I took the car in and got it back today. What a PITA. They told me to stick around because it would only take about an hour. Over 2.5 hours later they were finally done.
Almost all dealership's services are so sad. To me it is like going to the dentist... even at the best of times it is still a pain. I told them to do an oil change and make sure to use synthetic because the car needs it. The service rep said the car doesn't need it.
I noted to him that the oil cap dictates synthetic only. Then I told him to only use a drive on lift because the car has special lifting procedures and many dealers are bending the floors. He then said that he didn't think the car needed any special lifting and asked a mechanic about it.
At least the mechanic knew about the special lifting requirements. Sad.
Then when I went to take off I noticed the DIC oil monitor wasn't reset.
I went back in and told them about it. The service rep came out to reset it and 5 minutes later with me standing out in freezing weather he can't figure it out. A mechanic comes out and another service rep, and they spend another 5 minutes figuring out how to reset the oil monitor before they got it.
Their reply after that was that they didn't know it was different from the base model.
I haven't taken a close look at the new pieces, but it definitely is a redesign even from the visible weatherstripping part of it. The top fitment is fine too, which I am happy to say, thank god.
kw.........