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| FourBlades |
 Apr 4 2009, 01:31 PM
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From Wreck to Rockin  Group: Members Posts: 2,056 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States 
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I was test fitting my doors before painting them and noticed this:
Driver side.  Passenger side. Attached image(s) 
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| tracks914 |
Jul 28 2009, 08:46 PM
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Canadian Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,083 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Timmins, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 153 Region Association: None  |
Yours looks easy to fix.
Your door is too low at the back. You can see this in the lines at the top and bottom. Try raising your striker plate at bit and put some shims under your bottom door hinge. You might want to try a washer between the hinge and the pillar just to test this theory. Raising your door (at the back) will increase the gap at the bottom and hopefully close it a bit at the top. |
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| atomix8 |
Jul 29 2009, 05:42 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 10-September 07 From: Annapolis, MD Member No.: 8,105 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
QUOTE(tracks914 @ Jul 28 2009, 10:46 PM)  Yours looks easy to fix. Your door is too low at the back. You can see this in the lines at the top and bottom. Try raising your striker plate at bit and put some shims under your bottom door hinge. You might want to try a washer between the hinge and the pillar just to test this theory. Raising your door (at the back) will increase the gap at the bottom and hopefully close it a bit at the top. Doug, was this in reply to my problem? I'm confused, but hopeful... If I put shims under the bottom door hinge (between the hinge and the body of the car, correct?), won't that push the door farther "back" and thereby close the gap even further? I can see your point about lifting the bottom of the door this way, but it seems like this would close the gap at the bottom of the door. |
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Thanks for the suggestion. Have you tried ... Apr 4 2009, 07:40 PM r_towle Yes I have done it.
Push on the outer rear b-pilla... Apr 4 2009, 07:53 PM FourBlades OK, cool, I will try it tomorrow.
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I think I made the same mistake when I p... Apr 7 2009, 07:44 AM Richard Casto John,
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Yours looks easy to fix.
Your door is too low a... Jul 29 2009, 07:12 PM rick 918-S
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