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FRDandy
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Joined: April 30, 2023
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 Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2025 2:51 pm Post subject: Front door not flush |
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This is a Brazilian bus. I believe both front door panels are replacements. As you can see, the top of the door is flush but it flares out toward the bottom. I adjusted the catch plate in as far as I could with no effect. Both doors do the same thing. Thoughts?
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KentABQ 
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Joined: September 11, 2016
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Location: Albuquerque NM
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2025 3:22 pm Post subject: Re: Front door not flush |
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There have been other posts about this issue.
And the consensus is the door is supposed to be a 1 mm proud of the chassis.
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FRDandy
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Joined: April 30, 2023
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2025 4:16 pm Post subject: Re: Front door not flush |
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| Thanks for the reply. This is 5 mm. |
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rottenkid
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Location: Warkworth, ontario
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2025 4:28 pm Post subject: Re: Front door not flush |
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| My bus is outbound to. My bus has a heavy rubber trim, which likely causes the problem. |
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busdaddy
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Location: Surrey B.C. Canada, but thinking of Ukraine
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2025 5:46 pm Post subject: Re: Front door not flush |
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In a perfect world back when it came off the boat the door was flush, with today's stiff seals you have to settle for it sticking out a little. But it should close easily when the windows are down, if you have to slam the sh*t out of it window down it's a lousy seal.
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Bnanwel
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Joined: November 10, 2022
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Location: Ft Lauderdale
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2025 7:15 pm Post subject: Re: Front door not flush |
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Vewib seals!!! My doors close easily with the old VW thunk rather than rattle, and they are flush, not proud. The right seals ARE available and excellent in every way!!!
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Bnanwel
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2025 7:23 pm Post subject: Re: Front door not flush |
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The only seal on my bus that is not Vewib is the left rear side. It is Wolfsburg West. When I pulled it out of the box, I was very pleased. It looked and felt like a great seal in every way. However, I spent more time getting that one seal placed than all the seals excluding the cab doors put together. The Vewib slid in with a bare spritz of soapy water in moments yet are sealed tightly. The WW is awesome, once/if you get them placed, but are a BEAR due to SLIGHT oversizing. They don’t suck, they just wear your ass out. Get Vewib everything!
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