Serious question, when did we stop trusting our eyes for panel gaps?

Back in the day at my first shop in Akron, we'd set a door by eye and feel, maybe a tape measure for the big stuff. Now, the boss wants everything laser scanned and the printout says a gap is 0.2mm off spec, even though it looks perfect. We spent half a Tuesday reworking a hood on a Camry because the computer said so. Has anyone else's shop gone this far with the tech?

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nathan8511d ago

Remember that guy who rebuilt a classic Mustang in his garage? He swore by the eye test, said specs were for new cars. He got it all looking straight, but at the first big show, the judges flagged him on hood alignment with their little tools. He was crushed. Sometimes the numbers see what our eyes get used to.

umab352d ago

I mean I used to think it was overkill too. But we had a comeback on a job that looked fine by eye, and the scan showed why it was making noise. Idk, maybe the tech has a point sometimes.

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