jriley9922

I saw this new video on Youtube, no idea who this person is... only 5k followers so not an 'influencer'... but this C8 has some truly awful issues on the passenger side between the fender, bumper, and headlight.

*skip ahead to about 50 seconds in*

I don't think the trunk gap is a big deal... but the front fender/headlight is for sure.

Is this something to look for when the C8 is delivered... before you accept delivery? How does it even leave the factory like that.... and what can you do as a buyer? Can you tell the dealership you won't accept it? Or will the dealership just try to get a new fender and fix it?

Just curious what is common practice... I would be livid if my C8 showed up like that. I don't expect absolute perfection, but that's pretty terrible.

C8Jake

reprehensible quality control

nutsy

WOW, that's terrible. whats with GMs quality control?

23/C8Z

If you're new to corvettes? Then get used to it. Each gen (for the most part) get better in this area. But the material they use to make up this car lends it to issues like he points out. The fender fascia deal has been around since at least C6.. there is no real escaping it other than having the shop make the adjustments where it can.

There are also certain panels that just snap together and however they lineup they lineup. Can they be tweaked? Certainly but in the end does it really make a difference?

I used to be this way with my corvettes and then I went to Spring Mountain and attended the Corvette owners 2 day school. When I got back? I didn't care about brake dust or panel fitment any longer I just learned to appreciate and use the car hopefully you will attend that school it will change your whole outlook and give you a new found respect for what these cars are capable of. Amazing.

Bill Dearborn

Not a big deal. The owner ought to point it out to the dealer service department and ask them to straighten it out. Take off a couple of panels under the car, loosen a couple of screws adjust the fit and put back together again. Of course things have been known to change once the parts get back into the sun and go through a few heating and cooling cycles. I don't see the typical manufacturing tolerance issues that occur with cast plastic body panels and don't occur on stamped metal parts.

Bill

C8Jake

Corvette > pressed Sheet Molded Composite

Walter Raulerson

Sounds like that vaunted GM quality control is alive and well.

NytmereZ

Its a corvette, mass produced, panel gap and crappy paint will be nothing new, the paint might be better supposedly, but ill have to see it to believe it.

DeadBug

Set your expectations low enough and you'll be happy!

23/C8Z

paint has been better since they started in the new paint facility late 2017 for mod year 18s up. I've had both. The Orange peel is night and day difference.

69L79

His seeing eye dog was at the Vet. Typical GM BS. Its always a CRAP shoot.

Avanti

Inspect ANY Vette very carefully before taking delivery... hardly an issue unique to the C8.

MagicGlass

Over that last 3 generations GM has had numerous panel fit issues. Its obvious the same panel/paint rubbing issues are going to also happen on the C8 as it did on c7. You would think engineering would have learned there lesson. I think I'm right waiting until 2022 to buy this car.

jriley9922

Perhaps I was unclear.... this was not necessarily surprising as I've seen many people note/complain about this over the years.... my question was more around what you can expect as the customer taking delivery of a brand new C8.

Do I have the right to refuse the car if it's as bad as the video? Will the dealer fix the car in their repair/paint shop? What if a new fender is needed but one isn't actually available?

frankjr

Mass produced car at 11.6 units per hour, but where was quality control. With everyone screaming for cars asap.

Delta88

I think that bumper took a hit after it left the factory ... or after he took delivery
with my C7 i bottomed out at a low speed and it knocked my bumper out of alignment like that car
i didnt notice it the day it happend but when i uncovered it to clean it out to trade it in for my C8
my body shop fixed it a bracket under the was bent
my C8 all the body lines look great

Bigredwing

I agree. Even on their worst day I've never seen or read of car leaving the factory with that much misalignment.

Sailfun

It’s a 60,000 dollar Chevy. If you want perfect gaps and amazing quality control spend 150,000 on a Porsche. Everyone on the forum seems to want a dirt cheap super car and then are shocked to find it doesn’t match the quality of the competition at twice the price. There is no free lunch!

jriley9922

That was not my question.... It was simply do you have to accept that, or should you expect your dealer/gm to fix it.

Even Porsches have panel gap issues on occasion.

kennb44

I don't know if it left the factory that way or had minor damage during transport. If it bothers you, find a high quality ,reputable body shop to align it for you. Sure Chevy should be on the hook for it but think you'd get better results if you were not limited to someone in the Chevy network (service dept. or dealer bodyshop).