Door adjustments

Queenslandr

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Points
1
Location
Brisbane
Car
Tigra xc / Mx-5 nb
Mornin all. My 06 tigra's driver side window doesn't close inside the rubber. Looks like the door needs tilting inwards at the top. Anyone done this and got any tips?
 
The metal in doors bends out of shape, especially when something is jammed in the door and people try to close it.

The easy fix is to reverse this. Put something firm but that wont scratch in the door jam and aim to bend it back into shape. Be careful not to split the plastic. A body shop would use a rubber block or rubber plate.

Run up the seam by eye and work out where the bend is and try to reverse this. Do it gently in stages, and keep measuring the seam to see your progress.

Note that it may also need a horizontal AND vertical lift on the hinges to match up. Most doors I've seen out of shape are affected in both directions and all car doors tend to drop a little over time.
 

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