door hinge ajustment

[gtiscott]

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

[Pete Taylor]

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

[gtiscott]

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

[Pete Taylor]

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

[gtiscott]

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

[Pete Taylor]

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

[G60GTI16V]

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

[gtiscott]

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

[tim145tim]

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

[kr1s77]

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