n-finish, then so be it, but wondering if i just got one off crappy lid, in which case, i'll have the dealer swap it out when i have my first service.
02-25-2005, 02:47 PM
#2
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Chesterfield, Virginia
Posts: 525
RE: Trunk Lid Observations
ORIGINAL: 05SonicBlue
not the most exciting topic, but wondering if other people have noticed similar things on the inside of their trunk lids:
(1) crappy paint job, especially around the lid frame. i practically have bare metal in spots on the inside lid.
(2) lethally sharp cutout edges in the lid frame; clearly these edges were not ground at all. honestly, you could cut bone on these edges.
if there's interest, i'll post a photo this evening
if this is just ford fit-n-finish, then so be it, but wondering if i just got one off crappy lid, in which case, i'll have the dealer swap it out when i have my first service.
not the most exciting topic, but wondering if other people have noticed similar things on the inside of their trunk lids:
(1) crappy paint job, especially around the lid frame. i practically have bare metal in spots on the inside lid.
(2) lethally sharp cutout edges in the lid frame; clearly these edges were not ground at all. honestly, you could cut bone on these edges.
if there's interest, i'll post a photo this evening
if this is just ford fit-n-finish, then so be it, but wondering if i just got one off crappy lid, in which case, i'll have the dealer swap it out when i have my first service.
02-25-2005, 03:11 PM
#4
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location:
Posts: 233
RE: Trunk Lid Observations
ok this is kind of off topic but the hood on the 2005 is it suppose to come off of the side mounting hinges? where the hood mounts to the car is it supposwe to be attached there or dose it lift off?
02-26-2005, 01:50 AM
#6
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Indy
Posts: 824
RE: Trunk Lid Observations
Mine isn't a lift off hood, if thats what you mean. It doesn't have springs, and takes a supprt rod, to hold it up, staying on hinges by the windshield. From what I've read here, it seems to be part of the weight saving plan. I guess the hood is aluminum, and as such might not do well, if closing it against spring pressure was required.
02-26-2005, 01:52 PM
#9
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Indy
Posts: 824
RE: Trunk Lid Observations
Just checked mine out.
My paint looks pretty good, the only sharp edges are in the big punch outs shown in my picture. If you look close the grey metal shows on that edge. closeest to the bumper of the car. Both side are similar, and I will be watching putting hands in there. If the paint had covered it, then dried, I think it would cover the sharpness as well.
[IMG]local://upfiles/12415/81209386AF8F4762A7AD8216E0B34318.jpg[/IMG]
ORIGINAL: 05SonicBlue
not the most exciting topic, but wondering if other people have noticed similar things on the inside of their trunk lids:
(1) crappy paint job, especially around the lid frame. i practically have bare metal in spots on the inside lid.
(2) lethally sharp cutout edges in the lid frame; clearly these edges were not ground at all. honestly, you could cut bone on these edges.
if there's interest, i'll post a photo this evening
if this is just ford fit-n-finish, then so be it, but wondering if i just got one off crappy lid, in which case, i'll have the dealer swap it out when i have my first service.
not the most exciting topic, but wondering if other people have noticed similar things on the inside of their trunk lids:
(1) crappy paint job, especially around the lid frame. i practically have bare metal in spots on the inside lid.
(2) lethally sharp cutout edges in the lid frame; clearly these edges were not ground at all. honestly, you could cut bone on these edges.
if there's interest, i'll post a photo this evening
if this is just ford fit-n-finish, then so be it, but wondering if i just got one off crappy lid, in which case, i'll have the dealer swap it out when i have my first service.
[IMG]local://upfiles/12415/81209386AF8F4762A7AD8216E0B34318.jpg[/IMG]