quote:....for me that does not look professional.
It is a DeTomaso.
It was never intended to be a Pebble Beach Concours 100 point car.
It was a high-volume (for such a car at that time) production automobile.
What you are seeing is likely just as it left the factory.
If it bothers you that much, I suppose you could remove the shims and have them chromed.
Larry
taken from the manual - note items #30