Wind blew door open, has dropped a bit.. fixable?

Wind blew door open, has dropped a bit.. fixable?

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essayer

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10,150 posts

208 months

Monday 10th April 2023
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Gusty today of course, parked facing downwind in an exposed spot, opened the door and it blew out my hand and hard to the stop
It’s now about 2mm lower the adjacent door and catches a little on the striker plate
Can I adjust it via the hinges? Or is it a bodyshop type fix? frown

2021 Nissan Leaf

Sebring440

2,685 posts

110 months

Monday 10th April 2023
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Bump it up and bend the hinges back into place.

ChrisNic

625 posts

160 months

Tuesday 11th April 2023
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Warranty job?

Polly Grigora

11,209 posts

123 months

Tuesday 11th April 2023
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A quick fix or destruction of the door is to put a block of wood on top of a jack and jack it up a little at a time until it fits ok

Above worked on many a rally car

Lester H

3,403 posts

119 months

Tuesday 11th April 2023
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If bashing it with a rubber mallet shielded by a strip of wood doesn’t appeal.Ask a small local body shop to have a look. If the hinge is damaged a new ( or good used one) is the answer. Bodgery works only up to a point,