For the ones that have side curtain air bags do you have gaps in the rear panels. It looks like the panel is not seating right, looks the same on both sides. The car is brand new as of last week.


So the question is. Is this normal or am i just being a little **** about my car

Thanks in advance

 

yea i've noticed that in all the cars that i've seen...idk if its a factory flaw or something...looks bad i have to say

 

i used 3m tape to keep mine down, looks ALOT better

 

not a bad idea man....3M tape FTW! hehe

 

I used 3m tape as well to hold it up. works like a charm.

 

For some odd reason i am thinking its just with side curtain air bag, my 07 never looked like this

 

my 08 does not sit like that......have them check it out at the dealership.

 

It is just with the side curtain air bags... and only in the rear.

 

those pannels in my 08 sit like that, it really bugs me, Ill have to try the 3m tape...

 

wait till you put a subwoofer or two in the back. my sub from all the vibration every once in a while will pop that panel completely out of place.

 

Thanks for the info guys. Looks like i will have to see what the dealer has to say

 

yeah stick with the tape, im not sure if those panels have to come off the get to the rear suspension strut towers. but after I had my sways and springs done it was definitely more notice-able. Thats when i did the tape..... worked like a charm

 

'08 here too and mine does the same. Will have to try the 3m tape.

 

Update:

According to the dealer the gap is normal, this coming from the same dealer that got grease on the B piller at the same time they looked at it.

 

Yeah that's pretty normal too. I swear, you'd think they'd be more careful.

 

Yah, I actually noticed the same thing on my 09 the other day while I was backing out of a parking spot. Im gonna have to try the 3m

 

Yeah I noticed mine when I looked in the rear view mirror and was like "WTF" and then figured it was because of the bags.

A little info some may not know, the '05 with no air bags rear pillars are just plastic while the '08 with bags are covered in material. Not sure if the 05 with bags have the material cuz I don't have one of those.lol I actually notice a lot of little things here and there that's different. Most of the stuff you can't see like under the seats and whatnot.

 

Ohh crud, I never knew what was behind that. Anyways, mine came down one day, so I drilled some holes in the plastic and ziptied it to the frame.

Hope I never get into an accident