New member need help/opinions with door not closing properly
03-08-17, 03:44 PM
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New member need help/opinions with door not closing properly
Td it was windy as all hell and my door blew open hard and now when you close it the door rubs on the fender making clear coat and paint chip and it's seriously pissing me off as its a 91 and pretty mint, the line between the fender and door is smaller on the side it's rubbing (drivers side) then the passenger, the door Isn't sagging at all but now it doesn't close nicely it makes an irritating noise and is scraping the fender... any tips on how I could bend this back safely? No door hinges or anything look damaged it's just not proper idk what to do rly
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Last edited by Bretth; 03-08-17 at 04:05 PM.
03-08-17, 06:37 PM
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If something violently opens the door like you say, it would be similar to having the door open and backing up and hooking the door on something and over extending it.
It is simply not a good thing. The hinges very likely will not bend, the area that bends is what they are attached to. It could be the body or the door that is sprung, and either way, unless you have body repair skills and knowledge, you may need a professional to fix it. It maybe as drastic as needing an expensive frame machine, where they tie the whole car to the machine and fabricate plates to attach at the door hinge points and pull them back to the correct positions. And sorry to hear on a nice pristine car.
It is simply not a good thing. The hinges very likely will not bend, the area that bends is what they are attached to. It could be the body or the door that is sprung, and either way, unless you have body repair skills and knowledge, you may need a professional to fix it. It maybe as drastic as needing an expensive frame machine, where they tie the whole car to the machine and fabricate plates to attach at the door hinge points and pull them back to the correct positions. And sorry to hear on a nice pristine car.
03-08-17, 06:54 PM
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If something violently opens the door like you say, it would be similar to having the door open and backing up and hooking the door on something and over extending it.
It is simply not a good thing. The hinges very likely will not bend, the area that bends is what they are attached to. It could be the body or the door that is sprung, and either way, unless you have body repair skills and knowledge, you may need a professional to fix it. It maybe as drastic as needing an expensive frame machine, where they tie the whole car to the machine and fabricate plates to attach at the door hinge points and pull them back to the correct positions. And sorry to hear on a nice pristine car.
It is simply not a good thing. The hinges very likely will not bend, the area that bends is what they are attached to. It could be the body or the door that is sprung, and either way, unless you have body repair skills and knowledge, you may need a professional to fix it. It maybe as drastic as needing an expensive frame machine, where they tie the whole car to the machine and fabricate plates to attach at the door hinge points and pull them back to the correct positions. And sorry to hear on a nice pristine car.
03-09-17, 01:43 PM
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The door opening as forcefully as it did would indicate the position has shifted as you see by the change in seam clearance and the broken guide. May be easy as realigning and replacing that guide. If anything was bent then that will require more work. Take it to a body shop and have them look at it.
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