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Vehicle as examined
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Vehicle Data
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Excessive positive gap right headlamp to front fascia (red arrows).
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Excessive positive gap left headlamp to front fascia (red arrows).
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Lower inside center of front bumper fascia, with OEM stampings.
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OEM front grille
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Hood to front fascia gap, excessive positive gap
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Hood to front fascia gap (left side), excessive positive gap of 11mm
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Hood to front fascia gap (center), excessive positive gap of 14mm
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Hood to front fascia gap (right side), excessive positive gap of 7mm
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Hood to right front fender panel gap, excessive positive gap
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Hood to right front fender panel gap (rear area), gap of 6mm acceptable
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Hood to right front fender panel gap (mid area), gap of 6mm acceptable
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Hood to right front fender panel gap (front area), excessive positive gap of 7mm
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Right side of front fascia to right front fender, excessive positive gap of 4mm
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Hood to left front fender panel gap, excessive positive gap
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Hood to left front fender panel gap (rear area), excessive positive gap of 8mm
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Hood to left front fender panel gap (mid area), excessive positive gap of 7mm
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Hood to left front fender panel gap (front area), excessive positive gap of 7mm
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Left side of front fascia to left front fender, excessive positive gap of 4mm
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Underhood view
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Missing mounting bolt, fiber reinforced radiator core support to air conditioning lines bracket (red boxes).
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OEM air conditioning condenser
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Positive and negative cable mounting nuts, no evidence of tool type impact markings.
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Right lower front splash shield, worn mounting retaining clip.
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Left lower front splash shield, worn mounting retaining clip.
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Right (red boxes) and left (yellow boxes) mounting retaining clips, excessive movement of 10mm – 12mm
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Right (red boxes) and left (yellow boxes) mounting strap, splash shield to cradle. Right side strap separated and missing.
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Left side rocker panel mating flange (pinchweld), unremarkable.
Left Rear Left Front
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Right side rocker panel mating flange (pinchweld), unremarkable.
Right Front Right Rear
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Left side deck lid to left quarter panel gap
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Left side deck lid to left quarter panel gap, 6mm gap acceptable.
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Right side deck lid to right quarter panel gap
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Right side deck lid to right quarter panel gap, 6mm gap acceptable.
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Left tail lamp to left quarter panel, excessive positive gap of 6mm.
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Right tail lamp to right quarter panel, excessive positive gap of 5mm.
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Trunk trim panels removed
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Left upper clip, multiple ductile fractures to clip head with missing portions.
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Non-Nissan sprayable seam sealer applied to spare tire well, instead of sound dampening pads.
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Rear body panel to trunk floor panel, excessive application of sprayable seam sealer.
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Rear body panel to trunk floor panel, excessive application of sprayable seam sealer.
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Left side remote deck lid release cable mounting clip, separated with missing tab.
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Left side of rear body panel to trunk floor panel, excessive and uneven applications of sprayable
seam sealer.
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Right side of rear body panel to trunk floor panel, excessive and uneven applications of
sprayable seam sealer.
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Right side of rear body panel to trunk floor, removed seam sealer. Indications of a black
material uncured.
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Right side of rear body panel to trunk floor, indications of bonding adhesive applications and
no indications of resistance welds for 150mm.
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Right lower backside of rear body panel to right lower uni-rail (frame rail), indications of corrosion
and lack of weld penetration (red boxes).
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Right lower backside of rear body panel to lower uni-rail (frame rail), indications of corrosion, lack of
weld penetration (red boxes) and a hole (red arrow).
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Right lower backside of rear body panel to right lower uni-rail (frame rail), destructive weld test failure, too small of a hole pulled (red arrow).
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Right lower backside of rear body panel to right lower uni-rail (frame rail), destructive weld test failure, too small of a hole pulled (red arrows).
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Left lower backside of rear body panel to left lower uni-rail (frame rail), indications of corrosion
and lack of weld penetration (red boxes).
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Left lower backside of rear body panel to lower uni-rail (frame rail), indications of corrosion, lack of weld
penetration (red boxes) and a hole (red arrow).
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Rear body panel, with seam sealer removed. Indications of rear body panel to trunk floor
mating flange separation (red box).
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Rear body panel, with seam sealer removed. Indications of bonding adhesive in the rear body panel to trunk floor mating flange. Indications of
adhesion failure and drill holes.
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Rear body panel, with seam sealer removed. Indications of bonding adhesive in the rear body panel to trunk floor mating flange. Indications of
adhesion failure and drill holes.
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Rear body panel, with seam sealer removed. Indications of bonding adhesive in the rear body panel to trunk floor mating flange. Indications of
adhesion failure.
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Application of a gasket scraper to the rear body panel to trunk floor mating flange. Light applications
of force were applied and flange separated.
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Pry bar placed in to the rear body panel to trunk floor mating flange, to show separation.
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