Re: What's involved in straigtening this door?

Posted by BH On 2012/12/8 19:50:20

If door had been removed for restoration or collision repair, somebody didn't adjust it properly after installation.

They should have aligned things working from rear to front.

That is, in this case, you adjust the front door hinges and striker to get best fit of the trailing edge of the front door to the leading edge of the B-pillar. Then, adjust front fender fastenings at the cowl panel, top and bottom, to align the trailing edge of the front fender with the leading edge of front door.

Though not that common, additional tweaking of the door shell may be necessary, but should only be done by an experienced bodyman.