JimmyW

I have a iridium silver GLE 300 premium, I have noticed the panel gap on the rear bumper where it comes down from the light at 45 degrees is tighter on the passenger side slightly, also the paint inside the air vents looks slightly transparent on both rear air vent close to the black plastic mesh. I would be interested to know if anybody else has noticed this ?

AS_glc250d

Can you attach some images? I think mine is same.

JimmyW

Nearside

offside

Its only right in at the grill

AS_glc250d

I'm sending images from my car and I think they are quite similar.

Wiggis

I’m really picky about panel gaps, and yours look fine.

l always ask myself “was it just put together by humans” or “has it been in an accident”..

If it was just put together by humans, I let it slide. Nothing manmade is ever perfect. And I won’t own it forever.

Enjoy the car for what it is, and don’t go looking for faults 👍

AS_glc250d

I agree with you 100%. Nothing is perfect.

stealth.pilot

Looks perfect to me. I don't see any issue.

JimmyW

Do you work for Mercedes ?

TexAg91

Jimmy,

What is the measured difference in the gaps you are concerned with in milimeters? I can't tell from your pictures. Anyone know Mercedes' manufacturing tolerance on gaps?

I also don't see the paint transparency issue you mentioned in the Photo, the metallic silver paint is going to make it difficult to photograph.

JimmyW

One side is tight closed, the other is about 0.75 to 1mm, it's not a dramatic difference.
The other panels are all perfect, that was why I was curious more than anything, the back bumper is a big bit of plastic to line up
My eye is maybe a bit to sharp having served my apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce.

TexAg91

A 0.75 - 1.0 mm gap difference is small. I don't know for sure, but I would think a panel gap tolerance variance of <1 mm is what Mercedes is shooting for, so it would be considered normal.