Drivers door

[siwes]

I notice on the drivers door on my 97 griff that when closed it is slightly proud of the body line from about two thirds down the door running out to about 5mm
the passenger's door is spot on . When the car was having a paint job recently I asked the shop to see if they could re-align it, they did try but with no success. They tried shimming the hinges as per factory instructions, there has been no accident damage so unless the car was delivered with this door fit I don't see how it has got to this state unless of course the chassis has moved (it hasn't) or the door has warped. Iam told that fitting a new door panel might no be a cure!! very strange. anyone else got any ideas or have corrected a similar problem.
Simon

[simpo two]

Mine's slightly out from below the halfway mark too - I think it might be a 'TADTS' thing.

[lazyitus]

Mine too.

A case of hand built cars I think.

[RichB]

You will also notice the doors expand rather a lot when the car is standing in full sun. On mine the door catch rubs the strike plate occasionally in the summer when it's been stood on the drive, mind you Concorde did the same thing so it's an acceptable trait! R...

[simpo two]

RichB said:

mind you Concorde did the same thing so it's an acceptable trait! R...

But that was at Mach 2 - what's your excuse?!

[propero]

Austec manage to align my passenger door pretty well - it's about 1mm out and not noticeable (it was half an inch before) but I think it's really down to the individual case.

[Toffer]

On my Griff the driver's door catches the strike plate in the summer...perfect in the winter though.

The passenger door is fine all the time...are they "all like that sir"?

[beano500]

No - for once it's not a case of TADTS.

My last boss always used to laugh at TVR's cunning way to disguise the shut lines - I think it's a typical stroke of TVR genius!

They're all different obviously! I think a bit of adjustment would be possible if it's striking the plate.