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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: gtiscott on 10 March 2008, 15:45

Title: door hinge ajustment
Post by: gtiscott on 10 March 2008, 15:45

hey guys, is there an ajustment on the hinge that lets you pull door further in at the top, i seem to be getting a lot of wind noice and looking at the door when closed it seems to stick out slightly at the top.

cheers
Scott

Title: Re: door hinge ajustment
Post by: Pete Taylor on 10 March 2008, 18:25

The can be done by loosinging off the lower hinges and putting shims in. A much better fix is to get new half hinges from VW. Think they're about £7 per half hinge

Title: Re: door hinge ajustment
Post by: gtiscott on 10 March 2008, 19:41

thanks Pete, so do i only need to buy half of the hinge? and is it just a matter of swapping old for new?

cheers
Scott

Title: Re: door hinge ajustment
Post by: Pete Taylor on 10 March 2008, 20:22

each door has two top half hinges and two lower half hinges, it's the top hinges that bugger up. If yours is a later model you'll see the star drives which need to be removed to get the hinges apart

Title: Re: door hinge ajustment
Post by: gtiscott on 11 March 2008, 14:59

i take it i have to take the door right off to change these and also do i need to paint them?

Title: Re: door hinge ajustment
Post by: Pete Taylor on 11 March 2008, 15:46

yep they will need painting and the door will have to come off. You can undo the door and support it on a block of wood on a jack though

Title: Re: door hinge ajustment
Post by: G60GTI16V on 11 March 2008, 19:27

that sounds like an annoying one  :angry: glad mine aint bad yet now saying it knowing my luck it'll happen

Title: Re: door hinge ajustment
Post by: gtiscott on 11 March 2008, 20:01

i think i will just do both doors at the same time... i have noticed when i open the drivers door it feels as if it drops very slightly so i take it changing the hinge will fix this to

Title: Re: door hinge ajustment
Post by: tim145tim on 11 March 2008, 21:33

i get wind noise above 70mph from the front passenger side nearish the wing mirror

recent windscreen but still the same noise before as it is now...

any ideas

Title: Re: door hinge ajustment
Post by: kr1s77 on 12 March 2008, 04:30

i noticed the other day that my drivers door does this. drops ever so slightly.

Title: Re: door hinge ajustment
Post by: golfmk31993 on 12 March 2008, 11:23

i can hear wind noise from my passenger side window, i first thought it was the door seal, but it looks ok, someone did mention adjusting the a pillar i think, but im not sure wot they ment