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Offline N900 MJT

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Sagging Door
« on: 29 September 2010, 14:05 »
Hi All

Can someone point me in the right direction of getting the parts to fix my drivers door that has sagged

Spoke to the stealers and they said they dont do just the pins you have to buy a whole new set of hinges!!!!

Cheers

Mitch

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Re: Sagging Door
« Reply #1 on: 29 September 2010, 15:19 »
There is no magic fix for this! I had problems with clearance after I fitted the side skirts.
All anybody could do for me was undo all the bolts and lift it. Didnt get much out of that exercise!
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Re: Sagging Door
« Reply #2 on: 29 September 2010, 15:33 »
Might be a plan - see if i can move the bottom hinge towards the back a little to raise the door a little bit.

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Re: Sagging Door
« Reply #3 on: 29 September 2010, 17:53 »
it wont work. You need new hinges or shims inserted in the old hinges

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Re: Sagging Door
« Reply #4 on: 29 September 2010, 17:59 »
i have same problem mate.
how much did the stealers say a set of new hinges was?

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Re: Sagging Door
« Reply #5 on: 29 September 2010, 18:01 »
They wanted £26 per hinge - little much i thought

Where can i get the shims from as i have searched on eBay and came back with nothing!

Any help is good as it is getting very annoying now

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Re: Sagging Door
« Reply #6 on: 29 September 2010, 20:05 »
Is your door sagging much because you can adjust the door easily if it is just a bit.

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Re: Sagging Door
« Reply #7 on: 29 September 2010, 20:21 »
There is no magic fix for this! I had problems with clearance after I fitted the side skirts.
All anybody could do for me was undo all the bolts and lift it. Didnt get much out of that exercise!

Yes there is.


Not many people know this trick, but it's massively clever and massively effective.

1. Get a wheel nut.

2. Wrap it in some tissue or a cloth so it doesn't damage the paintwork.

3. Open the door, and place the nut on the bottom hinge. Do this so the thread is facing the back of the car, so the bit the socket grabs on to is in between the V shape of the hinge (if you know what I mean).

4. Very gently, force the door towards the closing position. Obviously it won't close because there's a great big nut in the hinge, but the force of it causes the metal to bend in such way that the door doesn't drop any more. Do this VERY carefully, you may have to do it various times using various forces to get it aligned properly, don't go all out and try to slam the door shut in the first try. Do it gently but with some force until you are happy on how it looks. Took me about 5 minutes of trial and error to get it right. If you overdo it then do the same but on the top hinge.

I'll write up a picture guide when I next do some car work  :smiley:

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Re: Sagging Door
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Re: Sagging Door
« Reply #9 on: 29 September 2010, 22:58 »
It has dropped a fair bit - how effective is the wheel nut method?