Wobbly/Loose door?

blackturbona

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anyone try just adjusting the door a little higher up? doors are adjustable and a pain in the ass to get perfect, at least by urself
 
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blackturbona said:
anyone try just adjusting the door a little higher up? doors are adjustable and a pain in the ass to get perfect, at least by urself

the problem would just get worse and worse..if your going to spend the time re-adjusting the height of the door, why not swap the hinges? I know its a PITA, and I know I wouldn't want to tackle it right now lol...
 

SupaMan

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I swapped the hinges from my maroon car onto my white car and it did the same problem as it was with the original hinges you had to slam the door to close it.


but on my maroon car you could barely push it closed and it would shut fine.

maybe i didnt adjust the door enough?
 

johnathan1

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SupaMan said:
I swapped the hinges from my maroon car onto my white car and it did the same problem as it was with the original hinges you had to slam the door to close it.


but on my maroon car you could barely push it closed and it would shut fine.

maybe i didnt adjust the door enough?

Is there any play in the hinges from your maroon car?
 

SupaMan

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johnathan1 said:
Is there any play in the hinges from your maroon car?

uhhhhhhh lemmie go check right now......


edit: they dont have alot of play ALOT less than the stock hinges i think the striker might be out of line with the latch you can see where its been hitting the door before the latch and it pushes the door up. (i think im not 100% sure on that because i dunno if the striker is adjustble)
 

SupaMan

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Poodles said:
gotta adjust the hinges...
yea i figured that.


its not uber hard to close the door i use to have to slam it but when i was in the garage lookin at it this morn i dont really have to slam it just kinda push it harder than i think i should.
 

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I come from a land down under
x2 on the jack and wood.

I've owned 2 door cars all my life and they all suffer from this issue.

Trolly jack and a piece of timber under the door (the bit that would be above the plastic kick trim when closed) a few pumps then check for a nice close repeat as needed and you're good to go for quite a few years.

The advantages here are you're only bending the door frame so it doesn't trash the alignment like if you try to adjust the hinges and get it wrong and it's a one person operation. :)