Rocker Panel Gap
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What does the part under the door look like? Is it clipped into place?
I'm not sure why yours looks like that. Has the pinch weld been folded over from being on a lift? I've had this happen at the dealership when the car was still under warrantee. Just had to straighten the pinch weld back to where it should be.
Here are pictures of my 01. The "gap" between the from and back sections is about 0.25", although in this picture it looks like more. The rear fits tight against the front piece. Notice how the top of the rear section is tucked in tight under the bottom of the door.
This next picture shows how tight it fits around the front wheel well. Please excuse the dirt. My bad!
The last picture shows how tight the rear section fits around the rear wheel well.
I don't have a picture of the underside, but can take one later if this will help you out.
Here are pictures of my 01. The "gap" between the from and back sections is about 0.25", although in this picture it looks like more. The rear fits tight against the front piece. Notice how the top of the rear section is tucked in tight under the bottom of the door.
This next picture shows how tight it fits around the front wheel well. Please excuse the dirt. My bad!
The last picture shows how tight the rear section fits around the rear wheel well.
I don't have a picture of the underside, but can take one later if this will help you out.
Looks like the door rocker needs adjustment. Take a look under the car, and you will see it can be easily modified. Just pull the rocker back, and drill a new hole in the rocker to line up with the mounting point
There are three different fasteners which keep the rocker panel cover in place.
1. The self-tapping screws on the front and rear wheel wells. These are visible in my previous pictures.
2. Push pins along the pinch weld. You can see one of these in the first of the following pictures. These push pins require the pinch weld to be straight up and down in order to hold the bottom of the cover in the right position. The second and third picture shows the pinch weld as best as possible without jacking the car up in the air.
3. The black strip that runs along the top of the cover. It has nubs which push into holes in the rocker and holds the top of the cover in place. The last picture shows this.
I think you've bottomed out and popped the nubs on the black strip out of the retainer holes. Just use a flat bladed screwdriver to carefully lift the strip up. It took very little effort on my car. You should be able to move the cover back where it should be, then reinstall the black strip.
1. The self-tapping screws on the front and rear wheel wells. These are visible in my previous pictures.
2. Push pins along the pinch weld. You can see one of these in the first of the following pictures. These push pins require the pinch weld to be straight up and down in order to hold the bottom of the cover in the right position. The second and third picture shows the pinch weld as best as possible without jacking the car up in the air.
3. The black strip that runs along the top of the cover. It has nubs which push into holes in the rocker and holds the top of the cover in place. The last picture shows this.
I think you've bottomed out and popped the nubs on the black strip out of the retainer holes. Just use a flat bladed screwdriver to carefully lift the strip up. It took very little effort on my car. You should be able to move the cover back where it should be, then reinstall the black strip.
Whoa, sorry I completely missed all of these responses. I posted this last year and put the car away for winter shortly after. I was back on the site yesterday for other issues, that 52merc helped out with (thanks again).
I know for a fact the pinch weld is mangled all to hell. I will have a look at this and report back as soon as I can.
I know for a fact the pinch weld is mangled all to hell. I will have a look at this and report back as soon as I can.
It is almost impossible to keep the pinch-weld is pristine condition. When on warranty I would take the car into the dealer that I bought the car from. Their hoist lifted right on the pinch-weld and would bend it over. I straightened mine out the best I could.
After almost two long years I was finally able to fix this 
I straightened the pinch weld the best I could and 'modified' the fasteners. I've noticed so many New Edge Mustangs with this problem...it looks so much better!
I straightened the pinch weld the best I could and 'modified' the fasteners. I've noticed so many New Edge Mustangs with this problem...it looks so much better!
Glad to see you got it fixed.
Yes, thanks for the help!
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