Droopy Door

[BERGS2]

Having just got my S2 back from the body shop, I really need to get the passenger door sorted so it doesnt continue to catch on the sill

I've trawled the archives for hinds and have come to the following conclusions:

1) its a bugger of a job

2) it may well end up worse than it was when it started!

on these two positive notes - does anyone know how much approx it would be to have it sorted by a garage or can anyone offer any other advice and/or a helping hand?

cheers

Tim

[Rower]

Lee Bee's yer man , works out from near oxford contact hom thro' his profile on this site.

[farmeryellow]

Yes LEEBEE top bloke for any job on the S

[M@H]

Hmmm... I'm going to risk doing my drivers door myself in a few days, the bible didn't make it sound THAT hard.. ?

>> Edited by M@H on Tuesday 15th June 10:22

[z_chromozone]

My passenger door has gone saggy

Let us all knwo how you get on

Z

[sotons2]

z_chromozone said:

My passenger door has gone saggy Let us all knwo how you get on Z

Yup - mine too. Was thinking about getting Leven kickplates to protect the sills from dragging feet etc but pointless until passenger door is sorted. Will be interested to hear how it goes.

[Colin Blues2]

The technique is not that difficult. The problem is the bolts rust and the access is not good inside the door. The bolts go into threaded bobbins that are bonded into the door and body shell. If the bolts are badly rusted then you risk tearing the bobbins out of the fibre glass - that's when it gets expensive.

Spray them liberally with your favourite penetrating fluid about a week before and repeat, preferably daily to give it plenty of time to soak in and do it's stuff.

Good luck

Colin

[greenv8s]

It isn't *that* bad a job, it is just taking the door lining off which can be a real pain - literally. Once you have the lining off, I suggest you take the front window runner out too, this gives you access to the hinges (top and bottom). One potential problem to look out for is ripping the threaded bobbin out of the body when you try to remove the hinge bolt if the bolt has seized. You also need to ensure the hinge bolts can't work loose afterward, but don't do them up tight or they will bind. Breakable threadlock seems to work OK here.

[WildfireS3]

Managed to do it myself, although it did go again after a few months!

[M@H]

Typical.. all you lot with experience of doing this, and none of you going to Pistonfest so you can help me out..!

[Le TVR]

BERGS2 said:

I've trawled the archives for hinds and have come to the following conclusions: 1) its a bugger of a job

BERGS2 said:

2) it may well end up worse than it was when it started!

But the second (or third) attempt usually is ok. That was when I discovered the trick about adding some ballast weight to the door when adjusting the hinges...

[pyramid man]

hi, sorted out my hinges at home. easy job. hard part was getting the existing bolts out, very rusty. The bottom hinge has a nylon bush which wears over time, oveling out hence the door drops. I made a new hinge up at work, no problem. I've got an S1 so not 100% sure if bottom hinges are the same on S2. I could sort you out a new hinge set if you can get the current ones off.
Paul