Door adjustment?
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Figured it out, simple enough.
On the front hinges, the grey/non-body painted fasteners on the door side of the hinge control how far in/out the door sits in the front. That's all I had to adjust for now, loosen up, move door, re-tighten. Fortunately the direction I had to move is where gravity wanted to take it anyways.
It looks like the 2x body colored fasteners on each hinge on the body side control the position of the door front/back.
On the back end of the door the striker appears to be adjustable to set how far in/out and up/down the rear of the door sits. So adding it all up you are controlling three points, geometrically to specify an orientation plane all you need are 3 points which makes sense.
Good side:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r...404_225958.jpg
Bad side before:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5...404_225902.jpg
Bad side after:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-R...404_232338.jpg
When I measure from the edge bolt head to the edge of the hinge (on the horizontal) there is still a 0.020" difference between passenger and driver which I think is the reason for the remaining slight difference between the sides, funny how such a small distance can make a visual difference.
On the front hinges, the grey/non-body painted fasteners on the door side of the hinge control how far in/out the door sits in the front. That's all I had to adjust for now, loosen up, move door, re-tighten. Fortunately the direction I had to move is where gravity wanted to take it anyways.
It looks like the 2x body colored fasteners on each hinge on the body side control the position of the door front/back.
On the back end of the door the striker appears to be adjustable to set how far in/out and up/down the rear of the door sits. So adding it all up you are controlling three points, geometrically to specify an orientation plane all you need are 3 points which makes sense.
Good side:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r...404_225958.jpg
Bad side before:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5...404_225902.jpg
Bad side after:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-R...404_232338.jpg
When I measure from the edge bolt head to the edge of the hinge (on the horizontal) there is still a 0.020" difference between passenger and driver which I think is the reason for the remaining slight difference between the sides, funny how such a small distance can make a visual difference.
Last edited by krispy; Apr 4, 2013 at 11:30 PM.
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