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Offline Sketcha009

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Doors hard to close??
« on: 14 July 2011, 17:56 »
Hi ppl. is it common for the doors to take a good slam to close?? sometimes i close it really hard but it still sits open a tad??

Kyle  :cool:



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Offline The Dave

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Re: Doors hard to close??
« Reply #1 on: 14 July 2011, 17:59 »
You'll probably notice the door has dropped a bit, usually obvious as the side mouldings dont line up properly.

If thats the case thats why you have to slam it. If not then you need be checking your locks and catches aren't siezing up or anything :)

Offline Sketcha009

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Re: Doors hard to close??
« Reply #2 on: 14 July 2011, 18:04 »
the door seems to line up fine with the wing and the rear panel so i think tomorrow i shall invest in some WD40 and get spray happy with it :)



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Offline MaXXeH

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Re: Doors hard to close??
« Reply #3 on: 14 July 2011, 18:07 »
is it a 3 door?  if so i can bet the doors have dropped.  if they have just use a car jack to correct.

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Re: Doors hard to close??
« Reply #4 on: 14 July 2011, 18:10 »
is it a 3 door?  if so i can bet the doors have dropped.  if they have just use a car jack to correct.

Yep its a 3 door. Will look into that tomorrow. Thanks for the advise :)



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Offline blainej1

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Re: Doors hard to close??
« Reply #5 on: 15 July 2011, 13:20 »
how do u realine the doors my drivers needs doing