Front Passenger Window Trim?

[Bizzy]

I tried a search and didn't find anything useful. Hope someone can help.

I just picked up a 94 SHO that I thought was in great shape. Till I washed off the light road film and saw the paint and other things. Granted I checked the car out on carfax and it had no record of any accidents, but I'm not so sure about that now that I'm really looking at it. Anyhow.

It looks like the car has been fixed on the pasender side as the mirror is very oxidized yet the driver side is not. Also as I put down the window and put it back up on the passenger side the window wisker thing is comming up in just the front. How to I fix this as it is very annoying and I don't want to go breaking something, especially if I can force the guy to take the car back. But just in case I'm screwed I want to fix it.

It's a 94 with 65k on it and it was garage kept. I'd bet the car on the fact that something has been done to the side of the car. The mirror housing shouldn't oxidize like that. My guess is that the mirror has been ripped off the side of the car.

 

[rangerj]

Netviper,

The right side of my garage is the outside wall. This wall has a window in it through which the sun shines.

The position of the window and the angle of the sun when it is hottest puts a beam of sunlight right on my passanger door and mirror.
If I diid not take steps to block the sun, I would have a badly faded paint job on that side of the car. This is one possibility.

I would think that the side of the car that was repaired would have the newer looking paint.

You are right to be concerned. You should take the car to a reputable body shop and have it inspected. They should be able to tell you if the vehicle had been in an accident, or was otherwise repaired.

If the car was sold to you with the understanding that it had NEVER been in an accident, or otherwise damaged, and you find out that it had been damaged, then you are a victem of fraud.

However, getting your money back may not be easy.
Further, it could cost you more in legal fees than its worth, especially if it is an individual and not a "dealer".

A Ford dealership can access your computer and tell you if the milage on the odometer is "real". If the odometer reading is false, notify your State Police, or the agency in your state that handles consumer fraud.

DO NOT do ANYTHING to the car until you know whether or not you are going to keep it. Good luck, rangerj