Hood alignment

[Lunchbox88]

When I bought mine, the salesman said the body shop would take care of the hood overhang the first time I brought it in. Took in and they came back and said its "with-in spec" and aren't going to touch it. Not sure why I even bothered.

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[joeb427]

When I bought mine, the salesman said the body shop would take care of the hood overhang the first time I brought it in. Took in and they came back and said its "with-in spec" and aren't going to touch it. Not sure why I even bothered.

Yep, it seems 'the specs' are different than most imports.

 

[PonyXpress]

I took mine to Ford and they said they looked at it and confirmed it is not aligned to the grill / fenders. However, they also said there are no real adjustments they can make. They loosened bolts and it moved a little, so it's slightly better. But they said they would have to replace the hood hinges, which is not covered. They told me mine was in spec too, so anything else they did would cost me $$

I'm very disappointing with the quality and attention to detail, or I should say the lack of.

If I knew what I know today back when I purchased my truck, I likely would not have selected this truck. At least the F-150 is solid and I would have gone that route.

 

[PonyXpress]

they will tell you to take delivery and their auto body shop will adjust the hood. Then after they look at it, they will tell you that it's in spec and to live with it, and no adjustments are available. So, if you don't like the fact that our hoods are not aligned all that well, cancel your order and they should refund your deposit.

If I could do it all over again, I would have gone with the F150, which has none of the issues our Rangers have.

 

[Tracy Bowman]

I believe it's more the exception than the rule. There are some who have misalignment, but many others that do not. My hood is fine.

 

[Mokume]

I believe it's more the exception than the rule. There are some who have misalignment, but many others that do not. My hood is fine.

Does anyone remember Ford's advertising slogan from the seventies, "The closer you look, the better we look?"
Despite this, I still abhor GM and FCA products.
Just food for thought

 

[Hounddog409]

I have yet to take delivery of my ranger, as it is still in the build process. Reading comments on this forum, the one thing that bothers me the most is the hood alignment overhang. I am wondering that if and when it arrives, and if I have this overhang/alignment issue on that truck, if I can refuse to take delivery? Would I risk losing my deposit? I am not interested on spending $40K + on a truck that has such a visibly obvious fit and finish defect like this. I'd rather deal with the bigger F-150, than to look at this flaw every day. What do others think about this? Will Ford fix this issue, or are we forced to suffer with it and find our own solutions to fix this? I'm with PonyXpress on this one. I DO know now what he did not know then, and I will not select this truck if this issue isn't fixed. Any other thoughts?

Issue on a small number of trucks. Would be shocked if you had an issue. I took delivery on July 27. No alignment issues anywhere.

 

[Hounddog409]

they will tell you to take delivery and their auto body shop will adjust the hood. Then after they look at it, they will tell you that it's in spec and to live with it, and no adjustments are available. So, if you don't like the fact that our hoods are not aligned all that well, cancel your order and they should refund your deposit.

If I could do it all over again, I would have gone with the F150, which has none of the issues our Rangers have.

Issues YOUR Ranger had.

The majority have no issues.

 

[Ric]

I had hood issues and a bad injector. Those things got sorted. I flipping love driving my Ranger. I have not enjoyed a vehicle as much as this truck in a very long time.

 

[Roofhopper]

Loosened a total of 6 10mm fender bolts, pulled fenders out and retightened. Took about 5 minutes and 1/4 of a beer. Panel gap is now perfect

 

[PonyXpress]

Loosened a total of 6 10mm fender bolts, pulled fenders out and retightened. Took about 5 minutes and 1/4 of a beer. Panel gap is now perfect

cool. How far were you able to pull the fenders out? Before and After pics? Did you have to pull both out, only one side?

I don't get why the dealership didn't do that for mine.

 

[NVHoonigan]

I don't get why the dealership didn't do that for mine.

Most people that have pointed it out to their dealer were told it was "in tolerance" for the specifications. It is hard to believe the goal is to be within tolerance instead of perfect but that is the reality.

 

[fusseli]

I'm guessing it's QC on the aluminum fender why it doesn't line up eith the stock holes as is. Once I saw the misalignment with the hood on both sides, I could not unsee it, and had to fix!

I pulled mine out as far as they can go and retightened, it's much better now.

 

[Roofhopper]

cool. How far were you able to pull the fenders out? Before and After pics? Did you have to pull both out, only one side?

I don't get why the dealership didn't do that for mine.

This is the best pic I have showing previous panel alignment. I’m terrible about taking pics so I don’t have any after I straightened out, I’ll try to snap one this weekend after Ranger gets a bath.
Pulled out both fenders fully to inner edge of bolt slots, luckily for me no need to enlarge as some others have

 

[FULLSCALE]

Mine could probably use a little pull, but not enough to really bother me. If anyone else noticed who has checked out my truck they didn’t mention it!

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