cmp999 Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 61 reg 370 went in yesterday for new hinges and the bottom of the "A" post re-spraying. I went to fill up the screen wash a couple of weeks back and on lifting the bonnet I heard clicking noise and felt a vibration. It turned out to be the passenger side of the bonnet catching on the "A" post, this in turn has chipped off the paint. Also on further inspection I noticed that the bonnet was not fitting flush against the wings, so off it has gone to the body shop. Quote
WhackyWill Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 61 reg 370 went in yesterday for new hinges and the bottom of the "A" post re-spraying. I went to fill up the screen wash a couple of weeks back and on lifting the bonnet I heard clicking noise and felt a vibration. It turned out to be the passenger side of the bonnet catching on the "A" post, this in turn has chipped off the paint. Also on further inspection I noticed that the bonnet was not fitting flush against the wings, so off it has gone to the body shop. Hope they are doing this under warranty.. Quote
cmp999 Posted January 17, 2014 Author Posted January 17, 2014 Yes it is under warranty, hopefully get the car back today, this is not an isolated case, I was reading on another forum that a few people have had the same issue. Quote
GIXXERUK Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 I've seen a few threads about this and when I was looking for a 370 I went to see a red 370 that had this problem, corner of the bonnet touched the wing when the bonnet was opened and did not align correctly when closed Glad you're getting it sorted Quote
WhackyWill Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 I've seen a few threads about this and when I was looking for a 370 I went to see a red 370 that had this problem, corner of the bonnet touched the wing when the bonnet was opened and did not align correctly when closed Glad you're getting it sorted How can it come out of the factory like this, what about Jap quality control also should be picked up on pre-delivery inspection... Quote
GIXXERUK Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 I've seen a few threads about this and when I was looking for a 370 I went to see a red 370 that had this problem, corner of the bonnet touched the wing when the bonnet was opened and did not align correctly when closed Glad you're getting it sorted How can it come out of the factory like this, what about Jap quality control also should be picked up on pre-delivery inspection... it wasn't new Will, it was a 59 plate, the nissan dealer wasn't overly concerned "we'll sort that for you" but I didnt want to buy a car that needed repairing for £19k, plus the steering wheel wasn't straight when driving straight, just had a bad feeling so I walked away Quote
cmp999 Posted January 17, 2014 Author Posted January 17, 2014 The bonnet hinges were not like this when we bought the car, to be honest they do look flimsy and they are designed to pop up in an accident. I also think part of the problem is that when cars go in for services these days things like hinges are no longer lubricated like they used to be. That is something that I will be doing in the future and hopefully it wont happen again. Quote
Ebized Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Certainly a known issue - Will370Z had this with his 370. Kinda think that in the design they did not leave enough tolerance for the movement and the setting is critical. Have to say mine has been OK but only by thickness of a fag paper Quote
R34Nigel Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 This has just started on the drivers side of mine... Its a good job I have a warranty as it will be going back to Nissan next week Quote
ross27 Posted May 10, 2014 Posted May 10, 2014 Ive been watching mine to make sure this doesnt happen, but today it got very very close on the driverside. Lubed it up, and it appears better, however the driverside is still very very close to the wing (2-3mm) where as the passenger side has much more clearance (5-6mm). It doesnt appear to be very obvious what i can/am supposed to adjust to fix this? Quote
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