blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
Where's that vid of the last Fender coming off the line?
With all the cameras and dignitaries watching the chap fitting the drivers door tries it, opens it, grabs it top and bottom and gives it a massive twist.....
The door swings shut nicely
With all the cameras and dignitaries watching the chap fitting the drivers door tries it, opens it, grabs it top and bottom and gives it a massive twist.....
The door swings shut nicely
steveo
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I'd wind the window down firstWhere's that vid of the last Fender coming off the line?
With all the cameras and dignitaries watching the chap fitting the drivers door tries it, opens it, grabs it top and bottom and gives it a massive twist.....
The door swings shut nicely
I've just put new doors on mine and the drivers door is just like that. I haven't mucked about with it yet. Your passenger side one looks low as the first bend down from window height doesn't match the bend in the seal. The drivers door protruding at the top corner might get corrected by a shim in the bottom hinge on the door pillar. That should lift the bottom right hand corner of the door out and pivot the diagonally opposite corner in over. The theory sounds great.
jamesmartin
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i often find side panel needs pulling out a little ,slacken the roof /side panel bolts and retighten one with panel pulled out usually takes a few attempts to get spot on
That sounds like a top tip, James. Bloody hell, I've fitted the roof lining back in!
Not to worry, it can come out again.
jamesmartin
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theres usually quite a bit of movement on the top bolts,That sounds like a top tip, James. Bloody hell, I've fitted the roof lining back in!
huffhuff
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Yep, all square (seemingly). The hinges are just that, no spacers or shims of any sort...
Grizzled Skipper
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I don't know if it's right to revive an old thread, but did you ever solve this issue huffhuff? My Defender 90 doors look similar with some visible air/water gaps between the seals!
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bluedog333
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Have you tried James’s tip and pulled the panel out from under the roof?
Grizzled Skipper
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Not yet bluedog but thanks for the assurance. In fact until reading this thread I had no idea there were so many ‘adjustment options’! There is no obvious sign that the roof/side panels have ever been disturbed, so I plan to progress through adjusting (1) strikers (2) hinges (3) a bit of judicious bending pressure(!) before trying anything more technical. I think it possible that the hinges have been replaced in the recent past.
I’ve already given the offside striker a tweak which has improved the seal and I‘m hoping I can get a tad more adjustment on it. Initially I only barely loosened the striker for fear of worsening the closure, but I’m guessing it just sits on some slightly elongated bolt holes? In my case the backing plate behind it also limits the overall movement, but such things are adaptable!
bluedog333
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Bending the top of the frame can help too, make sure to wind the window down first!
