door alinement
01-21-2015, 11:57 AM
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door alinement
The gap around door is ok the problem is the pass door the bottom of the door is about 3/8 of a inch to far in Is there direction some were to follow to help thanks Vince
01-21-2015, 12:05 PM
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I would think that adding the necessary shim/shims to the lower hinge will help, but it could cause the vertical alignment to change between the front fender and the rear quarter panel. 
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01-21-2015, 12:08 PM
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Is this just happening? Or have you just out the door on? How the the positioning of the hinge? Positioning of the weather striping? Sounds more like you need a shim.
01-21-2015, 12:31 PM
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sorry to say it has been like this for a while nothing has been done to the door I did try and add a shim to the lower hinge made no different
I checked the bottom with the driver door to make sure the bottom was not bent it is the same I took off the latch to see the fit it seems ok when I put it back on I was able to get the door to sit flush but the door is not tight I am still checking thing thanks/vince
I checked the bottom with the driver door to make sure the bottom was not bent it is the same I took off the latch to see the fit it seems ok when I put it back on I was able to get the door to sit flush but the door is not tight I am still checking thing thanks/vince
01-21-2015, 01:28 PM
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Post a couple pictures of the door fit and we can give you some better ideas for anything that can be done.
01-26-2015, 03:03 PM
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I have been looking for some threads on this problem .It seems that there is no set way I have tried several thing then I looked at the door seals,they seem ok a little flat I had a some exrat door seal from another project I layed it on the bottom of the door bingo the bottom of the door fits correctly I guess I will replace the seals Vince
01-26-2015, 03:07 PM
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Be careful what you ask for, you might get a result you don't want.
01-26-2015, 05:22 PM
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01-26-2015, 05:32 PM
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never figured out how to send pics or I would What kind of problem could I have by replacing the seals ? I do not have a stock seal to check to the one on the car to compare it with but it seems pretty flat. I am pretty sure it is the same one that came with the car Thanks Vince
01-26-2015, 06:11 PM
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That means if the door fits everywhere else except where your concern is you might find it doesn't fit anywhere after you get your new door rubber on.
The weatherstrip bulb is designed to be compressed, maybe half it's diameter. It is not designed to wedge or mechanically hold the seal gap to the point it affects the door fit.
If the door fits everywhere else, doesn't leak wind or water, I'd let it alone but you can do as you wish.
The weatherstrip bulb is designed to be compressed, maybe half it's diameter. It is not designed to wedge or mechanically hold the seal gap to the point it affects the door fit.
If the door fits everywhere else, doesn't leak wind or water, I'd let it alone but you can do as you wish.
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01-26-2015, 07:26 PM
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That means if the door fits everywhere else except where you're concern is you might find it doesn't fit anywhere after you get your new door rubber on.
The weatherstrip bulb is designed to to compressed, maybe half it's diameter. It is not designed to wedge or mechanically hold the seal gap to the point it affects the door fit.
If the door fits everywhere else, doesn't leak wind or water, I'd let it alone but you can do as you wish.
The weatherstrip bulb is designed to to compressed, maybe half it's diameter. It is not designed to wedge or mechanically hold the seal gap to the point it affects the door fit.
If the door fits everywhere else, doesn't leak wind or water, I'd let it alone but you can do as you wish.
01-27-2015, 07:53 PM
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Is this the poor fit down at the bottom, rear of the door that you are posting about?
If so, to a large extent that fit is contributed to you by none other than the GM assembly line. I stripped and painted my car and that is the way it was assembled. The lower edge of the door could be worked with a little filler to improve it but it can't be fixed that way. The rear fender dogleg would need to be sectioned and re-fit to take all of it out. I see it to varying degrees on about 20% of the mid-year cars I see. I suspect many other cars have had a lot of work done down there to improve the lines during re-paints.
If so, to a large extent that fit is contributed to you by none other than the GM assembly line. I stripped and painted my car and that is the way it was assembled. The lower edge of the door could be worked with a little filler to improve it but it can't be fixed that way. The rear fender dogleg would need to be sectioned and re-fit to take all of it out. I see it to varying degrees on about 20% of the mid-year cars I see. I suspect many other cars have had a lot of work done down there to improve the lines during re-paints.
01-27-2015, 08:16 PM
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Is this the poor fit down at the bottom, rear of the door that you are posting about?
If so, to a large extent that fit is contributed to you by none other than the GM assembly line. I stripped and painted my car and that is the way it was assembled. The lower edge of the door could be worked with a little filler to improve it but it can't be fixed that way. The rear fender dogleg would need to be sectioned and re-fit to take all of it out. I see it to varying degrees on about 20% of the mid-year cars I see. I suspect many other cars have had a lot of work done down there to improve the lines during re-paints.
If so, to a large extent that fit is contributed to you by none other than the GM assembly line. I stripped and painted my car and that is the way it was assembled. The lower edge of the door could be worked with a little filler to improve it but it can't be fixed that way. The rear fender dogleg would need to be sectioned and re-fit to take all of it out. I see it to varying degrees on about 20% of the mid-year cars I see. I suspect many other cars have had a lot of work done down there to improve the lines during re-paints.
01-28-2015, 08:11 AM
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Is this the poor fit down at the bottom, rear of the door that you are posting about?
If so, to a large extent that fit is contributed to you by none other than the GM assembly line. I stripped and painted my car and that is the way it was assembled. The lower edge of the door could be worked with a little filler to improve it but it can't be fixed that way. The rear fender dogleg would need to be sectioned and re-fit to take all of it out. I see it to varying degrees on about 20% of the mid-year cars I see. I suspect many other cars have had a lot of work done down there to improve the lines during re-paints.
If so, to a large extent that fit is contributed to you by none other than the GM assembly line. I stripped and painted my car and that is the way it was assembled. The lower edge of the door could be worked with a little filler to improve it but it can't be fixed that way. The rear fender dogleg would need to be sectioned and re-fit to take all of it out. I see it to varying degrees on about 20% of the mid-year cars I see. I suspect many other cars have had a lot of work done down there to improve the lines during re-paints.
01-28-2015, 01:31 PM
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If yours is about half as bad as mine - then I would straight edge the door bottom and you might find that it has a bit of roll in and up towards the rear. If so, when re-painting the car you can probably skim the area with a little filler and work some more of it out. But you aren't going to improve on it by simply adjusting the door shimming.
01-28-2015, 02:46 PM
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If yours is about half as bad as mine - then I would straight edge the door bottom and you might find that it has a bit of roll in and up towards the rear. If so, when re-painting the car you can probably skim the area with a little filler and work some more of it out. But you aren't going to improve on it by simply adjusting the door shimming.
01-28-2015, 07:27 PM
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I tried to shim and adjust the door that is when I came to the forum. I just painted the car that was when I when I notice it when doing some sanding no problem I plan to do a do over in the next couple of years I will look at other corvettes to see if I could spot this problem Thanks for the information Vince
