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      11-03-2011, 10:00 AM   #62
paul386
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Originally Posted by SamS View Post
One thing I didn't understand was the segment about how they use lasers to measure where the door gets bolted onto the frame. This is because of minor tolerance variations that the robots can adjust for.

So, they measure the door, bolt it on, then a while later the door comes off! Didn't they just undo all that critical laser measurement?
I wondered the same thing... Unless the hinge to frame connection uses centering bolts (like your wheel nuts).

Did you notice the body panels just in front of the doors were hand fitted without and fancy consideration for the minute differences in the frame...
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