Sagging Doors...

[johnathan1]

My doors are sagging a little bit, the Driver's side especially...When you go to close it, the door hits the striker, and bouces up a little then closes...what can be done to correct this?

Also, the windows wiggle back and forth quite a bit, as well as make a LOT of noise when going up/down, and there are vertical scratches on the tint...and I want to have them re-tinted, but it will just get all scratched up again...what can I do about this?

 

[supraman7mgte]

do you have any rust around the hinges? worn parts,maybe? it's not like the doors are the lightest in the world.

 

[MKivSupra_Rob]

the doors tend to sag from when you have you door open using the door to get out, and putting all your weight on it, my drivers door was like this but i just put a washer under the bottom hinge, fixed the problem. As for the windows, take off the interior or your door and adjust the fuzzy things up near the top of the door as well as the little wheel that hits the door as it rolls up.

 

[da89soup]

Can You feel play in the hinges on the door. By this I mean when the door is open can you move it up and down. If so than You need to change your hinges. I bought new uppers and lowers from toyota last year. They come black so you need to paint them to match. If your hinges are fine you probibly just need an adjustment. You need to pull your fender and If I remember corectly it is 3 bolts for each hindge. Loosen and raise up door to where you want it with your car jack and some lumber ect. Tighten up the bolts and then try it to see if all is well. Repeat until you get it right by losening bolts and raising or lowering jack.

As far as the window I noticed that the scratches usually come if the glass has been replaced at some point. My drivers side is not original, it has been replaced. I have scratches on the tint ect. My pass side is original no scratches. On my car I think its the cut of the glass. As far as adjustment mabey someone else can aid. I looked and did not see how to adjust it so I live with it.

 

[MKIIINA]

my bro had the same problem and new hinges fixed it no problem. they were relatively cheap too, $56 or so i think from champion

 

[KeithH]

I too had the sagging door problem. New hinges took care of the problem.

Do what da89soup suggested - with the door open see if you can move it up and down and feel any play.

 

[johnathan1]

ugh...If I have to remove the fender to replace the hinges, than I think I'll just deal with it for right now... But I would like to fix the window problem...the noise is really annoying, and the sun coming through the windows is destroying my interior...

 

[NATAN666]

man.. removing the fender aint that hard dont let that get in your way. this is a pretty simple solution i'd say. the window is easy too just take off the interior panel on the door (remove the handle first, then remove the screws at the bottom of the door)

 

[KeithH]

^^^ And don't break the metal tabs on the door lock bezel.

 

[johnathan1]

yea, I have had each door panel off probably 8 times...lol

NATAN666: So what do i do after I take off the panel?

 

[Big Wang Bandit]

These little nylon bushings in my lower hinge are shot. so mine sags a bit too