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jroymcd
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 Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:00 am Post subject: door doesnt shut |
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my door does not shut all the way. how do you adjust it?
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E-boyz67
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| Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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You need to loosen the striker plate and move it in then close the door to check the alignment.
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Travis
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| Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:02 am Post subject: |
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| I recently adjusted my door because I was having the same trouble. My trick was I left the striker plate slightly loose, and slammed the door hard to it went to the second click. Then I adjusted my door for how I wanted it to fit. I then pushed the door in very little, while holding the handle, and then pulled the door out. I tightened down the plate, and closes perfectly now. |
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Foxx
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| Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:03 am Post subject: |
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you might try and go into detail of what happend or what you did before the door stopped closing.
with out a pic it's hard to tell what is up without some kind of idea.
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jroymcd
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| Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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it acually shuts just not flush with the body by about 1/4 inch
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Foxx
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| Foxx4086 JHC wrote: |
you might try and go into detail of what happend or what you did before the door stopped closing.
with out a pic it's hard to tell what is up without some kind of idea. |
still again what you ask doesn't give any reffrence to what happend.
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jroymcd
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Just got the car two weeks ago. was like that when i got it
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Oil those hinges PRONTO!
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jroymcd
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just oiled 
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vwible
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| Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 5:47 pm Post subject: door binds at front edge |
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I can slam my 75's door (driver's side) shut, but there is no gap at the front edge. It binds against the A pillar. The door itself is showing some signs of stress at the upper hinge, as it actually touches the A pillar. The gap at the back edge between the B pillar is about the thickness of a pencil = 5/16". How do you fix this? Place a shim between the hinge and the pillar? Bend the hinge?  |
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volks67beetle
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| does that door drop to the ground a little when you open it???? |
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vwible
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 4:09 pm Post subject: door doesnt shut |
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No, there is no sag in the door when you open it. I believe the pillar to be solid. I've only had the car since November, so I do not know prior accident history. If the door could just be moved back a 1/16", both top and bottom, there would probably be enough clearance so you do not have to slam the door to close it.
Also, I need to do the heater channels, so I'll need to work carefully to keep things aligned.
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jroymcd
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Ouch, i herd replacing the heater channels is a pain in the @#$% just did my passenger floor pan a few weeks ago.
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vwible
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| Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 5:56 pm Post subject: door doesnt shut |
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Don's want to change the topic in the thread. Anybody tried adding a shim between the body and the hinge, to push the door back a bit, so it doesn't touch the front pillar?
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