I was washing my car yesterday (AS IX MR) and I noticed that the front bumper is slightly lower on the driver side than it is on the passenger side. Also on the passenger side the lines from the hood don't line up with the grill but they do on the driver side. Nothing is loose or cracked, broken etc. so i doubt i was hit. My buddy also has a IX and the front bumper is also crooked in the exact same way. The gap between the hood and bumper is slightly larger is how u can notice it the easiest, also the gap between the driver side headlight and fender is slightly larger than on the passenger side. Has anyone else noticed this on their IX or heard of this as a problem from the factory? If it is i'll take it to the dealer so they could align it.

 

seriously though, I don't know. I have an VIII and my bumper is fine.

 

pics lol mine isnt crooked becuase i have a 4" front mount and full piping i made my bumper work lol but lets see some pics ill try my best

 

is there a way to align the bumper? I knwo on my audi you can adjust it.. Not sure about the Evo...

 

I was too pissed off when I noticed it to even wanna drive the car, but im going to see if i can adjust it this weekend. I'll take some pics though when I get home. It just so happens that every pic i've takin of the evo is sideways or slightly angled, never straight on. Damn my ricerness lol

 

I've noticed in pics that very few are lined up perfect, its just sloppy workmanship from the factory. you can try the rubber stops that the front of the hood rests on, they can be rotated to adjust hood height.

 

I don't have such kind of problem on my 8...problems on the front structure on the car maybe??

 

Never been in an accident I've had the car since mile 0. I'm thinkin its just a "workmanship" issue. I've only noticed it on IX's. The pics aren't great but I took'em real quick.

 

i think its just you....

 

It's hard to get the body panels to line up right, I have the same issue on mine (if you even want to call it an issue). Imperfections make the car what it is, besides it doesn't affect the car in any negative way. I wouldn't worry too much about it and accept it.

 

I wouldn't consider that an issue since it's common, I have it on my VIII and noticed it on other cars also.

 

i just realised on my jdm 8mr its the same thing. not very noticable but its there if u look. apparantly even the new evo x's do the same things sometimes.

mitsubishi has a tolerance level so if it falls within that its fine, couple of mm i assume. they dont test exact gaps from what i've been told.

 

lol well its gonna bother me everytime i c it. Just one of those small imperfections i cant stand.

 

seems fine 2 me.

 

+1 on the evo x's. I got the same exact thing with the hood-fender gaps. i noticed it when i first washed it.