For Folks Wanting to Know the Cost to Fix the Tail Light Paint Chip

[SubaruRaptor]

So when I took delivery of the my Shelter Green Raptor 2-3 weeks ago I asked the dealer to look at the few common things before i showed up to get it. Does the hood take Hulk strength to close, do the doors close correctly / align, and if the paint was chipped above the drivers tail light. They texted me back asking me to clarify the issue on the tail light and they confirmed it was chipped. As part of taking delivery of the truck they agreed to fix it and it was written on my "owe" sheet for the repair.

They ordered paint and the replacement raptor decal that day and it took a week and half to come in. Dropped the truck off Thursday Morning and got it back today. As you can see they had to pull the entire driver fender and repaint the whole thing and also replace the decal. They also commented that they spent an abnormal amount of time making sure that tail light was aligned correctly and had all the right spacing.

I paid nothing for this, as the dealer / Ford covered it. Since I hadn't seen anyone get it fixed yet or post about it, figured people would like to see.

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[MulchBags2]

Wait these are common issues?

 

[SubaruRaptor]

Wait these are common issues?

Very much so.

 

[SeaBea]

I must have been lucky, mine has none of these issues. It came straight from the factory to my dealer to me, so no "quality control' issues or freight damage.

 

[SubaruRaptor]

I must have been lucky, mine has none of these issues. It came straight from the factory to my dealer to me, so no "quality control' issues or freight damage.

Yeah some are better then others. I think the hood issue is fixed as of last month or so and I havent seen any issues with misaligned doors in a few months, but folks should still check. Glad yours was issue free. Mine also didnt his any QC trouble, but obviously it had that chip and the cowl above the interior display was lifted on one side, I just gently snapped it back into place.

 

[GARaptor]

Other than the wrinkled leather seat issue, fit was good. No issues with doors, hood or tail lights on my RR which was built on July 19th.

 

[Grabber]

I turned down my ranger raptor due to several QC issues. Some were fixed, but the paint work they did looked like hell. The drivers taillight is a big problem, what is happening, when they tighten the tailight is is moving up slightly into the fresh paint and nicking it. My tailight was against the paint, however it was easely adjusted down. Some issues I had,

Raptor decal crooked
drivers fender did not line up with hood
large paint chip above passenger headlight on fender edge
2 large fish eyes in the paint, one in hood and one below the taillight

 

[D. Sampson]

Unfortunately I have the front and rear chips on mine and didn't notice before I drove away... I should have researched here first. The dealer tried to touch up the front one for me, and it looks like a little kid did it with a crayon...

 

[NASSTY]

I'm fortunate that the fit and finish on my truck is very good. I did a slight adjustment on the hood latch to make the hood close easier but no complaints about door and panel alignment. The paint on the tops of my front fenders is a little orange peely but that's pretty typical for any of the big 3. I could probably buff or wet sand and buff it out but it doesn't bother me that much.

 

[Hootbro]

The body work for anything minor is a major ordeal on these trucks. Everything is layered over each other and when it comes to removing molding, 50/50 chance your going to need to buy new moulding because the mount tab will shear off. They made a lot of the stuff pretty flimsy.

 

[SubaruRaptor]

The body work for anything minor is a major ordeal on these trucks. Everything is layered over each other and when it comes to removing molding, 50/50 chance your going to need to buy new moulding because the mount tab will shear off. They made a lot of the stuff pretty flimsy.

I'd say that's for almost any new car as well, not specifically something related to these trucks.

 

[Hootbro]

I'd say that's for almost any new car as well, not specifically something related to these trucks.

This will probably bunch some panties here making the comparison, but my Gladiator is a lot better in this regard.

 

[SubaruRaptor]

This will probably bunch some panties here making the comparison, but my Gladiator is a lot better in this regard.

I said new, the gladiator is old j/k.

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