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New Cars with cracks in the Headlight cowls...
The attached photos were taken of the headlight cowls on a brand new 2013 +4 after the car was parked in the sun for an hour.
Both headlight cowls developed a split in the same place along the join to the body big enough to slide a credit card into. When we examined the car a few day later in the cool of the evening the crack had substantially closed. Morgan claim it is to do with heat and humidity – sounds reasonable.
There have been 3 new Morgans (+4, and Roadster) in Australia so far with the same problem.
No doubt heat is a major contributor but if this can happen on a mild autumn morning in Sydney, I hate to think what may happen when we get some real heat.
As the northern hemisphere moves into summer (hopefully soon) this may be a real watch point for all owners of new Morgan cars.
Has anyone had any experience with this?
Last edited by OZ 4/4; 20/06/13 10:11 AM.
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Car going back to the factory, put it off to the end of September so won't lose all the summer
Very much in the dog house, could be up for rehoming
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Good news indeed. Car going back to the factory, put it off to the end of September so won't lose all the summer
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2011 4/4 Bespoke, 1981 Delorean, Auburn Boat Tail
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Seems like others may have the same idea. If one side has cracked there's a good chance the other one will go so enjoy the summer and get them both fixed at the same time and have the paint matched. 
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There is another one in the UK with the same problem
Very much in the dog house, could be up for rehoming
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Oh dear, this must be costing Morgan a fortune. There is another one in the UK with the same problem
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So far we now know of 3 - poss 4 cars -- hardly a fortune in cost??!!!
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Quite true - just the ones we know of + the 3 in Australia and not to mention the cost to reputation.
With over 17,000 views of this post I'd say there was some concern.
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I don't think this represents a big problem -- there are much more serious issues to be dealt with such as the early Three Wheelers.
I gather these few cars are being fully rectified, it's not a safety issue so I think this is really a non-event for the majority -- I fully accept it IS an issue for those affected, but it IS being dealt with!
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This might be an apprentice issue - you have to start welding aluminium somewhere!
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The Headlight cowls are bonded and the problem so far is on 2013 cars
Very much in the dog house, could be up for rehoming
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