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Guys, I recently bought an 06 accord from a dealer, I have noticed a lot of seam sealant in the boot which has not been overpainted. I have removed some other trim panels to determine if seam sealant is over painted at the factory, which it is where the floor pan meets the sills.
Could someone who has owned a 7th gen accord from new have a look at their boot and compare it with the pics below please.
I thought this car was perfect when I bought it, having started to detail it, I have picked up on a few clues that indicate at least one rear quarter panel has been painted, if this was for cosmetic reasons I wouldn't be too worried, but combined with the amount of seam selant in the boot, I wonder if the car is a bit less straight that portrayed by the sales manager.
What confuses me is the interior of the boot has been painted, the sealant has been applied over paint. Maybe this could have been done to cure a leak, but why so much of it required? If this was done as part of an accident repair, isn;t it a bit of a schoolboy error to paint the inside of the boot and miss the sealant? The other thing that may not be immediately apparent in the photos, is the sealant has not been smoothed out in any way, it is quite rippled in places.
Really need your help with this one guys, I am on the verge of rejecting this car back to the dealer.
near side rear
offside rear
inside the offside rear quarter panel (this one has been painted but the other hasn't yet it is the exact same).
With the seat backs down looking into the boot space - look at the state of the cabling install for the parking sensors - done by the dealer before collection last week!!!
Panels are joined like this all round, could a body shop achieve this sort of result? this is the rear strut top inside the boot.
Closeup of the finish
Could someone who has owned a 7th gen accord from new have a look at their boot and compare it with the pics below please.
I thought this car was perfect when I bought it, having started to detail it, I have picked up on a few clues that indicate at least one rear quarter panel has been painted, if this was for cosmetic reasons I wouldn't be too worried, but combined with the amount of seam selant in the boot, I wonder if the car is a bit less straight that portrayed by the sales manager.
What confuses me is the interior of the boot has been painted, the sealant has been applied over paint. Maybe this could have been done to cure a leak, but why so much of it required? If this was done as part of an accident repair, isn;t it a bit of a schoolboy error to paint the inside of the boot and miss the sealant? The other thing that may not be immediately apparent in the photos, is the sealant has not been smoothed out in any way, it is quite rippled in places.
Really need your help with this one guys, I am on the verge of rejecting this car back to the dealer.
near side rear
offside rear
inside the offside rear quarter panel (this one has been painted but the other hasn't yet it is the exact same).
With the seat backs down looking into the boot space - look at the state of the cabling install for the parking sensors - done by the dealer before collection last week!!!
Panels are joined like this all round, could a body shop achieve this sort of result? this is the rear strut top inside the boot.
Closeup of the finish
